Woodcote Park, Wilmerhatch Lane,
Epsom, Surrey KT18 7EW
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Jason Neve (Director of Golf)The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Old Course originally designed by W. Herbert Fowler (1913). Coronation course designed by F.R. Smith (1953).
Above distances are for the Old course. Also at the Royal Automobile Club is the 18-hole Coronation course (par-70, 6177 yds from back tees, SSS 70).
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2 mi S of Epsom / 19 mi SW of central London.
The Royal Automobile Club is home to two private golf courses located in the "Woodcote Park" country estate, by which name the courses are commonly known. The estate, with its stately mansion clubhouse, sits alongside the Epsom Racecourse on Epsom Downs in Surrey.
The championship Old course, a tree-lined and open parkland layout designed by Herbert Fowler, is kept company at Woodcote Park by the shorter Coronation course.
The Royal Automobile Club's Woodcote Park golf courses should not be confused with the unrelated 18-hole layout of Woodcote Park Golf Club, which is located 7 miles to the east.
Private club - guests can only play if hosted by a member.
Players generally walk this course.
The Automobile Club was founded in 1897 and granted its Royal prefix 10 years later by King Edward VII. The Club is no longer related to the "RAC", a UK automotive services company, which it formerly owned.
In central London the private members' Royal Automobile Club is based in a large, opulent mansion house at 89-91 Pall Mall. With a view to expanding its activities to include golf, the Club acquired the Woodcote Park estate in Surrey in 1913.
The present mansion house at Woodcote Park (and clubhouse for the golf courses) was built in 1679 by Richard Evelyn, brother of John Evelyn the renowned writer, gardener and diarist. The Evelyns left Woodcote Park to Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore and colonial governor of the colony of Maryland.
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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