Lindrick: Golf Across Three Counties
Why we’d rather be playing this stunning course in the heart of England…
Straddled across South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, Lindrick Golf Club is certainly one of very few places whereby a round of golf takes you on a journey through three counties.
The majority of the course is in South Yorkshire, and the venue is not too far from the city of Sheffield. It is also one of the finest courses in the region, with Dr Alister MacKenzie stating in the early 1900s that Lindrick was the best inland course in the country.
History
1891 saw the opening of Lindrick Golf Club, and it was the great Old Tom Morris that was the man behind the original 9-hole design at the Yorkshire venue.
Just three years later, the course was extended into an 18-hole layout. Following plenty of development of the following four decades, the majority of the layout remains unchanged since the 1930s.
1957 saw Lindrick thrown into the public eye on the grandest of scales, as the club hosted the Ryder Cup. The likes of Peter Alliss, Christy O’Connor and Dai Ress helped GB&I to their first win over the Americans – with Jack Burke Jr and Tommy Bolt in their team – since 1933.
What makes Lindrick Golf Club special?
As mentioned earlier, playing golf across three counties is not something you will find in many places. The vast majority of this famous old course lies in south Yorkshire, but the stream at the back of the 4th green marks the boundaries between the White Rose county, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
Legend has it that the land the golf course now occupies was once the scene of illicit activities, with a quick hop across the River Ryton guaranteeing immunity from any pursuing sheriff.
There also aren’t that many places in the United Kingdom where you can say you have played on a Ryder Cup course. Lindrick is one of those, and you can follow in the footsteps of greatness in doing so…
Where does it rank?
73rd in England, 4th in Yorkshire
Where is it?
Lindrick Golf Club is based just a few miles to the southeast of the city of Sheffield, right off the A57.
Get in touch with Lindrick Golf Club
For more information about the club and course, visit their website or call them on 01909 475282.
You can play at Lindrick on the NCG Top 100s Tour this year!
- Register now to play in our 2024 Lindrick event on September 26th here.
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Matt Coles
Mention a European country, and Matt will tell you which resorts make the National Club Golfer Top 100s: European Resorts list. He might even throw in who designed the golf course and how many rooms the hotel has got at each one…
Matt got into the game of golf from a young age, following his old man to the local golf club. He fell for the sport, and now can’t seem to go a day without thinking about how to improve his game (Thanks Dad!). Matt has been a member of Howley Hall GC in Leeds since 2020, and is just about managing to maintain a single-figure handicap. He likes to remind people that he once broke 75, but won’t tell people that it was on a shortened course during the winter.
He moved to Leeds after graduating from the University of Central Lancashire with a First Class Honours degree in Sports Journalism. Matt joined NCG after almost five years travelling the world with the Professional Squash Association, working on events in all four corners of the globe.
Matt currently plays a Cobra King LTDx driver and RadSpeed 3-wood. TaylorMade monopolise the rest of his bag, with a SIM UDI, M5 irons and both Milled Grind and HI-TOE wedges, along with a Monza Redline putter. He uses a Vice Pro Plus golf ball, because he’s a bit different…
Away from golf, Matt is a Manchester United fan, and a keen runner, having ran the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon (his first and possibly last), in May 2023.
