Le Chemin au Greve, Grouville,
Jersey, Channel Islands JE3 9BD
Office
+44 (0)1534 854 416Pro shop
+44 (0)1534 852 234Fax
+44 (0)1534 854 684Website
Visit websiteGolf pro
James Evans (PGA, Head Professional).The Course:
18 holes. Seaside links. Gently undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Coastal duneland, directly alongside the Royal Bay of Grouville (aka Grouville Bay or Long Beach).
Designer:
F.W. Brewster
49.184824
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By air, or by ferry from St Malo (Fr) or Portsmouth, Weymouth and Poole (Eng).
Royal Jersey
Royal Jersey Golf Club: also known as the Grouville Links, Royal Jersey is a stunningly scenic and wonderfully laid out seaside links golf course. It's also Jersey's oldest course, and was home to the great Harry Vardon, six-time Open Championship winner and originator of the famous "Vardon grip".
The rolling layout at Royal Jersey has you playing directly alongside the beach for its opening four holes (with pars of 5-3-5-3). The par-5 1st, with a tee shot over the 18th green, sidles past an interesting mix of forts ancient and modern. Having led you north along the scenic shoreline, the remainder of the front-nine is played at the layout's northern end, furthest from the clubhouse. Here you'll get the best views of Gorey Castle, impressively sitting atop the Mont Orgueil headland. The castle provides a scenic backdrop to several holes.
The back-nine slowly wanders to and fro, exposing you to different wind directions throughout. The par-4 17th and short par-4 18th (with its beachside green), also allow a further close inspection of Fort Henry, which you journeyed past at the first hole.
Although the layout gets a bit compact in places, with a few tightish fairways to navigate, generally there's enough space not to feel too intimidated. Helping your scoring, there's just two par-5s on the (men's) card, with several short par-4s, and five not overly long par-3s (back-to-back at 15 and 16) also in the mix. Several holes are stylishly bunkered, while on other occasions the elevation of the greens provide the challenge. Excellently maintained throughout, this is a links golf course not to be missed.
Visitors welcome on weekdays (after 12 noon on Mon; after 11am on Tues-Fri), and weekends (after 2pm).
Must book in advance. Handicap required.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2025].
Players generally walk this course. Golf carts available for hire (if booked in advance).
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Royal Jersey is one of two golf clubs in the Channel Islands honoured by exercise of the Sovereign's royal prerogative. The Royal titles were conferred on Royal Jersey (1879) and Royal Guernsey (1891) by Queen Victoria.
Two scenic highlights to enjoy during your round are Fort Henry (built in 1758), alongside which the par-5 1st and par-4 17th play. Gorey Castle, also known as the Old Castle, is perched a kilometre from the course on a headland known as Mont Orgueil.
Legendary professional golfer, writer and course designer Harry Vardon, grew up in Grouville, where he developed his golfing skills at Royal Jersey GC. His six wins in The Open Championship has not been bettered, even by the other two members of "The Great Triumvirate", James Braid and J.H. Taylor ... who won five Opens apiece. Between 1894 and 1914 these three golfers won 16 of the 21 Opens played.
La Route de la Baie, St Brelade, Jersey JE3 8EF.
+44 (0)1534 741 241
Visit websiteThe ideally located 4-star Golden Sands hotel sits directly alongside and at the heart of stunning St Brelade’s Bay. Regarded by many as Jersey's most picturesque bay, here you'll find a wonderful beach, clean sands and waters, and a perfect backdrop for bathing and water sports.
As one of the few beachfront Jersey hotels, the Golden Sands is perfect for a family vacation, a relaxing getaway, or as a base from which to explore the island ... and not least its excellent golf courses! Among the hotel's many amenities is the La Brise restaurant, bar and coffee shop.
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La Moye; Les Mielles &CC.
Royal Jersey
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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