Alwoodley Golf Club: Course Review, Green Fees, Tee Times and Key Info

Alwoodley Golf Club Key Information

One of the finest inland championship tests and best golf courses not just in Yorkshire but also England, Alwoodley near Leeds has long enjoyed a near ever-present position in the top 60 of our rankings.

It is, famously, the first design project of surgeon-turned-golf course architect, Dr Alister MacKenzie, a founding member and the first secretary of the club in 1907.

The course - largely still MacKenzie’s handiwork with input from Harry Colt - continues to challenge the best today while also delighting golfers of all standards with its attractive bunkering, superb conditioning and far-reaching vistas.

The bunkering performs the ideal dual role of strategy and aesthetics as well as anywhere, and the tree-clearing work of recent years – a course of action so prevalent on heathand courses right now – has given Alwoodley a more open feel once more, bringing to mind Walton Heath in Surrey in some places.

There is plenty of risk-reward and variety among the holes, with the back nine into the prevailing wind serving up a particularly tough finish via a quartet of par 4s that all exceed 400 yards - one of the reasons it has often been used as an Open Championship regional qualifying venue.

It's perhaps true that Alwoodley is more about considerable strength in depth rather than individual stand-out holes.

But special mention should go to the beautiful, long par-3 9th at the far end of the course - a massive 235 yards from the championship tee - and the truly testing closing hole back towards the distinctive clubhouse, where sand aplenty stares back at you as you contemplate the 484 yards that lie ahead of you off the tips. Thankfully, other tees are available!

What The Top 100 Panel Said

Andrew Oliver

Visually the course continues to improve as a result of further tree management, which enhances the wide open heathland. There is little around the course to spoil your views apart from some fairly quiet roads and, given its proximity to a major city, it’s a surprise how peaceful it is.

Emily Hudson

An all-round great golf course. It didn’t feel like there was only one outstanding hole - each hole is a nice individual challenge and kept my interest all the way. A track that keeps you thoroughly entertained and challenged throughout.

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Best Courses Near Alwoodley

MOORTOWN
Moortown was the venue for the first Ryder Cup match to be held on British soil back in 1929. Designed by the great Dr Alister MacKenzie in 1908, large undulating greens and deep bunkers are evidence of his contribution. With heather, birch, burns and bushes to contend with, a round here requires precision and strategy.

HEADINGLEY
Play golf around Leeds and the name Alister MacKenzie will never be far from the lips. So it is at Headingley, where he remodelled a number of holes in 1913.  The par-5 14th perhaps edges the ‘most attractive tee shot’ stakes. If you can then safely negotiate the devilish 16th green and the beautiful par-3 17th, where there isn’t really a good miss, the shortish home hole across a deep gully may serve up one final decent birdie chance.

Best Places To Stay Near Alwoodley

Village Hotel Leeds North -  Book now at Booking.com
With an impressive leisure centre and a restaurant, Village Hotel Leeds North offers modern rooms with free WiFi. The hotel is situated in Headingley just over four miles from Alwoodley Golf Club and ten minutes' drive from the centre of Leeds.

Oulton Hall Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort - Book now at Booking.com
Oulton Hall Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort is an 18th-century mansion and has award-winning cuisine, a spa, and a 27-hole championship golf complex in its grounds. There is free WiFi, free parking, and Leeds train station is five miles away.

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ALWOODLEY HISTORICAL TOP 100 RANKING UK&I

• 2023/24 - 54
• 2021/22 - 50
• 2019/20 - 50
• 2017/18 - 48
• 2015/16 - 52
• 2013/14 - 55
• 2011/12 - 62
• 2009/10 - 58

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