West Sussex Golf Club
Pulborough, West Sussex. A sandy heathland gem below the South Downs, called "this little sandy jewel set in the Sussex clay" by Bernard Darwin.
West Sussex Golf Club is a heathland course near Pulborough in West Sussex, on a sandy outcrop of heather and pine below the South Downs. Opened in 1931 and designed by Guy Campbell with Cecil Hutchison and Stafford Hotchkin, it has changed little since, and Bernard Darwin famously called it “this little sandy jewel set in the Sussex clay”. Golf Monthly ranks it 62nd in its Top 100 courses in Great Britain and Ireland for 2025/26.
The course is a par 68 of under 6,400 yards, with springy fairways, silver-sanded bunkers, mature Scots pines and plenty of heather. It relies on subtlety and shot-making more than length, and it has just one par five, the 484-yard 1st. The par threes are the highlight, including the 6th, played from an elevated tee over heather and a pond, and reviewers often name them among the best in the country.
West Sussex is a private members’ club that welcomes visitors, and advance booking and a valid handicap certificate are required. Golf Tours London can build a round here into a bespoke itinerary and organise transport from your hotel.
It sits in quiet countryside around 18 miles north-west of Brighton, and makes a good addition to a golf trip that takes in Sussex as well as the Surrey sandbelt.
