Richmond Golf Club
Sudbrook House and the 8th Green
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 The Richmond Golf Club
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| Coordinates | 51°26′23.36″N 0°17′49.48″W / 51.4398222°N 0.2970778°WCoordinates: 51°26′23.36″N 0°17′49.48″W / 51.4398222°N 0.2970778°W |
| Location | Petersham |
| Established | 1891 |
| Type | private |
| Owned by | The Richmond Golf Club Limited |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Tournaments hosted | The Don Memorial Challenge Cup (Open) |
| Website | http://www.therichmondgolfclub.com |
| Designed by | Tom Dunn |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,091 yards (5,570 m) |
The Richmond Golf Club is a private golf club whose 18-hole course now occupies the historic Sudbrook Park adjacent to Richmond Park, in Petersham, south west London. The Grade I listed building, Sudbrook House, in the park, is now the clubhouse. The patron of the club is His Royal Highness, Prince Andrew, Duke of York.
The Club was founded in February, 1891, at a meeting at the Greyhound Hotel in Richmond. It briefly leased a course at Old Deer Park, before moving to Sudbrook Park in Petersham, where it has been located ever since.
Without a clubhouse initially, the members met in the 'Fox and Duck' public house, which they also used for the changing rooms, before obtaining the lease of Sudbrook Park and House in 1898.
The club runs a full schedule of friendly and competitive golfing activities. It still runs competitions dating back to the first days of the club, of which notable competitions include:
The Stephenson Challenge Cup trophies, first presented in 1895 to the winners of the singles and foursomes matchplay competitions.
The Don Memorial Challenge Cup, instituted in 1895, a 36-hole scratch medal which is open to members of invited local golf clubs.
The Victory and Rube Shields, a series of annual matches played between The Richmond Golf Club and Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club, first played in 1897.
The club has hosted visits from many professionals including, in 1975, Tom Watson playing his first game of golf in Britain. This was the day before playing in and winning his first Open Championship at Carnoustie, beating Jack Newton in a play-off.
The course was designed by Tom Dunn in 1896, one of many laid out by Dunn during the explosion of popularity of the sport in the late 19th century.
The current layout of the course consists of six par 3, eight par 4 and four par 5 holes, with a total length of 6,091 yards (5,570 m) and a par of 70 (SSS 69).
Between 2010 and 2012, the course underwent significant renovation, including the construction of 56 new bunkers, as well as improvements to putting greens, tees and the planting of new trees along the fairways. Following these enhancements, the course was awarded first place in the Golf Inc. Monthly, Renovation of the Year for 2012.
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