Swinley Forest Golf Club

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Par: 68	Weekday Round: ££££
Yards: 5751	Day Ticket: ££££
Type: Parkland	Weekend Round: N/A
Holes: 18	Day Ticket: N/A

Hole	White Yards	Par	Yellow Yards	Stroke Index	Ladies Yards	Par	Stroke Index
1	364	4		5
2	356	4		9
3	288	4		11
4	171	3		15
5	480	5		13
6	394	4		7
7	393	4		2
8	141	3		17
9	407	4		3
	2994	35
10	195	3		6
11	277	4		16
12	430	4		1
13	167	3		18
14	354	4		12
15	423	4		4
16	400	4		8
17	170	3		10
18	341	4		14
	2757	33
	5751	68

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Swinley Forest is an absolutely charming golf course on the famous Surrey/Berkshire sand belt, but it’s a club that is frozen in time, exclusive, unusual and totally eccentric. In fact, you would be hard pressed to describe it as a conventional golf club: there is no captain and despite being in existence for nearly 100 years, no history, except in its members’ heads. Only recently have scorecards been printed, holes allocated par figures, and competitions introduced for Swinley’s distinguished gentlemen members.

Harry Colt designed the layout and the course opened for play in 1909, reputedly Colt’s favourite and finest design. One of the many delights of Swinley is the ambience and the fact that it’s unpretentious. It has none of the glamour of its near neighbours Sunningdale and Wentworth, but what Swinley Forest does have is bags of style.

If you are lucky enough to get a game here, you will undoubtedly have the course to yourself.  It’s possible that Major So-and-so and his dog will be out there on the 15th and Lord Such-and-such will be having a beer in the clubhouse. Perhaps Peter Alliss will be there too. You will certainly find out who is around and about because the steward will tell you when he accepts your green fee. Anyway it’s likely that you will be able to count other golfers playing the course on one hand. 

We will make no bones about it, Swinley is a beautiful course. The short, one-shot holes are simply outstanding. The site/position of the greens sets Swinley apart from many other courses. Although the yardage is only a little over 6,000 yards, the par of 68 makes it a real challenge.

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