Back Church Lane,
Adel, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS16 8DW
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Jon Hall (Club Mgr)The Course:
18 holes. Heathland & parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland and open rural countryside.
Designer:
Original course at this location (1905) reworked by Dr Alister MacKenzie (1913). Further changes made by another legendary designer, Harry Colt.
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3 mi N of Headingley / 6 mi N of Leeds.
Headingley Golf Club is home to a course that further adds to West Yorkshire's enviable reputation for top quality golf courses. Located in a quiet rural environment to the north of Leeds, it's near neighbour's include other revered layouts such as Alwoodley, Moortown and Sand Moor. As for variety, at Headingley you get a blend of parkland, heathland and moorland golf ... all in one!
Headingley's credentials are solidly underpinned by those who crafted this absorbing layout. Two of the game’s greatest architects, Harry Colt and Dr Alister MacKenzie, both had a hand in shaping the layout that is played today.
The course sits within a quiet natural setting, with many wonderful views to enjoy, particularly from the layout's highest section in the middle of the back-nine. Several holes are lightly tree-lined by birch and pine, others are more open. At the blind downhill par-4 1st the hole is crossed by Adel Beck (directly in front of the green). The par-4 2nd takes you out into the open rural countryside, courtesy of a severly cambered fairway ... there are more ditches and more cambers to come!
The layout roams across ever-undulating terrain, stretching to over 6,500 yards off the back tees. Straightaway holes predominate. Doglegging holes are less in evidence, but they do have a standard-bearer in the excellent elevated-tee to elevated-green par-4 18th. The shorter inward-nine, arguably contains the most variety, with water ditches, elevation changes, lovely views, and three excellent par-3s to enjoy.
Pick of the holes: hard to forget the beautifully framed par-3 17th, which offers nothing but trouble should you miss the green. The short uphill par-3 13th is also a gem.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and Sundays, and after 2pm on Saturdays.
Must book in advance.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2025].
Players generally walk this course. Golf carts available for hire.
Limited
Headingley Golf Club moved to its present home in 1906, 14 years after its foundation. The clubhouse is located in Back Church Lane, on the other side of which sits the 12th century Adel Parish Church, one of the finest examples of Norman architecture in England today.
Otley Road, Weetwood, Leeds LS16 5PS
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