Walton Heath Golf Club
Tadworth, Surrey. A Herbert Fowler heathland championship venue with two par-72 courses, Ryder Cup history and a Top 100 Old Course of pines, heather and gorse.
Walton Heath Golf Club sits on open heathland at Walton-on-the-Hill near Tadworth in Surrey. Founded in 1903 and shaped by Herbert Fowler, it has a rare pedigree for an inland club, with James Braid serving as its professional for close to half a century and Winston Churchill and David Lloyd George among its early members.
There are two par-72 courses. The Old Course is the famous one, ranked 35th in Golf Monthly’s 2025/26 Top 100 for Great Britain and Ireland. Mature pines and silver birches line sandy fairways, heather and gorse guard the edges and the firm turf plays with a links-like feel that rewards good ball striking, while fast greens and subtle borrows make it as much a test of touch as of strength. The New Course, opened in 1907 and extended to 18 holes in 1913, is ranked 64th and offers wide heathland views from almost every hole.
The club hosted the 1981 Ryder Cup and the European Open, and has served as a European qualifying venue for the US Open. Few inland courses in England carry that much championship history. Visitors are welcome by arrangement, with published visitor times from 9:30am on weekdays and from noon at weekends.
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.
