How Many Courses Does Wentworth Golf Club Have?

Looking back down the 18th at Wentworth West Course and three insets of holes at Wentworth — There are three 18-hole courses at Wentworth

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Whenever the DP World Tour’s flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship, comes around, attention inevitably turns to the famous West Course at Wentworth, where the action takes place each year.

However, while that is a beloved and world-class layout, there is much more to Wentworth than just the iconic 'Burma Road' course.

there is 54-holes of championship golf on the property, putting it among the best golf venues in the UK&I with three courses. In fact, it has four as there is also a par-3 layout.

Sadly, most will not get to play any of the pristine and historic courses as Wentworth is among the most exclusive golf clubs in the UK, meaning the main way to play there is to have a membership or be introduced as a member's guest.

So, what are Wentworth's three main courses? Let's take a look...

East Course

Wentworth’s West Course may take center stage for the BMW PGA Championship, but it’s not actually the club's original course.

That honor belongs to the East Course, which opened in 1924, two years after the club was established.

Harry Colt designed the much-loved East, and, in 1926, it hosted what became a piece of golf history.

Back then, an informal match between British and American pros was held on the East Course before that year’s Open.

One of those in attendance was businessman Samuel Ryder, and he proposed sponsoring a formal version of the match.

Looking down the 14th on the East Course at Wentworth — The 14th on the East

Two years later, the first edition of it was held in the US: the inaugural staging of the Ryder Cup.

There was another first for the East Course in 1932, when it was the venue for the inaugural Curtis Cup, while it has also staged the Rose Ladies Series.

The East course is set over 200 acres of heathland with undulating terrain and some beautiful and varied holes that require accuracy and creative shot-making. It is a par 68 with a modest length of 6,200 yards.

West Course

The 11th at Wentworth — The West Course hosts the BMW PGA Championship

Two years after the East Course came another Colt-designed layout, the West, and through the years it became by far the most famous.

As well as being the permanent home of the BMW PGA Championship since 1984, it also hosted three editions of the tournament between 1972 and 1974.

While the East Course may have been where the Ryder Cup was inspired, the West Course hosted the real thing, in 1953, where Team USA beat Great Britain by 6.5-5.5.

The West Course was also the permanent home of the HSBC World Match Play Championship between 1964 and 2007.

Another notable tournament it hosted was the Daks Tournament, which preceded the European Tour and was held at the West Course on 17 of its 22 editions. The 1952 tournament was the first televised golf event.

A general view back down the 18th at Wentworth's west course during the 2025 BMW PGA Championship — The 18th on the West during the BMW PGA Championship

The West Course, which is also known as Burma Road, has changed significantly in recent years thanks to Ernie Els’ redesigns, first in 2010, when he lengthened it, recontoured putting surfaces and added bunkers while deepening others.

That renovation work was poorly received by some, but Els was again at the helm in 2016 for another extensive redesign, this time involving five of the greens, the removal of some bunkers and implementing a sub-air system - the first in England.

The West Course is known for its elevated greens and deep bunkers, while it features heather, a huge variety of trees and rhododendrons. It measures around 7,300 yards with a par of 72 and ends with back-to-back par 5s.

Edinburgh Course

While the second of Wentworth’s three 18-hole layouts was ready by 1926, it was another 64 years until the third was opened for play.

It’s safe to say the Edinburgh Course was worth the wait.

Designed by John Jacobs, Bernard Gallacher and Gary Player, it doesn’t appear remotely out of place despite being so much newer than the more established courses as it winds its way through the pine trees.

The Edinburgh Course (which was originally called the South Course and was opened by the Duke of Edinburgh), hosted the Wentworth Senior Masters between 1997 and 2007.

The European Senior Tour event was won by the likes of Gary Player, Neil Coles, Sam Torrance, Eduardo Romero and Des Smyth.

A hole on the Edinburgh Course at Wentworth

The Edinburgh has a par of 72 and measures just over 7,000 yards.

Finally, Wentworth is also the home of a short par 3, the Executive Course, measuring 1,902 yards.

Mike has over 25 years of experience in journalism, including writing on a range of sports throughout that time, such as golf, football and cricket. Now a freelance staff writer for Golf Monthly, he is dedicated to covering the game's most newsworthy stories.

He has written hundreds of articles on the game, from features offering insights into how members of the public can play some of the world's most revered courses, to breaking news stories affecting everything from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf to developmental Tours and the amateur game.

Mike grew up in East Yorkshire and began his career in journalism in 1997. He then moved to London in 2003 as his career flourished, and nowadays resides in New Brunswick, Canada, where he and his wife raise their young family less than a mile from his local course.

Kevin Cook’s acclaimed 2007 biography, Tommy’s Honour, about golf’s founding father and son, remains one of his all-time favourite sports books.