Hayling Golf Club
Hayling Island, Hampshire. A Sandeman-founded 1883 links on the Solent, shaped by Dunn, Taylor, Colt and Simpson, with views to the Isle of Wight and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Hayling Golf Club sits on the south-west tip of Hayling Island in Hampshire, looking towards the English Channel and the Isle of Wight. It is a genuine links, routed around a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and Bernard Darwin called it some of the finest natural seaside golfing country to be found anywhere.
The club was founded in 1883 by the Sandeman family, the port and sherry merchants, with Fleetwood Sandeman inspired by golf at Hoylake. Its architectural pedigree is unusually rich. Tom Dunn extended the original nine holes in 1884, J.H. Taylor made changes in 1905, Harry Colt was consulted in 1919 and Tom Simpson reshaped the course in the 1930s and again after the Second World War.
The course is par 71, with three par 5s, four par 3s and eleven par 4s, and measures about 6,500 yards. The opening par 3 is 180 yards, and the finish plays along an inland water hazard. Top100GolfCourses ranks it second in Hampshire behind Liphook, and it was the venue for Ryder Cup exhibition matches in 1956 and 1959. Four-time Open champion Bobby Locke first played here in 1936 and stayed in touch with the club until his death.
Visitors book through the club, and Havant is the nearest station. Tee times at these private clubs need to be arranged in advance, and Golf Tours London can build them into a bespoke itinerary and organise transport between your hotel and the course.
