Huntercombe Golf Club

Overview: The listing for Huntercombe Golf Club is 6319 yards. Willie Park Jr. routed it through the natural ground around Huntercombe Manor, using heather, gorse, pine and rolling fairways to create a course that is compact in appearance but rich in strategic variation. The layout has changed relatively little from its original form, so the challenge comes from the land itself: uneven lies, blind rises and small targets reward a controlled plan rather than a purely aggressive game. It is a classic inland course with the visual texture and movement often associated with links golf.

History: Huntercombe formally opened in May 1901 after Willie Park Jr. acquired the manor and adjoining land in 1900. He completed the course in roughly seven months, and the design was praised from its earliest days for its routing and natural feel. The club celebrated its centenary in 2001, while later stewardship has focused on maintaining the original character instead of imposing a wholesale redesign. Its historical significance lies in that continuity: the course remains a remarkably clear expression of Park’s early twentieth-century architecture.

Did You Know? Huntercombe was built on more than 700 acres associated with Huntercombe Manor, and its designer was also a two-time Open champion. The course therefore links Park’s competitive career with his architectural work in a particularly direct way.