Glorious Golf At Goodwood

Goodwood offers wonderful golfing opportunities, plus an abundance of appealing off-course activities. England Golf also recently named it England’s Most Welcoming Club of the Year...

Just 60 miles from Marble Arch, set in the beautiful South Downs, the Goodwood Estate has long been an accessible sporting playground for Londoners. Horse racing began here in 1801 and the annual ‘glorious’ Goodwood festival remains one of the key fixtures on the British sporting calendar. Goodwood has also been a wonderful getaway for golfers since the 6th Earl of Richmond opened a course in 1914. The golfing offerings at Goodwood today are varied to suit a multitude of requirements.

A tremendous success story at Goodwood in recent years has been the introduction of a credit membership model. The innovative system allows an individual to join for an annual subscription of £430 (which includes 30 credits) with no joining fee. Additional credits are then available for purchase, which can be used to pay for tee times, buggies, tuition or range balls. It’s proved to be so popular that Goodwood is one of the very few golfing venues in the country that currently boasts a waiting list.

This isn’t surprising when you consider what Golf At Goodwood offers. With two high-quality courses, a fabulous academy, a state-of-the-art practice facility and a putting lab, both members and guests have all their golfing requirements attended to. Goodwood was also named England’s Most Welcoming Club of the Year at the prestigious England Golf Awards in February.

The Downs course was designed by legendary five-time Open Champion and revered course architect James Braid. It’s a fabulous downland track that offers brilliantly memorable holes set through the valleys and uplands of this picturesque swathe of countryside.