The Sussex Golf (formerly known as Sussex County Golf Union) provides administration for 57 golf clubs across the county. “Sussex by the Sea” is the county anthem and for very good reason because Sussex’s lengthy English Channel coastline stretches for almost 100 miles from Camber in the east to Chichester in the west.
Sussex, United Kingdom
West Sussex Golf Club is one of our favourite inland courses. It is sheer delight to play golf on this charming sandy outcrop of heathland.
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Sussex, United Kingdom
Rye Golf Club was founded in 1894 and was the inaugural design of 25-year-old Harry Colt. With a measly par of 68, and a layout that measures over 6,300 yards, Rye has to be one of the toughest courses in Britain.
Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club is set stunningly, affording fantastic views from the high parts of the course across the forest and the rolling Sussex countryside.
Crowborough Beacon Golf Club is an undulating heathland delight. The course is laid out on the southern slopes of the East Sussex High Weald, 800ft above sea level, affording panoramic views of the South Downs.
The bunkerless course of Piltdown Golf Club was founded in 1904 and is laid out on common land where Nature’s heathery hazards are sufficiently challenging for even the best golfers.
The original Goodwood downland golf course was designed by James Braid. It now measures 7,100 yards but you'll need to befriend a member to play here.
The Waterfall course at Mannings Heath Golf Club is a beautiful West Sussex gem - part parkland, part downland and part heathland.
The West course is considered to be the more intimate, and the prettier of the two courses at the East Sussex National golf complex.
Gordon Brand Jnr. and David Gilford won the European Opens here in 1993 and 1994 respectively. It will come as no surprise to hear that East Sussex National’s East course is a big tournament layout.
Set on high ground with fine views over the Seven Sisters and the English Channel, Seaford is believed to be the oldest golf club in Sussex (founded in 1887) and it's the archetypal downland golf course, which was designed by J.H. Taylor in 1907 and later altered by John Morrison.
Fickle sea breezes and a clever Herbert Fowler design combine to make Cooden Beach Golf Club a thoroughly engaging experience. Prepare for a fun golfing challenge and a perhaps a birdie or two.
Founded in 1889, Littlehampton Golf Club is the oldest club in West Sussex and the only true links course in the west of the county. The English Channel and harbourside location combine to make an ideal seaside links.
Originally designed in 1906 by Sunningdale's professional Jack White, the course at Cowdray Park is set in a massive 16,500-acre estate. Tom Simpson modified the layout several times between 1913 and the 1930s.
The West course at Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club follows in the bunker-free footsteps of its elder brother, the Old. Once the Ladies' course, the West may only be a par 68 of modest length, but it's an au naturale golfing delight.
The Colt-designed Lower course is the most exacting of the two downland courses at the centurion Worthing Golf Club. Laid out in a sheltered and picturesque valley, the Lower holes, prior to the turn, are from the top drawer.
Located to the south of Royal Tunbridge Wells, the handsome course of Nevill Golf Club dates back to 1914 and is parkland in nature with a sprinkle of heathland.
Copthorne Golf Club was founded in 1892 but the course in play today is a meld of old and new. Heathland in style, this is one of Sussex’s unsung venues and host to important county and regional championships.
Dale Hill Golf Club is where you'll find the course that Woosie built with a little help from European Golf Design. It's his inaugural architectural ensemble and it's perfectly in tune and finely balanced.
The Dyke Golf Club was formed in 1906, but the layout was destroyed by practicing tanks and was rebuilt after the war by Fred G. Hawtree and his son Fred W. Frank Pennink described it as “undoubtedly the best of the courses in the Brighton orbit”.
Founded in 1894, Rye Golf Club operated an 18-hole course until 1977. when Frank Pennink laid out the 9-hole Jubilee course on land closer to Camber Sands on the coastline which had previously been prone to flooding.
The 18-hole layout at Chartham Park is located just outside East Grinstead, with holes laid out to an original design by 8-time Ryder Cup player Neil Coles and respected architect David Williams. First opened in 1992, this picturesque parkland course features water hazards at half the holes on the scorecard.
Draped over a rural landscape of streams, lakes and forest, the fairways at Sweetwoods Golf Club lie in the shadow of the old church spire in the village of Cowden.
East Brighton Golf Club was founded in 1893 as Ovingdean Golf Club. It then became Kemp Town Golf Club before members finally settled on the East Brighton moniker in 1901.
The Royal Eastbourne Golf Club was established in 1887, with members playing on a 9-hole Horace Hutchinson-designed course on ground adjacent to Compton Place, which was owned by wealthy landowner William Cavendish, who became the 7th Duke of Devonshire.
Designed by Harry Colt, the course at Ham Manor Golf Club was inaugurated with a match on 10th April 1937, involving Henry Cotton and Alf Padgham against Jimmy Adams and Reg Whitcombe.
