Gloucestershire
The Gloucestershire Golf Union celebrated its centenary in 2006, only the eighth county union in the EGU to attain a hundred years of age at that time. The union represents golfers in 40 clubs within the county – though, interestingly, the Gloucestershire website details 19 other clubs that have come and gone down the years. Gary Wolstenholme, six-time Walker Cup player and one of the all-time greats of the English amateur game, was Gloucester county champion for four of the five years between 1992 and 1996 and in two of these years (1994 and 1996) he also won the title of English Champion of Champions. Female golfers in the county were actually a little quicker than their male counterparts at organising themselves as they founded the Gloucestershire Ladies' County Golf Association in 1903. Nowadays, there are 40 clubs affiliated to the association, with club delegates meeting every quarter to help form policies and determine county spending. Our Gloucestershire Best in County golf course rankings
Minchinhampton Golf Club (Cherington)
Gloucestershire, England
Minchinhampton Golf Club (Cherington)
One of three 18-hole courses at Minchinhampton Golf Club, the Cherington came into being in 1995 and it's an amalgam of a mid- 1970s 18-hole F.W. Hawtree layout to which Martin Hawtree added a further 18 holes in 1995 to create the Avening and Cherington courses.
The Ross-on-Wye Golf Club
Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
The Ross-on-Wye Golf Club
“There is immense variety at Ross-on-Wye Golf Club,” wrote Frank Pennink, “and although it has more short par fours than most courses of its quality, they have exceptional features."
Cleeve Hill Golf Club
Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Cleeve Hill Golf Club
Like Woodhall Spa, Cleeve Hill is a rarity among golf courses in that it is easier to play to one’s handicap by stepping back to the medal tees which measure 6,448 yards with a par of 72.
Kendleshire (Hollows & Ruffet)
Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Kendleshire (Hollows & Ruffet)
Laid out in the Frome Valley, with plenty of water hazards to challenge golfers, the Hollows and Ruffet nines comprise the longest 18-hole course at the 27-hole Kendleshire Golf Club.
Minchinhampton (Avening)
Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Minchinhampton (Avening)
One of only a few English clubs to boast three full length 18-hole courses. The Avening is located to the southeast of Minchinhampton town and many, including the R&A, prefer this layout to the Cherington course.
Long Ashton
Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Long Ashton
Established as a 9-holer in 1893, Long Ashton Golf Club became a fully-fledged 18-hole layout a short time later when additional fairways were routed across the limestone ridge on which the course lies.
Bristol & Clifton Golf Club
Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Bristol & Clifton Golf Club
The parkland course at Bristol & Clifton Golf Club sits a couple of miles west of the Clifton suspension bridge and the free draining nature of the property means winter tees and greens are rarely in use.
Players Club (Codrington)
Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Players Club (Codrington)
If you like it long, you'll love The Players Golf Club. From the tips, the Codrington course is a monster, measuring 7,106 yards... choose your tee carefully!
Cotswold Hills Golf Club
Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Cotswold Hills Golf Club
It’s remarkable how mature the golf course looks now when one considers that Cotswold Hills Golf Club only moved to its present site at Ullenwood in 1976.
Minchinhampton (Old)
Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Minchinhampton (Old)
Minchinhampton Old course dates back to 1889. It’s one of the West Country’s earliest clubs, laid out by kindly Nature with a little help from a clubmaker called Robert Black "Buff" Wilson of St Andrews.