Golf Courses in Gloucestershire

Founded: 1995

Location: Gloucestershire , Churchdown

Holes: 18 + 9

Both the golf courses at Brickhampton Court Golf Complex were designed by Simon Gidman, a member of the British Institute of Golf Course Architects and respected as a designer of challenging and attractive golf courses that offer a fair test to golfers of all abilities. Set in 200 acres of rolling Gloucestershire countryside Brickhampton Court Folf Complex enjoys the benefit of no steep hills and thus energies can be directed towards the golf and not scaling the peaks!

Cirencester Golf Club

Founded: 1893

Location: Gloucestershire , Cirencester

Holes: 18

Situated in the Heart of the Cotswolds, Cirencester Golf Club offers a traditional, welcoming atmosphere and a picturesque, interesting golf course. Many of the holes are virtually unchanged from James Braid's original design in 1910 and offer a pleasant panorama over the surrounding countryside. In 1996, three new holes were incorporated into the layout, these give an interesting finish to the round as well as attractive views across to the picturesque village of Baunton. The golf course at Cirencester Golf Club is built on free-draining limestone and remains playable throughout the year.

Cleeve Hill Golf Club

Founded: 1976

Location: Gloucestershire , Cheltenham

Holes: 18

Cleeve Hill Golf Club is a magnificent heath land golf course located in an area of outstanding natural beauty. From a commanding position in the Cotswolds, breathtaking views are available over an area taking in the Forest of Dean, Severn Vale, the Malverns - and beyond to the Black Mountains and the Brecons. Whilst the course's stunning setting is but a gift of nature, Cleeve Hill Golf club's growing reputation is based on a philosophy of encouraging 'no frills' access - free of trivial barriers and unnecessary impediments.

Cotswold Edge Golf Club

Founded: 1980

Location: Gloucestershire , Wootton-under-Edge

Holes: 18

Cotswold Edge Golf Club is one of the most picturesque golf courses in the South West of England. Playable the whole year round, the challenging par 71 course enjoys stunning views from the top of the Cotswold escapement, overlooking the historic market town of Wotton-under-Edge and Gloucestershire's Severn Vale, to the Brecon Beacons and the Malvern Hills beyond. The golf course at Cotwold Edge Golf Club measures just over 6,000 yards in total, the front nine is a traditional parkland layout, while the back nine, although shorter, is a good test of every golfer's iron play.

Cotswold Hills Golf Club

Founded: 1976

Location: Gloucestershire , Cheltenham

Holes: 18

Set in the picturesque Cotswolds, three miles south of Cheltenham in open rolling countryside, Cotswold Hills Golf Club offers you a championship standard course. It's a past venue for the English Ladies' Amateur Championship, the prestigious 'Cotswold Gold Vase, and county championships. Opened in 1976, the course has matured over the years, and is now regarded as one of Gloucestershire's premier courses featuring some challenging but fair holes. Golfers will find that Cotswold Hills Golf Club is a well designed tree-lined course has open fairways and plenty of room, plus the golf course is relatively flat.

Forest Hills Golf Club

Founded: 1992

Location: Gloucestershire , Coleford

Holes: 18

Forest Hills Golf Club is situated on the outskirts of the old market town of Coleford in the heart of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. The golf course at Forest Hills Golf Club is a parkland course with panoramic views, excellent greens and challenging holes.

Forest of Dean Golf Club

Founded: 1973

Location: Gloucestershire , Coleford

Holes: 18

The Forest of Dean Golf Club at The Bells Hotel is set in the beauty of the Forest of Dean countryside with panoramic views you will love. The club was founded in 1973 and is situated in the beautiful and unspoilt 'Area of Outstanding Beauty' that is the Forest of Dean. With unique rolling parkland, lakes, streams, bunkers and woodland, this par 70 eighteen hole golf course at Forest of Dean Golf Club provides a challenge to all categories of golfers and is a joy to play.

Gloucester Golf Club

Founded: 1976

Location: Gloucestershire , Gloucester

Holes: 18 + 9(par3)

The 18 hole, par 72 championship course at Gloucester Golf Club has been designed to obtain the greatest possible benefit from the natural form of the hillside - the varying undulations as the hill falls from a height of 600 feet to 200 feet at the base of the course: the streams and small ponds which time has worn into the landscape plus many tree and wooded areas which have been left as nature planted and nurtured and which gives the course a natural beauty. Be especially wary when playing the downhill 18th where many golfers have tried to drive the green, with disastrous consequences! Gloucester Golf Club is sited opposite the Ramada Jarvis hotel, which can be used for group accommodation and conferences.

Lilley Brook Golf Club

Founded: 1992

Location: Gloucestershire , Cheltenham

Holes: 18

The Lilly Brook Golf Club course is a parkland course, with many varied species of fine trees, including Red Maples, Indian Bean Trees, Walnuts, Oaks and many others. Particular mention has to be made of the magnificent Horse Chestnut tree that guards the right hand approach to the second green. The golf course a par 69 with just one par 5 on the card, at first glance it may look easy to the uninitiated, however, when you play Lilly Brook Golf Club once it is quite apparent that first impressions are not always as they seem.

Lydney Golf Club

Founded: 1909

Location: Gloucestershire, Lydney

Holes: 9

Just a few miles drive from Gloucester town centre, you will come across Lydney Golf Club a fine example of a testing parkland course with plenty of tough features for you to take on as you plot your way around it. For instance, there are many tight fairways and well bunkered greens, so take the time to consider your shots carefully before you hit them. Good club selection and sound course management will also stand you in good stead to score low here. It is only a nine-hole course but has eighteen tees, thus satisfying the needs of the more discerning golfer who may look for a full round for a day's play.

Minchinhampton Golf Club (New)

Founded: 1975

Location: Gloucestershire , Stroud

Holes: 2 x 18

The two golf courses at Minchinghampton Golf Club, Avening and Cherington, are situated to the east of Minchinhampton, on the road to Avening and provide testing golf, be it on the Avening Course with its park land style, or on the Cherington which has more of a links feel about it. Minchinhampton Golf Club have determined that one course is designated as a two ball course and the other a three/four ball course on any particular day. This way, golf proceeds apace with little hold up or need for "calling through".

Minchinhampton Golf Club (Old)

Founded: 1889

Location: Gloucestershire , Stroud

Holes: 18

Minchinhampton Old Golf Course is situated in the delightful Cotwolds, some 3 miles from the town of Stroud. The original Minchinghampton golf club is set on Minchinhampton Common, an unspoiled area of outstanding natural beauty, close to the picturesque village of Amberley and the small market town of Minchinhampton. Minchinghampton Golf Club has evolved over 100 years and its natural contours and the absence of bunkers give it a special character which is seldom repeated elsewhere. The numerous humps and hollows around the greens test the golfer's ability to play a variety of shots - often in difficult conditions.

Naunton Downs Golf Club

Founded: 1993

Location: Gloucestershire , Cheltenham

Holes: 18

Naunton Downs Golf Club is an 18 hole, par 71 course, which is situated in an area of outstanding Cotswold countryside, known for its charm and tranquillity. The golf course at Naunton Downs Golf Club was designed keeping the natural features and landscape in mind, and offers a challenge to suit golfers of all ages and abilities.

The Orchard Golf Club

Founded:

Location: Gloucestershire, Gloucester

Holes: 9

The Orchard Golf Club is a 9 hole golf course situated in Huntley, Gloucestershire, just off the A40, its in the middle of an orchard, with water hazards, undulating fairways, tress and always a cheeky prevailing wind. Whether you are an experienced player or new to the game, The Orchard Golf Club course will prove a good challenge.

Painswick Golf Club

Founded: 1891

Location: Gloucestershire , Stroud

Holes: 18

The original Painswick Golf Club course had been laid out in 1891 by David Brown, Open Champion in 1868, and his course was of 9 holes played in the opposite direction to the present plan. The present 9th was probably the original 1st and the last hole was near the "Royal William" which served as a clubhouse until 1915. Painswick Golf Club is now an 18-hole par 67 golf course.

The Park Golf Club

Founded: 1976

Location: Gloucestershire , Wick

Holes: 2 x 18

The Park Golf Club is the perfect setting for two outstanding golf courses and is located in an area of outstanding natural beauty. The Park stretches over 240 acres of historic parkland, which includes trees that are over 400 years old. Both golf courses at The Park Golf Club, the Crown and the Cromwell, have their own distinctive character and are recognised as two of the finest in the south-west. Nestling in the heart of some of the most mature and unspoilt natural parkland, the magnificent 6,252 yard par 69 Crown Course is an easy walking course whilst presenting a challenge to all levels of player. The par 71 6,246 yard Cromwell Course is the perfect combination of old and new, bringing together the best of both worlds.

Puckrup Hall Golf Club

Founded: 1992

Location: Gloucestershire , Twekesbury

Holes: 18

Set in 140 acres of undulating parkland, the Puckrup Hall Golf Club has many hazards that would not be found on similar aged courses. Each of the 18 holes is individually designed to give variety and offer a stern but fair test of golf. The greens at Puckrup Hall Golf Club are superb, build to USGA specifications, they are well protected but the surface is true and good putting is well rewarded. With superb views of the Malvern Hills and you have one of the finest golf holes in Gloucestershire!

Rodway Hill Golf Club

Founded: 1990

Location: Gloucestershire , Gloucester

Holes: 18

Rodway Hill Golf Club hosts a parkland golf course situated two miles from Gloucester on the outskirts of Highnam. The golf course itself is a championship length course par 70, 6,040 yards with a mixture of testing par 3's, 4's and par 5 holes. Rodway Hill Golf Club is situated 2 miles from Gloucester, with the course providing panoramic views of the Vale of Gloucester, as well as backing onto Highnam Woods.

Sherdons Golf Centre

Founded: 1995

Location: Gloucestershire, Tewkesbury

Holes: 9

Sherdons Golf Centre is home to a fine course that will challenge players of all levels of ability, skills, ages and handicaps. Whether you are young or old, beginner or more experienced, you will find plenty here to test every aspect of your game. Good golf course management, solid shooting, unflinching accuracy and sound club selection are at a premium here, vitally important if you are to score well.

South Cerney Golf Club

Founded:

Location: Gloucestershire , South Cerney

Holes: 18

South Cerney Golf Club is home to a fine course that will challenge players of all levels of ability, skills, ages and handicaps. Whether you are young or old, beginner or more experienced, you will find plenty here to test every aspect of your game. Good course management, solid shooting, unflinching accuracy and sound club selection are at a premium at South Cerney Golf Club, vitally important if you are to score well. It really is a fine place to enjoy a round and invites you to play a whole range of shots.

Stinchcombe Hill Golf Club

Founded: 1907

Location: Gloucestershire , Dursley

Holes: 18

In modern times perhaps the course, measured at just under 6,000 yards, may be termed "short", but any scratch player who returns a net 68 can, and indeed would, be well pleased with himself. In fact the challenge of this exciting eighteen hole golf course at Stinchcombe Hill Golf Club can be appreciated from the fact that the course record still stands at 63, held by the late Tim Smith. There can be few better places to spend an afternoon, or better still, a day, than at Stinchcombe Hill Golf Club, especially with a golf club in your hand.

Tewkesbury Park Golf & Country Club

Founded: 1976

Location: Gloucestershire , Tewkesbury

Holes: 18

Tewkesbury Park Golf & Country Club's scenic 18-hole, 6,533 yard par 73 course offers challenging play for both the professional and amateur golfer. Designed by Frank Pennick, the golf course offers many interesting and testing holes with wooded areas and water hazards early in the round opening up onto spacious fairways on the back nine holes of this undulating course. Overlooking the Malvern Hills, this picturesque course is in the heart of the Gloucestershire countryside