There’s no doubt the English are a nation of avid golfers. Within a country of 50,301 square miles, you’ll find nearly 650,000 registered players taking to the fairways of some 1,900 registered golf courses. That’s the highest number of courses to be found in any European country (Germany comes second with less than half as many).
Taken as a whole, English golf offers quantity and quality — and better yet, for those eager to explore the greens of this pleasant land, sheer exhilarating diversity.
There’s a spectacular profusion of golf ready to be played throughout the country, on beautiful parkland courses, wonderful wide-open heathland, and sweeping downland in the southeast, while all around the coast, you’ll find stunning seaside links and majestic cliff-top golf.
Understandably, English golf breaks remain one of the world’s favourites. Golfing opportunities are prolific, the country’s clubs historic, its courses iconic and the best regularly hosting the Open Championship, the world’s oldest tournament and one of golf’s most famous. Many English golf clubs enjoy a global reputation, making the country an internationally-popular luxury golf trip destination.
