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By the way, do you know any private or semi-private clubs info?

 

I was just there in May. I didn't have a car so I relied on the tube and taxis. I played twice during my visit. Walton Heath, host of the 1981 Ryder Cup and Sand Martins.

 

Walton Heath was an awesome experience, but very expensive. With the exchange rate it cost me about $220.00 Sand Martins was a nice little course, and much easier on the wallet at 36 pounds. Both of these courses are very easy to get to using public transportation and a blast to play

 

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I've played Trent Park....it's a public course and is alright...ish...but not bad if you want a practise round

 

Denham is close to the train station and The Buckinghamshire (one of the best courses inside the M25) is next to Denham as well. I'd also agree about Sand Martins, i've played there and it's a nice layout, very enjoyable. I'm a member at Castle Royle which is a private members club near Reading (not far from Sand Martins, Bearwood Lakes)

 

Sunningdale you can walk to from the train station (but you might need to find a member to play, and it's not cheap) There is a lot of good 'old english' course you can reach by a short taxi ride from tube/train stations and a whole host of very good newer ones. Here's a few I can recomend, some private, some easier to get on...

 

The Buckinghamshire

Royal Wimbledon

Stoke Park

The Grove

North Middlesex

Hadley Wood

Moor Park

South Herts

Crews Hill

Stockley Park

Wanstead

Mill Hill

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Another area to focus on is around Woking (24 mins from London Waterloo on a good run, 35 mins if you get a stopping train) - the railway passes a number of courses. Around here are 3 nice tracks, Woking, Worplesdon and West Hill. The three W's (as they're known) are private clubs but all will take visitors (and as a result are sometimes very popular with societies which may limit spaces for the casual visitor). All traditional heathland courses (i.e. heather, pine trees and silver birch) and very good layouts. If you look on google Earth they are almost contiguous. Better station to arrive at might be Brookwood - these clubs are all within 2 miles of the station. The first two are the best in my opinion. A bit further on the same railway line (at Fleet) is North Hants (Hants is short for Hampshire) where Justin Rose learnt as a junior. Really under-rated course, on the same sort of terrain. A solid, long par 5 (580 yards) separates the station and the clubhouse. Fleet is 40 to 50 mins from Waterloo.

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Depending on what part of London your currently residing, Croydon, could be quite an option...

There are a half dozen very nice courses all within 5km's of each other...The Addington, Addington Palace, Croham Hurst, Selsdon Park...etc

Others a little further out are Woldingham and Farleigh Court...

 

I've been travelling out that way on and off for the past 2 years, without a car...

From Clapham Junction, East Croydon station is one stop, 10 minutes away...a 5 minute cab ride gets you to any of the courses above...

 

I've recently joined Selsdon Park Golf Club...its a fantastic James Braid designed course...they've spent a bunch of money on course refurb the past year...conditions are very nice! although super difficult! There prepping for a EuroPro Tour event at the end of the month, and the rough/heather is knee deep in places! haha

 

Anyways, good luck!

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HI All,

You are all very helpful. I am really appreciated. I am currently living in W1 area and indeed, not familiar with the train system here in UK.

 

I have browsed the golf courses web site you all recommended. Most of them required membership to play on weekend. Do you have any idea about the public course, etc?

 

When I was in US and Asia, I do know that they have some golf course books that tells golfer where to play and stay, etc. Wondering whether they have similar kind of books here in London.

 

Btw, How popular golfers play golf during the winter time here in UK or London area? In US, such as Boston area, golf courses will be closed during the winter and early spring periods? cheers, Gus

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Don't forget courses really close to London. I'm a member at a course which is about 40 minutes from central London. On weekdays if I want to leave work and tee off around 4pm the traffic is too bad. Ealing golf course is on the a40 as you leave town. The greenskeeper is renowned as one of the best in the business and the greens are great year round. It's an old fashioned layout but for me it's a great convenient place to go when you want to squeeze a round in. It's in as good a condition as any where.

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[quote name='stealthontour' timestamp='1215418951' post='1153364']
I've played Trent Park....it's a public course and is alright...ish...but not bad if you want a practise round

Denham is close to the train station and The Buckinghamshire (one of the best courses inside the M25) is next to Denham as well. I'd also agree about Sand Martins, i've played there and it's a nice layout, very enjoyable. I'm a member at Castle Royle which is a private members club near Reading (not far from Sand Martins, Bearwood Lakes)

Sunningdale you can walk to from the train station (but you might need to find a member to play, and it's not cheap) There is a lot of good 'old english' course you can reach by a short taxi ride from tube/train stations and a whole host of very good newer ones. Here's a few I can recomend, some private, some easier to get on...

The Buckinghamshire
Royal Wimbledon
Stoke Park
The Grove
North Middlesex
Hadley Wood
Moor Park
South Herts
Crews Hill
Stockley Park
Wanstead
Mill Hill
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