The hardest courses to get on in the UK
2. Beaverbrook
Leatherhead, Surrey
Beaverbrook was designed by quite a double act – try the five-time Open champion Tom Watson and the renowned architect David McLay Kidd, who has given us the Castle Course and Machrihanish Dunes in his homeland.
Beaverbrook is a mixture of downland and parkland. The estate is owned by the Cadbury family and the course belatedly opened last year after some protracted legal wrangles over the use of the land.
It’s a similar model to Queenwood. Whether there are enough tycoons, captains of industry and super-rich golfers to sustain both these clubs in their present form remains to be seen.
Dan Murphy
Dan loves links golf, which doesn't mean he is very good at it. He is a four-handicapper at Alwoodley. A qualified journalist and senior editor with 25 years’ experience, he was the long-time editor of NCG. His passion is golf courses and he is the founding editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings. He loves nothing more than discovering and highlighting courses that are worthy of greater recognition.