Championship Venue

Lindrick Golf Club

Worksop, Nottinghamshire · Designed by Tom Dunn (1891) · Est. 1891

Lindrick is forever remembered as the scene of one of the great days in British golf: the 1957 Ryder Cup, when Great Britain & Ireland, captained by Dai Rees, beat the United States — their only victory in the match between 1933 and 1985. That famous win is commemorated all around a club that sits on high limestone heath where Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and Derbyshire meet, near Worksop and the edge of Sherwood Forest.

Founded in 1891 to a Tom Dunn layout, Lindrick plays over free-draining limestone-and-heather ground, with gorse, silver birch and some of the best greens in the north. At around 6,600 yards, par 71, it is not overly long, but the heather and the subtle greens demand precision and thought throughout.

Beyond the Ryder Cup it has hosted the Curtis Cup, the Dunlop Masters and many national championships. Well-drained and playable year-round, welcoming to visitors midweek, and steeped in history, Lindrick is one of the most rewarding inland courses in the region.

Holes worth knowing

14th (par-3) — a fine short hole across the heather that featured in the 1957 Ryder Cup drama; the greens here are among the truest in the north.
2The heather-and-gorse two-shotters — limestone turf keeps them firm and fast, and the subtle greens ask real thought on every approach.

Highlights

Scene of GB&I's 1957 Ryder Cup win
Curtis Cup and Dunlop Masters host
Free-draining limestone heath and heather
Superb greens, playable year-round

Good to know

→Lindrick is hallowed ground for British golf: the 1957 Ryder Cup win here was GB&I's only success in over half a century, and the club rightly celebrates it.
→The limestone subsoil drains beautifully, so Lindrick plays firm and true almost year-round — a great winter option among inland courses.
→It is not long, but the heather punishes and the greens are subtle — position and putting, not power, are the keys.
→Visitors play Monday and Wednesday to Friday; book through the office, and allow time to read the Ryder Cup memorabilia in the clubhouse.
→It sits on the edge of Sherwood Forest near Worksop — Clumber Park and the "Dukeries" estates make a good non-golf half-day.