Tidworth Garrison Golf Club

About the club

Tidworth Garrison Golf Club is a private members club, owing its foundation to the military garrison; ties with which are now mainly historical.In 1895 the War Department purchased large tracts of land all around Salisbury Plain including Tedworth House. 2,500 acres of the Estate was developed to form a major military training area with the adjoining garrisons of Warminster, Larkhill, Bulford and Tidworth.The construction of Tidworth Garrison, with its eight separate barracks set in a crescent shape between the village and the Plain, took place between 1900 and 1910. As barracks were occupied the requirement for sporting facilities became apparent. Among the facilities requested, was a golf course for the use of officers.The intention to build a golf course was lodged with the R&A in 1904. It is likely that it was not pursued at the time because the Garrison Commander had allocated to each of his commanding officers areas of land for their regiment’s soldiers to construct football and cricket pitches - most of which remain in use The Golf Club was founded in 1908, when a 9 hole Course was built on training land on the western edge of Tidworth using soldier and some local labour. Priority was of course given to these over the building of a golf course.