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Alwoodley Golf Club Key Information
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| Address | Wigton Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire, LS17 8SA. |
| Phone Number | +44 (0)113 268 1680 |
| Website | alwoodleygolfclub.com/ (opens in new tab) |
| manager@alwoodley.co.uk (opens in new tab) | |
| Green Fees | £150-£175 per round April-Oct; £90 in winter months |
| Visitor Times | Selected Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & Sundays |
| Par | Men: 71 blue, 72 white, 70 yellow; Ladies: 73 red |
| Slope Rating | Men: 138 blue & white, 130 yellow; Ladies: 135 red |
| Opened | 1907 |
| Designed by | Dr Alister MacKenzie |
Golf Monthly Verdict
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Alwoodley is a thoroughly enjoyable experience. It wouldn’t feel out of place nestled among Surrey and Berkshire’s finest. A tough test of golf characterised by long carries from the tees, challenging heather and beautiful sweeping holes, all culminating in an incredibly strong finish and wonderful 18th hole.
The course – largely still MacKenzie’s handiwork with input from Harry Colt – continues to challenge the best today while also delighting golfers of all standards with its attractive bunkering, superb conditioning and far-reaching vistas.
REASONS TO PLAY ALWOODLEY
– A chance to experience the very first course on which MacKenzie showcased his design philosophies and skills
– Many memorable holes, including some visually strong par 3s
– A wonderful feeling of openness now in the middle part of the course following the clearing work of recent years
RANKINGS
UK & Ireland Top 100 Golf Courses 2023/24 – 54
One of the finest inland championship tests and best golf courses not just in Yorkshire but also England, Alwoodley near Leeds has long enjoyed a near ever-present position in the top 60 of our rankings.
It is, famously, the first design project of surgeon-turned-golf course architect, Dr Alister MacKenzie, a founding member and the first secretary of the club in 1907.
The course – largely still MacKenzie’s handiwork with input from Harry Colt – continues to challenge the best today while also delighting golfers of all standards with its attractive bunkering, superb conditioning and far-reaching vistas.
The bunkering performs the ideal dual role of strategy and aesthetics as well as anywhere, and the tree-clearing work of recent years – a course of action so prevalent on heathand courses right now – has given Alwoodley a more open feel once more, bringing to mind Walton Heath in Surrey in some places.
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