Staffordshire occupies a quietly significant corner of English golf — a county where championship parkland, ancient heathland, and ambitious modern design sit side by side, served by excellent airport access, a rich cultural landscape, and a network of regional clusters that make multi-course itineraries effortless. The county's golfing identity draws on legendary architects, including Harry Vardon, Harry Colt, and James Braid, while newer voices such as Robin Hiseman of European Golf Design.
Staffordshire, United Kingdom
One of the many treats at Beau Desert Golf Club is that you play most holes in splendid isolation; you can lose yourself in the trees here. Additionally, the holes are varied and memorable.
Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Little Aston Golf Club is hidden away on the edge of exclusive suburbia in acres of tranquil, mature parkland. The former grounds of Little Aston Hall.
Constructed on a 240-acre site next to multi-national engineering and construction company JCB’s main manufacturing site in Staffordshire, the course at JCB Golf & Country Club was designed by Robin Hiseman of European Golf Design.
Founded in 1935, Enville Golf Club added a second layout in the mid 1980s – with the original 18 holes renamed as the Highgate course.
Nine holes were added to the 27-hole complex at Enville Golf Club in 1983 to form the Lodge course and this part heathland, part woodland layout is blessed with two wonderfully contrasting nines that combine to form a fine test of golf.
Founded in 1894, Trentham is one of Staffordshire's oldest golf clubs, which is set on part of the Duke of Sutherland’s estate. An Open Championship Regional Qualifying course from 2002-2007, it's an exacting test.
Whittington Heath Golf Club is tucked away on an elevated heathland plateau in middle England where there are delightful views across to nearby Lichfield Cathedral.
Originally designed by Harry Vardon, and remodelled by Harry Colt, James Braid and then by Donald Steel, South Staffordshire Golf Club is a quintessential gem.
Designed by Harry Vardon, the parkland course at Brocton Hall Golf Club sits close to Cannock Chase. With fairways winding past stands of mature trees and attractive water features, golfers are always assured of an engaging game when they tee it up here.
South Staffordshire Golf Club was founded with a 9-hole course in 1893. Fifteen years later, the club relocated to Tettenhall but some members remained behind to form Penn Golf Club, which means the original nine holes on the current course are older than the club.
Leek Golf Club was established in 1892, with a 9-hole layout operating across the road from where the existing course lies. Seven years after its formation, the club decamped to Wallbridge (where Westwood Golf Club is now situated) before finally moving to its current location at Big Birchall, with Tom Williamson designing a course that opened for play on 5th July 1923.
