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Hadley Wood Golf Course

Hadley Wood Golf Course — golf course in London, England.

Hadley Wood Golf Course, golf courses in London

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
3 h–6 h
Nearest railway station
Hadley Wood · 0.9 km

About

Hadley Wood Golf Course is a golf course in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "golf course in London, England". Coordinates: 51.6655°, -0.1640°.

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From the Wikipedia article

Hadley Wood Golf Course is a golf course in Hadley Wood, in the London Borough of Enfield. The course opened in 1922 in the grounds of Beech Hill Park, a grade II listed building. The associated stables are also grade II listed. The course was designed by Dr. Alister MacKenzie.

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Background

History

The course occupies former hunting land connected to historic Enfield Chase and was developed around Beech Hill Park, whose Georgian mansion now serves as the clubhouse. Hadley Wood officially opened in May 1922. Early exhibition matches involved some of the leading professionals of the period, including Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. Vardon reportedly returned a score of 71 against a bogey standard of 78 during the opening event. MacKenzie's routing made use of naturally undulating ground uncommon for a London parkland course. Elevated greens, diagonal bunkering and strong internal contours became defining features of the layout and, in retrospect, many of the ideas later associated with…

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Coordinates
51.6655, -0.1640
District
Enfield
Parish
Enfield, unparished area
Postcode
EN4 0LA
Parliamentary constituency
Southgate and Wood Green
Nearest railway station
Hadley Wood0.9 km

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Where is Hadley Wood Golf Course?
Hadley Wood Golf Course is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.6655°, -0.1640°. The nearest railway station is Hadley Wood, around 0.9 km away.