Prince’s Golf Club
Sandwich Bay, Kent. A 27-hole links that hosted the 1932 Open, neighbours Royal St George's and will stage the Walker Cup in 2030.
Prince’s Golf Club is a championship links of 27 holes at Sandwich Bay in Kent, next door to Royal St George’s. Opened in 1906, it hosted the 1932 Open Championship, when Gene Sarazen won and debuted his newly invented sand iron. The bunker where he played it was later named the Sarazen Bunker in his honour.
The course is made up of three nine-hole loops, the Shore, the Dunes and the Himalayas, all starting and finishing at the clubhouse, and visitors play a combination of two of them. The Dunes and Shore run through fescue and bent grasses among low dunes, with subtle greens that are often raised or tucked against the dunes, while the Himalayas is flatter and more direct. Recent improvements by Mackenzie & Ebert added sandscrapes as hazards and firmer, smoother greens. Prince’s has a long tournament record, from the Curtis Cup in 1956 and the PGA Championship in 1965 to the Amateur Championship, Final Qualifying for The Open and the 2023 Women’s Amateur. It will host the Walker Cup in 2030.
Prince’s welcomes visitors, with tee times available seven days a week from April to October in four-ball format, and full payment is required when you book. Golf Tours London can build rounds here into a bespoke itinerary and organise transport from your hotel.
The Lodge at Prince’s offers accommodation at the club, and the course combines naturally with Royal St George’s and Royal Cinque Ports for a Kent links trip.
