Swinley Forest Golf Club

Often described as one of the most charming and exclusive golf clubs in the UK, Swinley Forest was designed by Harry Colt in 1909. Unlike many championship courses, it was created purely for the joy of playing — with Colt famously calling it “the least bad course I ever built.” It’s a par-68 that packs in beauty, strategy, and serenity across its heather-strewn fairways and pine-lined corridors. What it lacks in yardage, it makes up for in elegance and timeless challenge.

Golf at its purest form

Swinley Forest famously resisted scorecard publishing and handicapping for decades — it’s golf here for golf’s sake, with tradition at the heart of everything.

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  • Address: Coronation Road, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 9LE

  • Phone: +44 1344 720197

  • Architect: Harry S. Colt | Type of course: Private, Resort

  • Number of holes: 18 | Style of course: Heathland

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