Liphook Golf Club Key Information
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| Address | Wheatsheaf Enclosure, Liphook, Hants, GU30 7EH |
| Phone | 01428 723271 |
| Website | liphookgolfclub.com |
| secretary@liphookgolfclub.com | |
| GFs | £135 Mon-Thu, £160 Sun afternoon |
| Visitor Times | Afternoon only in the Summer, no visitors in Winter |
| Par | Men 71, Women 72 |
| Slope | White/M 129, Red/W 128 |
| Opened | 1922 |
| Architect | Arthur Croome & Tom Simpson, Tom Mackenzie |
Golf Monthly Verdict
This is one of England’s most impressive and enjoyable recent upgrades - a heathland classic that is packed with charm and variety. The brilliantly-conceived changes to the routing and the addition of two new holes have been so sympathetically achieved that they already look as though they have been there forever.
Reasons To Play Liphook
– Experience one of the finest and prettiest inland courses in England
– Play some of the oldest and newest Top 100 holes in one round
– See if you can spot the join between old and new!
Rankings
UK & Ireland Top 100 Golf Courses 2023/24 - 53
Liphook Golf Club is in Hampshire, bordering Surrey and Berkshire which are blessed with some of the biggest heathland names in the world of golf. Just a little further south-west, it heads the list of the best golf courses in Hampshire. Were it closer to London, it would not be in the least out of place. It was designed by Arthur Croome, with small adjustments made by Tom Simpson a few years later.
And while the course was already a firm favourite in the Top 100, it has enjoyed a superb reawakening over the last 4 or 5 years masterminded by leading architect Tom Mackenzie.
There were three aims with the upgrade, the first being to improve safety when crossing the road after leaving the 14th green. This had been an increasing concern for sometime. The second intention was to create a more interesting and seamless routing and flow, and the third was to make the best possible use of this quite glorious heathland terrain.
The pandemic had a beneficial side-effect over all three as the project was completed a good way earlier than anticipated.
There are two excellent new holes that Mackenzie cut into what was previously woodland, a cunning merger of the old 10th and 11th holes, and an extension to the one that followed these courtesy of a new green some 120 yards further on.
Back over on the clubhouse side of the road at the 15th, what was an awkward hole with internal OOB and which cambered the wrong way has been transformed via a new tee into a straighter, fairer, risk-reward par 4.
The two all-new holes at what are now the 8th and 9th are bedding in very well. The former is a gorgeous mid-length par 3, while the latter is a shortish dogleg par 4 where you must be far enough long and left with your drive to open up the approach to a sloping green. As for the merging of the 10th and 11th, it seems Mackenzie was actually realising a suggestion that Tom Simpson had made to the club by letter way back in the 1930s.
Liphook is home to one of the best heathland courses in the UK. By majority consensus, the changes have cemented what was already a very fine course into one that is now even better.
The par-4 fifteenth is now approached from a different angle
What The Top 100 Panel Said
Unbelievable how a handful of wise course alterations and rerouting make for a whole new level of golfing experience. Within a couple of years no one would know on looks alone how different this course appeared in places. Outstanding vision from Tom Mackenzie.
All in all, Liphook provides a fantastic experience for a round of golf and the changes have significantly improved the course design. The weaker holes have been replaced by some stunners, and the changes have turned a good course into a great course. My pre-round anticipation and excitement were certainly justified.
Liphook is a well managed, upmarket, thriving members’ club with a strong course which you would be happy to play any time, With all those majestic pines and the heather, it’s as if a little piece of Scotland has ended up in Hampshire.
The new holes look and play like they have been there for decades, which is an incredible achievement and huge kudos to the club and greenstaff. A super-fun test with some of the best heathland course conditioning you are ever likely to see.
Liphook Golf Club Location
Liphook Green Fees
| 18 holes | £135 | Mon-Thu |
| 18 holes | £100 | Mon-Thu after 16:00 |
| 18 holes | £160 | Sunday afternoon |
Liphook Golf Club scorecard
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Liphook Golf Club Gallery
Historical Top 100 Rankings UK&I
- 2023/24 - 53
- 2021/22 - 55
- 2019/20 - 66
- 2017/18 - 67
- 2015/16 - 70
- 2013/14 - 73
- 2011/12 - 79
Frequently Asked Questions
Why did Liphook make significant changes recently?
The primary reason was the desire to change the crossing point of the busy road that runs through the course. Happily, this also allowed the creation of a better routing and the creation of two new and better individual golf holes.
What is the most photographed hole at Liphook?
The course is packed with pretty holes, and during the launch of the 2023/24 rankings, Golf Monthly contributing editor Jeremy Ellwood selected the 7th, Two Counties, as one of his favourite par 5s in the Top 100.
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