Blighton Lane, The Sands,
Farnham, Surrey GU10 1PX
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Luke Bone (PGA, Head Professional).The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open heathland. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Heathland, woodland and open countryside.
Designer:
Original 18-hole course designed by the reigning Open Champion and Sunningdale GC professional Jack White (1904). Significant revisions made by Mr R.T. Nicholson (a director of the Club) (1923).
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3 mi E of Farnham / 9 mi W of Guildford.
Farnham
Farnham Golf Club: often referred to as "Farnham Sands" or just "The Sands", and originally known as the "Binton Links", here you will find another of Surrey's classic heathland gems.
On this out-and-back layout, you'll pass copious quantities of fairway-lining heather and tall elegant Scots pine as you journey towards the not overly large and often circular greens. These excellent putting surfaces will deftly test you skills with the short stick.
Visitors welcome on weekdays, and weekends (more restricted).
Must book in advance. Handicap required.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2024].
Players generally walk this course. Golf carts available for hire.
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Although located many miles from the sea, the Club's logo features a rather handsome sailing frigate. Amongst the club's top events is the Silver Frigate Competition, first played in 1934. The actual model frigate (reputedly Sir Francis Drake's ship, the Golden Hind), can be found as part of the weathervane atop Farnham's old Town Hall (junction of Castle St and The Borough, in Farnham's historic town centre).
And why a ship, so far inland? Apparently it reflects the huge maritime-related traffic that journeyed between London and the ports of Southampton and Portsmouth ... in days of old! This might also explain why, at one time, Farnham had more pubs, inns and coaching houses than most other towns in Surrey and Hampshire.
Farnham GC is located just to the east of the town of Farnham, in an area known as The Sands. It is part of a rural administrative parish, together with the nearby village of Seale. Both villages sit close to the Hog's Back, a hilly ridge and eponymous local road that connects Farnham with the cathedral city of Guildford.
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