Location: Sunningdale, Berkshire, England | Ranking: #50 — The Global Golfer Top 100
Type: Heathland | Designer: Willie Park Jr. (1901)
Editor’s Note: Bobby Jones played a round on Sunningdale’s Old Course in 1926 during Open qualifying and scored 66 — described at the time as the perfect round of golf. The Old Course remains one of the finest heathland tracks in England; the New Course designed by Harry Colt 22 years later is its equal in challenge and beauty. Two of England’s ten greatest courses on a single estate, 30 minutes from Heathrow.
Contact & Booking
- Website: sunningdalegolfclub.co.uk | Visitor tee times weekdays — handicap certificate required. Green Fees: From £225 | Rating / Slope: 73.9 / 138 | Airport: London Heathrow (LHR) — 30 mins.
Championship Scorecard — Old Course
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 |
| Yards | 494 | 453 | 296 | 161 | 410 | 507 | 402 | 172 | 267 | 3,162 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOTAL |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 70 |
| Yards | 478 | 325 | 197 | 400 | 434 | 226 | 438 | 185 | 432 | 3,115 | 6,568 |
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Key Notes & 19th Hole
- Bobby Jones’s Perfect Round: In 1926 qualifying for the Open, Jones scored 66-68 at Sunningdale Old. Herbert Warren Wind described the first round as “the finest golf ever played” — every approach shot perfectly judged, every putt on line.
- The Heathland: Purple heather, silver birch, Scots pine and English oak create a visual richness that changes by season. September at Sunningdale — heather in full bloom — is the finest month.
- Coworth Park (5★ Dorchester): 20 minutes from Sunningdale — the finest country house hotel near London. Book via Expedia →