Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Ladies' Golf Association was founded in 1908 and, in over a hundred years of operation, it has only ever had 16 Presidents and 7 Secretaries. Two ladies each served as President for 21 years and the longest serving secretary was in post from 1912 to 1950. Currently, there are 31 clubs affiliated to the association, with members eligible to participate annually in the county championships and three other major competitions during the summer. For a small county, Nottinghamshire can boast a number of excellent golf courses, but all are overshadowed by the wonderful 18 holes at Hollinwell - the course of Notts Golf Club. Notts is not just the best in Nottinghamshire, it's also one of the finest in England and is consistently ranked as one of the Top 100 Golf Courses in Britain & Ireland. The venerable Notts co-hosted the Boys Amateur Championships in 2012 with Coxmoor Golf Club, which resulted in a win for England's Matthew Fitzpatrick who went on to make the cut in the 2013 Open Championship, finishing as low amateur. Our Nottinghamshire Best in County golf course rankings were updated in July 2023. Click here to read the story.
Hollinwell
Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Hollinwell
“After being too long away I lately went back to Hollinwell, which, as all the golfing world knows, or ought to know, is the course of the Notts Golf Club.”
Sherwood Forest Golf Club
Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Sherwood Forest Golf Club
Sherwood Forest Golf Club is set on a Site of Special Scientific Interest because it contains the largest area of low-lying heathland in the Midlands.
Coxmoor Golf Club
Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Coxmoor Golf Club
Coxmoor Golf Club is a thoroughly testing and enjoyable heathland course, reminiscent of nearby Holinwell.
Worksop Golf Club
Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Worksop Golf Club
Worksop Golf Club was founded in 1914 and Lee Westwood is the club's most famous member.
Wollaton Park
Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Wollaton Park
A fine parkland layout set within a large 516-acre estate, the course at Wollaton Park Golf Club was officially opened in 1927 with an exhibition match involving local professional (and course designer) Tom Williamson, Ernest Whitcombe, JH Taylor and Harry Vardon.
Stanton-on-the-Wolds Golf Club
Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Stanton-on-the-Wolds Golf Club
The course at Stanton-on-the-Wolds Golf Club features a number of unusual “ridge and furrow” fairways, indicators of farming techniques that were practiced in the area centuries ago.
Oakmere Park (Admirals)
Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Oakmere Park (Admirals)
Situated a few miles north of Calverton, Oakmere Park Golf Club has been operating since the early 1970s, when architect Frank Pennink laid out 27 holes across a wonderfully rolling heathland landscape.
Nottinghamshire (Championship)
Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire (Championship)
Set in 240 acres of rolling parkland close to Nottingham city centre, the Championship course at The Nottinghamshire Golf & Country Club has benefitted in recent years from a long-term renovation project overseen by architect Paul Kimber.
Radcliffe-on-Trent
Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Radcliffe-on-Trent
Radcliffe-on-Trent Golf Club was founded in 1909 when Tom Williamson laid out a 9-hole course which Frank Pennink expanded to 18 holes in 1972. A Junior Open started life here in 1982, later becoming known as the English Boys Under 16 Open Championship.
Beeston Fields
Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Beeston Fields
Tom Williamson designed the parkland course at Beeston Fields Golf Club in 1923 and Arthur Havers (the Open Champion at the time) officially opened the facility. The elegant clubhouse was formerly the home of Sir Harold Bowden, founder of the Raleigh Bicycle Company.
Norwood Park (Norwood)
Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Norwood Park (Norwood)
The Norwood course at the 27-hole Norwood Park Golf Centre opened in 1999 and it’s complemented by the younger par three West Wood track. South Carolina’s Clyde Johnston designed both layouts.
Rushcliffe
Nottinghamshire, England
Rushcliffe
Located next to the British Gypsum Headquarters, Rushcliffe Golf Club engaged the prolific local architect Tom Williamson in 1909 to lay out a course for the membership. In the modern era, the layout extends to 6,200 yards, playing to a par of 70.
Rufford Park
Nottinghamshire, England
Rufford Park
Set in the heart of Sherwood Forest, the parkland course at Rufford Park Golf and Country Club has evolved through the years due to the input of architects such as Donald Steel and Ken Moodie of Creative Golf Design.
Ruddington Grange
Nottinghamshire, England
Ruddington Grange
Set out on a compact parkland property of less than a hundred acres to the south of Nottingham, the course at Ruddington Grange Golf Club features water hazards (in the form of ditches cutting across fairways) at several holes on the scorecard.
