Best golf courses: Nottingham

Nottingham: 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
Nottingham
Williamson, Tom

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Nottingham

Designer

Tom Williamson created the basis for the current layout in 1934 along with the Coxmoor Professional, Leonard "Len' White.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Wkends restrictd
Nottingham
Dunn, Park Jr & Fowler

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Wkends restrictd

Nearest city

Nottingham

Designer

Original nine holes laid out by Tom Dunn. Second nine added by Willie Park Jr & Herbert Fowler. Revisions made by Fred Hawtree (1930s).

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Not Saturdays
Nottingham
Williamson, Tom

Visitors?

Not Saturdays

Nearest city

Nottingham

Designer

Tom Williamson

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Ian Burnett (Golf Professional).
Nottingham
Alison, Charles H.

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Ian Burnett (Golf Professional).

Nearest city

Nottingham

Designer

Original layout by Charles "Hugh" Alison (1910). Later revisions made between WWI and WW2 by James Braid. Updated and lengthened from its original 6,000 yds by Martin Hawtree (2003).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Not Saturdays
Nottingham
Park, Willie Jr.

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Not Saturdays

Nearest city

Nottingham

Designer

Willie Park Jr.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Nottingham
Colt & Braid

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Nottingham

Designer

From an original Harry Colt layout (c.1912) the course was redesigned in 1925 by James Braid.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
(Closed in 2020)
Nottingham
Steel, Donald

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(Closed in 2020)

Nearest city

Nottingham

Designer

Donald Steel

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

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Nottingham

Designer

Original 9-holes designed by Tom Williamson (1913), and nine more added (1924). The current 9th, 10th, 12th and 13th holes were added in 1968.

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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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