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Lee Marshall and Chris Driscoll (Senior PGA Professionals).The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open downland. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Rural countryside, chalk downland.
Designer:
Old course: designed by local professional W. Duncan; subsequent modifications by by Willie Park Jr, James Braid, Martin Hawtree, and most recently Martin Ebert (2022).
Wandlebury course: first nine designed by Fred W. Hawtree (1969); second nine by his son Martin Hawtree (1997). Bunker modifications by Martin Ebert (2024).
Above distances are for the Old course. Also at Gog Magog is the 18-hole Wandlebury course (par-72; 6692 yds from back tees; rating 73.0).
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3 miles SE of Cambridge
Travelling from the south, leave M11 at Jtn 9, direction Newmarket on A11. After 3.5 miles on A11 take A3107 towards Cambridge. After 3.7 miles turn R. at roundabout, direction Cherry Hinton. After 200 metres golf is on your R.
Gog Magog (Old)
The Gog Magog Golf Club (Old course): you will not find the giants Gog and Magog roaming these hills any longer, as British folklore says they once did. What you will find is an excellently run, friendly and welcoming golf club, which boasts two picturesque and challenging golf courses. It has also played home to Cambridge University golf, not least the academic staff and several of the colleges.
The out-and-back Old course is the older and more classic of the two Gog Magog courses. The opening pair of par-4s gently ascend to the layout's "upper plateau", with a testing drive over an old chalk quarry at the 2nd. With pleasant views over Cambridge and the surrounding Gog Magog Hills, the course meanders this way and that, with many attractive and stylishly bunkered holes to enjoy. Water hazards rarely enter the equation.
Pick of the holes: the scenic closing stretch from 15 arguably contains the very best of the Old course. The par-4 16th is a gloriously cross-bunkered straightaway hole, a firm favourite with many of the "Gogs". The also downhill par-3 17th sports a "magnetic" front-right bunker. Gently continuing downhill, the par-4 18th, with the attractive clubhouse as a backdrop, also plays an important role in the layout's "giant" finish.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and Sundays (not Weds or Saturday).
Must book in advance. Handicap required.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2026].
Players generally walk this course. Golf carts available for hire.
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The Club takes its name from the Gog Magog Hills, a range of low chalk hills located close to the golf course, just southeast of the famed university city of Cambridge. The hills, as well as members of the Club, are often referred to as the "Gogs".
Some say that Gogmagog was the name of a legendary giant whose lair was in Wandlebury Ring, close to the course. The name is not however specific to the area; it first occurs in the Bible where it is variously applied to individuals, tribes and lands.
In 1896 Gonville & Caius College first purchased the land adjacent to the Gog Magog Hills for use as a golf course, “primarily for the use of senior members of the University”. Part of this land was later designated a UK Site of Special Scientific Interest, which imposes strict environmental protection measures on the area.
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