Alwoodley Golf Club

The Alwoodley Golf Club, one of the top 50 courses in UK & Ireland, extends a warm welcome to national and international visitors. It is proving especially popular with tourists on holiday in Yorkshire. The Club has all the facilities for a memorable day out and offers keen players a course which will put their skills to the test in a highly enjoyable way.

The Alwoodley Golf Club, founded in 1907, is officially recognised as one of Britain's finest inland courses.

Forming part of the famous stretch of golfing territory on the northern fringe of Leeds in Yorkshire, The Alwoodley Golf Club was the first course to be designed by the famous golf architect, Dr Alister MacKenzie, whose other masterpieces included Augusta National, Cypress Point and Crystal Downs in the United States, and Royal Melbourne in Australia.

It ranks as one of the top 50 Championship courses in the UK & Ireland and is rated No 2 in Yorkshire and is closely compared with Ganton, with a five star rating in Golf World "1000 Best Courses in Britain & Ireland"

According to "Today's Golfer," Alwoodley is "one of the best-kept secrets in British golf." The course layout forms part of Wigton Moor and is of a natural moorland character. Springy fairways cut through a profusion of heather, whins and shrubs, with the trees particularly striking in autumn which American visitors find especially appealing. In addition to its scenic beauty, the course is plentifully and cunningly bunkered and has undulating and interesting greens.

Over the years this impressive course has stood the test of time and is now in the best condition it has been for many years. Today only the 10th and 11th greens have been altered from the original designs. They have been in place over 70 years.