Quite a number of clubs in the UK&I are fortunate enough to have more than one course. Here, we highlight the clubs who excel in this regard with two or more courses safely inside our latest Top 100 (ranking positions in brackets).
England
For rare golfing treats, a day out at Sunningdale may be the pinnacle. Old (9th) and New (10th) are slightly misleading names as even the New is 100 years old. But their magnificent challenges do differ subtly. Some are undecided as to which is better; many, perhaps wisely, decline to call it. The Old just edges it in our latest list.
Not far away, The Berkshire is Home Counties heathland golf at its finest. Both Herbert Fowler courses offer similar tests, with accuracy uppermost on the ‘wanted’ list. The Blue (56th) kicks off with a brute of a par 3 before offering chances to recoup early losses. The Red (41st) boasts a rare mix of six par 5s, six par 4s and a collection of six exquisite yet often challenging par 3s.
Walton Heath in Surrey is also home to an Old (33rd) and not-so-new New (57th), with the New well over 100 years old. If you can hold on to your score over a testing first six on the Old, playing to handicap becomes a distinct possibility. The New begins more leniently, but you’ll notice some tiny tees way back in the
