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Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6XD
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Lee Marshall (General Mgr & Club Professional).The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland/moorland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Rural countryside and moorland.
Designer:
Dr Alister MacKenzie
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o.8 mi W of Buxton centre / 28 miles SE of Manchester.
Cavendish
Cavendish Golf Club: the English county of Derbyshire may not boast too many household-name golf courses, but it's flag-bearer, Cavendish, delivers everything you'd want from a scenic inland course.
Located just outside the spa town of Buxton, on the lower slopes of the Derbyshire Peak District, Cavendish is home to a wonderfully natural mix of parkland, heathland and moorland golf holes. As a collective, they exude the best of Alister MacKenzie's superb design skills. The present day layout retains the routing and virtually all the features crafted into the original design by MacKenzie. Very little has been altered.
Not long by modern standards at just over 5,700 yards from the back tees, the layout makes full use of the naturally undulating terrain. The out-and-back design includes a few blind drives over marker posts, as at the back-to-back par-4 7th and 8th holes. There's also one or two tighter drives to keep you straight and honest, as well as plenty of MacKenzie's excellent bunkering around the greens.
An abundance of wildlife such as buzzards, sparrow hawks, kestrels, deer and hares can prove to be a distraction for even the most focused player. But this all adds to the experience of playing in this quiet, natural corner of Derbyshire. If you can't enjoy Cavendish, maybe it's time to think about giving up the game!
Pick of the holes: Cavendish's "Amen Corner" comes at the par-3 9th and par-4 10th and 11th holes, all of which require a carry, at some stage, over a meandering brook (the River Wye). Our favourite hole was the impish downhill par-3 4th ... simply fabulous!
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2024].
Players generally walk this course. Golf carts available for hire.
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In 1923 the Duke of Devonshire (family name, Cavendish) commissioned Dr Alister MacKenzie to design a new 18-hole course on undulating and partially wooded farmland on the Duke’s estate outside Buxton. The course was to replace a nine-hole course, which the Duke wished to redevelop as a site for new housing. Cavendish Golf Club was opened in 1925, becoming very popular with visitors to Buxton, who came to take the hydropathic treatments at the town’s spa baths.
MacKenzie's later overseas designs included the likes of Augusta National, Cypress Point and Royal Melbourne. To convert a disused fruit farm in Augusta into one of the world's most revered courses, it is often said that MacKenzie deployed many of the same design solutions he'd used at Cavendish. Members at Cavendish would put it more strongly ... the layout here was the "Inspiration for Augusta".
England's 64th best course (Golf World, 2024).
Britain & Ireland's 146th best course (Golf World, 2025).
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.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
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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