Guildford Golf Club

About the club

Guildford Golf Club on the Merrow Downs enjoys a wealth of history and tradition, home to one of the finest all-weather courses in the South of England. A private Members' Club, founded in 1886, Guildford is the oldest golf course in Surrey. Guildford Golf Club not only provides an attractive and varied setting for golf, but equally supports considerable ecological and landscape interest. Situated on the eastern perimeter of Guilford in the Surrey countryside, Guildford Golf Club supports a well-established 18-hole golf course, which forms an integral part of the regional golfing community. The Course is largely downland in character however does still retain a number of chalk heathland areas, which are the traditional habitats on the golf course. This type of landscape is slowly disappearing from our countryside, which in turn will reduce the diversity of plants and animals found on the course. Neglect, mis-management or over-management can reduce the value of these areas for wild life and it is therefore important that consideration is given to balancing the actual needs of golf with those of local indigenous wildlife.