Visitors welcome
Newcastle upon Tyne
Current design by English course architect Harry Colt (1930).
Visitors welcome
Leeds
Dr Alister MacKenzie
Sat'day restrictd
Newcastle upon Tyne
George Rochester
Visitors welcome
Leeds
Dr Alister MacKenzie was among those who contributed to the design of Bingley St Ives.
Visitors welcome
Carlisle
James Braid
Wkends restrictd
Newcastle upon Tyne
Harry Colt
Not Saturdays
Carlisle
Original course laid out by Tom Simpson. Revamped after WW2 by Scottish course architect Philip Mackenzie Ross, who created the layout which is largely unchanged to this day.
Visitors welcome
Douglas, IoM
Original design by Old Tom Morris, with later improvements by Philip Mackenzie Ross (1940s) and Donald Steel.
Visitors welcome
Newcastle upon Tyne
Colt course: Scott Macpherson (2011), in the style of Harry Colt.
Filly course: originally a 9-hole course, extended to 18 by Hawtree, Cram & Glendinning (1980s) and refurbished by Scott Macpherson (2011).
Weekdays only
Leeds
Major Charles Atkinson MacKenzie (younger brother of Dr Alister MacKenzie).
Visitors welcome
Leeds
Original layout by Tom Chisholm (1891). Subsequent changes made by Tom Dunn (1890s), prior to a major redesign by Harry Vardon in conjunction with Ted Ray, J.H. Taylor and James Braid (1905). Later improvements also made by Harry Colt (1907, 1911 & 1931); Dr Alister MacKenzie (1912 & 1920) and C.K. Cotton (1948 & 1952).
Visitors welcome
Newcastle upon Tyne
Original nine-hole design by Tom Dunn (1890), extended to 18 by R. Collins (1894), and further modified by Willie Fernie (1898) and Willie Park Jr (1903). Significantly modified and lengthened by James Braid (1930); further modifications by Frank Pennink (1963).
Visitors welcome
Leeds
James Braid designed the current layout at Ogden in 1920, building on the earlier design work of George Lowe (1906), Herbert Fowler (1908) and Dr Alister MacKenzie (1912).
Visitors welcome
Leeds
Current design by English course architect Harry Colt (of Colt, Alison & Morrison) (1937).
Wkends restrictd
Leeds
Original layout designed by Sandy Herd. Many others, including Dr Alister MacKenzie, designed later course improvements.
Not Saturdays
Newcastle upon Tyne
C.K. "Ken" Cotton designed the current layout in 1951, revamping some earlier design work by Harry Vardon (1907).
Visitors welcome
Leeds
Original design by Tom Dunn, with later modifications by Alex Herd, Herbert Fowler, Dr Alister MacKenzie, Fred Hawtree and Donald Steel.
Visitors welcome
Leeds
Harry Colt with significant modifications by Dr Alister MacKenzie.
Saturday restrictd
Leeds
Unknown
Visitors welcome
Newcastle upon Tyne
Jonathan Gaunt
Visitors welcome
Leeds
Current layout designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1970).
Wkends restrictd
Leeds
Dr Alister MacKenzie
Wkends restrictd
Leeds
Sandy Herd
Visitors welcome
Newcastle upon Tyne
Marc Westenborg (of Hawtree Design)
Visitors welcome
Leeds
Original 9-hole course laid out by Sandy Herd (1906), increased to 18-holes (1906) and subsequently modified by James Braid.
Weekdays only
Leeds
Dr Alister MacKenzie
Visitors welcome
Leeds
Major Charles A. Mackenzie (brother of Alister MacKenzie).
Visitors welcome
Carlisle
Willie Campbell & George Lowe
Visitors welcome
Newcastle upon Tyne
First 14 holes laid out by Dr Duncan McCuaig (1874) and extended to 18 holes (1891). Improved and lengthened by Dr Alister MacKenzie (1925). The four additional holes designed by Frank Pennink (1970s).
Visitors welcome
Carlisle
Original layout by David Grant (1892). Redesigned soon afterwards by Willie Park Jr. Later improvements by Dr Alister MacKenzie.
Visitors welcome
Newcastle upon Tyne
Dave Thomas
Visitors welcome
Newcastle upon Tyne
Neil Coles
Visitors welcome
Carlisle
George Lowe laid out the first nine holes (1891). Eighteen months later the course was extended to 18-holes.
Visitors welcome
Newcastle upon Tyne
Martin G. Hawtree of Hawtree Limited.
Tournaments:
European Tour: 2021 marks the 50th and last season of the world renowned European Tour, launched in April 1972 at the Spanish Open. From 2022 the Tour will be sponsored by Dubai-based global supply chain and ports operator DP World, and will be known as the DP World Tour.
South African Open: December 2021 events in South Africa have again been impacted by the Covid pandemic. The South African Open (Dec 2-5) will no longer be played as a DP World Tour event, and the Alfred Dunhill Championship (Dec 9-12) has been cancelled.
Who's Who:
Bernhard Langer: at age 64, Langer collected a record sixth Charles Schwab Cup, the only player to have won the season-long points chase more than twice. He also topped the PGA Tour Champions money-list for the 11th time out of a possible 13 since 2008.
Carlota Ciganda: the five-time Solheim Cup star was delighted to record a fourth Ladies European Tour win in her home national championship, the Ladies Spanish Open.
Lee Elder: Trailblazer, Ryder Cup player, four-time PGA Tour winner and eight-time Senior PGA Tour winner, Lee Elder died on November 28, aged 87. In 1975 he became the first African American golfer to play in the Masters tournament, and in so doing provided one of the pivotal moments in the history of professional golf.
Golf World Top 100: Best Golf Courses in Europe. From France to Spain to the Netherlands and Norway, the Golf World Top 100 panel reveals the places you have to play (published 20 October 2021).
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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