The Wilmslow Golf Club

Great Warford, Mobberley,

Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 7AY

  • Office

    +44 (0)1565 872 148
  • Pro shop

    +44 (0)1565 873 620
  • Fax

    +44 (0)1565 872 172
  • Golf pro

    Matthew Gillingham (Head Golf Professional)

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Tree-lined parkland. Gently undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Rural countryside.

  • Designer:

    Many have contributed to the current design of the course, including Sandy Herd, James Braid, Tom Simpson & George Duncan.

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
6635
6311
5828
Par
72
72
74
SSS or slope
72
71
74

Location

Latitude:

53.301409

Longitude:

-2.278633

How to get there:

16 miles S of Manchester

The Wilmslow Golf Club

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.

Est. 1889

The Wilmslow Golf Club is home to a generally well-regarded golf course, which includes several attractive holes and features. This tree-lined parkland layout will test most facets of your game, and should provide a round with plenty of enjoyable golfing challenges. Worth visiting if you are in the area.

List of courses: England - Lancs / Cheshire

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays; more restricted at weekends.

Must book in advance.

Green fees

Contact club for green fee details.

Other information

Players generally walk this course. Golf carts available for hire.

Did you know?

Founded in the late 1880s, Wilmslow is one of the oldest clubs in Cheshire and has occupied its present site for over a hundred years. The Clubhouse occupies the site of what was once Pownall Brow Farm.

The present course was opened in March 1903, but over the passage of time it has been modified and developed by a several eminent golf course architects including Sandy Herd, James Braid, Tom Simpson and George Duncan.

Where2Stay

  • De Vere Mottram Hall4-star

    Wilmslow Road, Mottram St Andrew, Prestbury, Cheshire SK10 4QT

    +44 (0)1625 828 135

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    Mottram Hall's iconic 18th century Georgian country house hotel and 18-hole championship golf course are set in 270 acres of natural Cheshire parkland. The resort includes 131 guest rooms, all en suite with TV, radio and free-WiFi. The award winning restaurants are complemented by a full range of leisure amenities that include an indoor pool, sauna, jacuzzi, steam room, gym, squash and tennis courts, treasure trail, spa and 3 treatment rooms.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      Mottram Hall

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      Prestbury; Tytherington.

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      Wilmslow; Stockport; Reddish Vale; Cavendish.

  • Alderley Edge Hotel

    Macclesfield Rd, Alderley Edge, Cheshire SK9 7BJ

    +44 (0)1625 583 033

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    Alderley Edge Hotel, on wooded slopes overlooking the village, offers true country house hospitality. The original Elizabethan-Gothic style home, built in 1850 for one of Manchester’s wealthy industrial elite, is in keeping with many grand mansions on 'The Edge'. Today it is owned by the J W Lees family, and enjoys a reputation as an award-winning hotel and three AA rosette-rated restaurant.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      No

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      Wilmslow; Mottram Hall; Prestbury; Tytherington.

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      Stockport; Reddish Vale; Cavendish.

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