Ashridge Golf Club

Overview: Ashridge is a wooded parkland course within the historic Ashridge Estate in the Chiltern Hills. The setting is defined by mature trees, rolling ground and the long continuity of an estate landscape where deer still roam. Its unusual cloverleaf arrangement sends three loops of holes away from the clubhouse, creating variety in direction and scenery while keeping the course connected to its natural surroundings.

History: The original architects were Major C. K. Hutchison, Sir Guy Campbell and Colonel S. V. Hotchkin. They worked with the estate landscape rather than flattening it, leaving a course in which each hole has its own setting and sense of scale. Ashridge became especially prominent in the 1930s when Henry Cotton was the resident professional and won three Open Championships, including the 1937 Open while associated with the club.

Did You Know? The old Ashridge estate was once a huge hunting forest belonging to the Brownlow family. The golf course still shares that wider landscape with wildlife, and the historic mansion now serves as a management college rather than a private country house.