Best golf courses: Guildford

Guildford: 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.
3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
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Guildford
Cotton, Pennink & Lawrie

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Nearest city

Guildford

Designer

After several relocations, the club settled into its current site in the early-1970s, and a course designed by C.K. "Ken" Cotton, Frank Pennink and Charles Lawrie (1974).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Weekdays only
Guildford
Colt, Harry

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Weekdays only

Nearest city

Guildford

Designer

Harry Colt (the full 18-hole course was completed in 1924).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Weekdays only
Guildford
Colt, Harry

Visitors?

Weekdays only

Nearest city

Guildford

Designer

Harry Colt

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Not Saturdays
Guildford
Colt, Harry

Visitors?

Not Saturdays

Nearest city

Guildford

Designer

Original design by Harry Colt; restored by Tom Mackenzie of Mackenzie & Ebert (2018).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Guildford
White & Nicholson

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Guildford

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).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Guildford
Taylor, J.H.

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Guildford

Designer

Laid out as a six-hole course (1886), which was gradually expanded to 18 holes by 1901. Course subsequently redesigned by J.H. Taylor, assisted by Frederick G. "Fred" Hawtree (1925).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Guildford
Braid, James

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Guildford

Designer

James Braid, with later revisions by Harry Colt.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Guildford
Taylor, J.H.

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Guildford

Designer

J.H. Taylor

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Not Fri & Sat
Guildford
Croome & Simpson

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Not Fri & Sat

Nearest city

Guildford

Designer

Arthur Croome & Tom Simpson

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Guildford
Alliss & Clark

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Guildford

Designer

Peter Alliss & Clive Clark

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Guildford
Braid, James

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Nearest city

Guildford

Designer

Original design by James Braid (1904). Later revisions by Harry Colt (1913), Tom Simpson (1930) and Donald Steel (2001).

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
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Guildford
Alliss & Thomas

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Nearest city

Guildford

Designer

Peter Alliss and Dave Thomas

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Guildford
Smith, Clive

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Guildford

Designer

Designed by original owner, Clive Smith.

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Guildford
Steel, Donald

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Nearest city

Guildford

Designer

Original nine holes date from 1894. Significant redesign by Donald Steel (1980s).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Guildford
Dunn, Tom

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Guildford

Designer

Tom Dunn is thought to be the original designer.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Guildford
Fowler, Herbert

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Guildford

Designer

Herbert Fowler

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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.

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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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