Golf Course Road,
Southampton, Hampshire SO16 7LE
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+44 (0)23 8076 0546Pro shop
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Visit websiteThe Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Course design by John Henry "J.H." Taylor (1935).
50.947635
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4 mi N of Southampton city centre.
Southampton Municipal
The 27-hole holes of the Southampton Municipal Golf Course (and home to Southampton Golf Club) lie within a conservation area of natural beauty (Lords Wood). The mature parkland Championship Course is regarded as one of the best 18-hole municipal layouts in southern England. Complementing it is a nine-hole course featuring par-3s, 4s and a par-5, which can easily be fitted into a busy schedule.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
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 original Southampton Golf Club was formerly established in 1875; it was known as Southampton Golf Club "The Cowherds". The Club's golf was played on Southampton Common, next to the Cowherds Inn (which still exists today as a pub). The golfers used the Inn as their "clubhouse".
In the mid-1920s, Southampton GC seems to have stopped playing at Southampton Common. It became a nomadic club for a while, until in 1935 it was formally re-established, and settled into its new home at the newly created Southampton Public Golf Courses (called Southampton Municipal from the 1960s). The current Municipal set-up is two miles north of the former Common/Cowherds location. (See southamptongolfclub .co.uk).
Southampton Public Golf Courses was the vision of Southampton-born Sir Sidney Kimber (1873-1949), who was keen to make Southampton a pioneer in the provision of municipal sports facilities. With most private golf clubs not welcoming working-class golfers, Kimber was the driving force behind the creation of the 27-hole Southampton "Muni" facility, which welcomed players from all walks of life - a tradition that continues today.
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