Royal Wimbledon Golf Club

An absolute gem in SW London. Only a short trip from the centre of town and you find this oasis. Clubhouse and atmosphere particularly great to enjoy on a summer afternoon having shot 102 in the morning.

This, and neighbouring Wimbledon Common, make up a divine oasis in the bustling metropolis.

And the welcome at this prestigious club is one of the warmest I have received on my travels so far.

I won a fourball at Royal Wimbledon in the on-course foundation’s auction run by the remarkable Stacey Jeffries in aid of the wounded veterans’ National Golf Club Challenge.

I had struggled to find a suitable time but the PA to the Secretariat (I love this title) could not have been more accommodating and even came to meet me when I arrived.

Before we teed off, the genial secretary walked over with his dog to make sure that we were happy and wished us an enjoyable day.

In the meantime, we had breakfasted on the patio of Royal Wimbledon’s gorgeous clubhouse which has been attended by many a famous face (the Royal Family have been members) during its illustrious history.

RWGC has many long par-fours and my pal who hits the ball miles commented how many times he needed a fairway wood for his approaches.

Meanwhile, there is a lot of sand. My dismal round might have been slightly better had my ball not found the traps quite as magnetic. Even when I thought I had hit a decent shot I found a bunker and then had an uncanny habit of hitting out of them and over the green.

The bunkers are the course’s main protection although the subtly undulating putting surfaces also need concentration which is apparently greater than mine.

Royal Wimbledon is in fabulous condition. Its fairways were as good as any inland course I have played this year, its greens were in great shape and I loved the extended pathways along each hole.

In truth, it doesn’t have as many stand-out holes as one might expect of a top 100 track but it was certainly a tough challenge and one I would be very happy to repeat.

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Absent from virtually all of the rating lists Royal Wimbledon is on a par with, and indeed superior to, several of the inland venues that regularly grace the rankings.

There are two distinct sections to the course. The upper part of the property is played over a tract of tight, firm heathy land whilst the lower section, which we dip into twice, is predominantly parkland in nature.

The best of the golf can be found on the 13 heathland holes and there some absolute gems amongst them.

This is a traditional English coarse an tht in the middle of Great London. A green spot in the mid of the city

In 1907, Royal Wimbledon Golf Club began construction of its course, designed by Willie Park Jnr, on 240 acres of farmland adjoining the Common. The course has had a major re-design since then but still keeps some of its original features. The course is a good challenge and will test golfers of all playing standards

The coarse is not that long just over 6000 yrds but the hills make the coarse play longer and tactics may be more imortant than force.

And putting skill. The greens are fast and true

The club invested over the last years well in an update of the club house changng rooms bar... and in some new tees all with remarcable succes.

If in the area a must to play certainly in summer with yhr heather blooming.