Best golf courses: Chester

Chester: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in and around this city. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key below for the rating definitions.
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Chester
Higgins, Alan

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Alan Higgins

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Chester
Nicklaus, Jack & Steve

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Jack Nicklaus & son Steve Nicklaus

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Weekends restricted
Chester
Fowler, Herbert

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Herbert Fowler

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Chester
Huggett, Brian

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Brian Huggett

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Chester
Braid, James

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James Braid

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Chester
Unknown

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Unknown (although most of the front nine dates from the 1960s and 70s).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Wkends restrictd
Chester
Steel, Donald

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Donald Steel

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Rouse, Tim

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Tim Rouse

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Chester
Ray, Ted

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Originally designed by Ted Ray (1920). Later improvements made by Harry Colt (1925). The existing 2nd, 3rd and 4th holes were designed by Frederick W. "Fred" Hawtree (1955) when the original 2nd and 3rd were lost to a road widening project.

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Chester
Unknown

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Unknown

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Chester
Braid, James

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Current course designed by James Braid (1929)

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Tournaments

The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.

Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.

Who's Who

Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.

Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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