Top Winter Golf Courses in the UK

Playing your favourite game during the winter season can be sometimes challenging due to weather constraints, especially in the UK. That’s why we wanted to put together our Top Winter Golf Courses in the UK so you don’t have to stop playing even if you decide to stay home during the coldest weather.

A popular Links course which has held a number of major tournaments including The Open Championship and The Amateur Championship. Striking a rare balance between modern ambience and historic charm, Prince’s Golf Club offers 27 Holes of outstanding championship links golf in an idyllic coastal setting.

Having undergone a significant redevelopment the club is set to hold the prestigious 2023 Women’s Amateur Championship and hosted the Final Qualifying for The Open Championship from 2018 to 2022.

The club is now ever-present in all Top 100 Great Britain and Ireland rankings and is embarking on perhaps its most ambitious period in modern history since hosting the 1932 Open Championship.

Prince’s also boasts wonderful on-site accommodation at The Lodge, with views over Sandwich Bay and Royal St. George’s, with a fantastic dining experience available at The Brasserie On The Bay. Packages and further information available at Golf Escapes

The course features a variety of different holes from links style to heathland style, ensuring you won’t be unimpressed by the layout here. A fairly long course stretching at 7,065 yards from the back tees and provides a stern challenge, especially with its very deep bunkers at both the fairways and the greenside.

This course is a real test of appropriate shot-selection, right from the first hole up until the superb 18th. This is partly due to the sharp elevation changes that can be found after the first three holes but even harsher than the elevation changes, the prevailing wind will send even the best golfer’s shot off-course.

The 1st hole is undoubtedly one of the best on the course, with the sea to your left and pot bunkers waiting for any errant shots and a difficult green, a very impressive opening hole which will leave a lasting impression. From the 4th hole, the course moves inland where the design features many changes in elevation as well as a wide variety of different holes with strategically placed bunkers and concealed run-offs to make it even trickier.

Royal Porthcawl is a superb course in its entirety and earns its ranking as the top course in Wales, so make sure you add this to your next South Wales golf itinerary. Packages available across South Wales at Golf Escapes

West Hill Golf Club is one of the best known courses in Surrey and has consistently featured in the top 100 golf course listings. This old-fashioned yet sublime heathland course, designed in 1909, is lined with towering Scots pines and beautiful but treacherous heather.

Along with Worplesdon and Woking it is also one of the three Ws, a trio of first-class courses that almost border one another. Although the youngest of the three Ws, it was nonetheless designed well over a century ago by its professional, Cuthbert Butchart.

He was from Carnoustie and had formerly worked as a club-maker and professional in North Berwick. Recently continued efforts have been made towards subtle and in-keeping improvements ensuring a visit to West Hill Golf Club will provide a golfing day you will not forget.