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Worplesdon Golf Club Key Information
| Row 0 – Cell 0 | Row 0 – Cell 1 |
| Address | Heath House Road, Woking, Surrey, GU22 0RA |
| Phone Number | 01483 472277 |
| Website | https://www.worplesdongc.co.uk (opens in new tab) |
| office@worplesdongc.co.uk | |
| Green Fees | £175 – £225 |
| Visitor Times | Visitors are welcomed on weekdays |
| Par | 71 |
| Slope Rating | 129 (White), 124 (Yellow), 116 (Red), 104 (Blue), 130 (Women’s Red) 112 (Women’s Blue) |
| Opened | 1908 |
| Designed by | JF Abercromby, Willie Park Jr |
Golf Monthly Verdict
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Worplesdon is an ambitious club with a great history plus a high-quality heathland course.
Worplesdon is a great club to visit and a pleasure to play. It feels like a proper golf club with great history and character. The welcome is always and the course is always maintained in excellent condition.
With the recent bunker renovation now bedding in, Worplesdon is moving in the right direction.
REASONS TO PLAY WORPLESDON GOLF CLUB
– Classic heathland layout
– A club with a great heritage
– Significant improvements to the layout, including full renovation of all 80 bunkers
RANKINGS
UK & Ireland Top 100 Golf Courses 2023/24 – 60
JF Abercromby was responsible for the original layout at Worplesdon back in 1908, but it was Sunningdale Old Course architect, Willie Park Jnr who oversaw construction of the greens and bunkering.
It’s a fantastically pretty layout, particularly when the heather is in bloom. Recently the club has worked hard on the course with a view to emphasising the natural heathland elements. It’s one of the very best golf courses in Surrey.
The design uses the natural contours well with only small changes in elevation, but several holes are dog-legged over heather to make straight hitting necessary. You do not feel crowded on the course as holes flow well throughout.
This is a club with a great heritage. Former Prime Minister Arthur Balfour was first captain, HRH The Prince of Wales held the position in 1933.
Worplesdon has hosted many notable competitions, but the most famous and historic is the annual Mixed Foursomes tournament.
In his book “Golf Between Two Wars” Bernard Darwin wrote chapters on: The Open, Ryder Cup and Amateur Championship. He also wrote a chapter on the Worplesdon Mixed Foursomes – it says a great deal about the prestige of this event. Indeed, in the early years, the Mixed Foursomes attracted the cream of Britain’s golfing talent.
Back in 1921, England international Miss Eleanor Helme…
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