Golf courses · South East England
Wentworth Club
In or near Sunningdale.
Wentworth Club — privately owned golf club and health resort in Virginia Water, Surrey.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Longcross · 1.3 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Wentworth Club, the nearest railway station is Longcross, located 1.3 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is GU25 4JZ. Entry details are not specified, so please check in advance for accessibility information.
About
Wentworth Club is a golf course in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1922. Wikidata describes it as: "privately owned golf club and health resort in Virginia Water, Surrey". Coordinates: 51.3967°, -0.5958°.
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Official information
Wentworth Club is a prestigious golf club located in a historic estate, originally established in 1922. It features three world-class golf courses and offers a range of facilities for members, including a health club and tennis courts. The club also supports local youth through its foundation, providing coaching and scholarships.
From the Wikipedia article
Wentworth Club is a privately owned golf club and country club in Virginia Water, Surrey, on the south western fringes of London, not far from Windsor Castle. The club was founded in 1922. Beijing-based Reignwood Group bought the club in September 2014 and implemented a new debenture membership structure, starting at £100,000. The debenture is now estimated at £200,000. Wentworth is home to the headquarters of the PGA European Tour, the professional golf tour. Each year, it hosts the Tour's PGA Championship, which is played on the club's West Course. Wentworth was the venue of the 1953 Ryder Cup and of the World Match Play Championship from 1964 until 2007.
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Background
History
A 19th-century house named the "Wentworths" (now the clubhouse for Wentworth Club) was the residence of the brother-in-law of the 1st Duke of Wellington. It was purchased in 1850 by an exiled Spanish Carlist military commander, Ramón Cabrera, 1st Count of Morella (Carlist title) and 1st Marquis of Ter (Bourbon title), and his heiress wife. After the death of Cabrera in 1877, his widow (née Catherine Anne Vaughn-Richards) bought up the surrounding lands under The Cabrera Trust to safeguard the meadows, brooks and trees (planted from her travels on the continent with her gentrified husband) to form what has become the heart of the Wentworth Estate. In 1912, builder W. G. Tarrant had started…
Visiting
Wentworth Club is best known for its associations with professional golf. It has three eighteen-hole courses: the famous Harry Colt-designed West Course from 1926, the earlier yet lesser-played East Course, which was also designed by Colt in 1924, the recent Edinburgh Course designed by John Jacobs, and a nine-hole par-3 executive course. The headquarters of the PGA European Tour is located at the club, and each year it hosts the Tour's PGA Championship. It was the venue of the 1953 Ryder Cup and of the World Match Play Championship from 1964 until 2007. The club is surrounded by and entwined with the Wentworth Estate, one of the most expensive private estates in the London suburbs, which…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3967, -0.5958
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Runnymede
- Parish
- Runnymede, unparished area
- Postcode
- GU25 4JZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Windsor
- Phone
- +44(0)1344 842201
- Established
- 1922
- Nearest railway station
- Longcross — 1.3 km
- Official site
- www.wentworthclub.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q499347 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wentworth Club (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Campo de golf.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wentworth Club?
- Wentworth Club is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode GU25 4JZ), in the parish of Runnymede, unparished area.
- What is Wentworth Club?
- Wentworth Club — privately owned golf club and health resort in Virginia Water, Surrey.
- How do I get to Wentworth Club?
- The nearest railway station is Longcross, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode GU25 4JZ.
- When was Wentworth Club built?
- Built or established in 1922.
- Who owns Wentworth Club?
- Wentworth Club is owned by Reignwood Group.
- How do I get to Wentworth Club?
- The nearest railway station is Longcross, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GU25 4JZ.