Nottinghamshire Golf Guide

Golf has been played in the county since the 1870s with Bulwell Forest taking the honour as the counties oldest club.

During the years of the early part of last century the number of clubs expanded rapidly with many of golfs legendary course designers lending a hand in building the new courses.

Harry Colt and James Braid were involed with the development of Sherwood Forest with Willie Park Jnr casting an eye over the land that would become the Notts Golf Club's Hollinwell course

But it was Notts Golf Club professional Tom Williamson who had the greatest infuence on the county with a contribution of no less than seven of the county's courses

Nottinghamshire has a full range of golf courses from the great championship courses of Hollinwell and Lindrick to the quick draining pay and play clubs at Rufford Park and College Pines.

Soil types go from the classic sandy heathland found at Coxmoor, Sherwood Forest and Worksop to flat parkland at Nottingham City and Beeston Fields.

What ever your standard of play Nottinghamshire offers a complete range of courses, many of them hidden gems, to try out