Walton Heath Golf Club
Walton Heath Golf Club: Herbert Fowler (1904). Mike Harwood won the 1991 European Open here with 277 (−11).
Walton Heath Golf Club: Herbert Fowler (1904). Mike Harwood won the 1991 European Open here with 277 (−11).
Walton Heath Golf Club: Herbert Fowler (1904). Mike Harwood won the 1991 European Open here with 277 (−11).
Updated October 24, 2026
10 editions on the record, by event, newest first.
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | United States | 18.5-9.5 | Ryder Cup Europe / PGA of America |
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Lilia Vu | 274 (−14) | by 6 strokes · The R&A |
European Tour
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Mike Harwood | 277 (−11) | by 2 strokes |
| 1989 | Andrew Murray | 277 (−11) | by 1 stroke |
| 1987 | Paul Way | 279 (−9) | by 2 strokes |
European Tour
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Tom Kite | 284 (−8) | by 1 stroke |
| 1978 | Bobby Wadkins | 283 (−5) | won in a playoff |
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Eddie Pepperell | 279 (−9) | by 2 strokes · DP World Tour |
The R&A
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Kitrina Douglas | 4 & 2 | |
| 1968 | Brigitte Varangot | 20 holes |
On 14 May 1904 the course was opened by Vardon, Braid and Taylor; Prime Minister A.J. Balfour joined them, followed by three future Prime Ministers, Lloyd George, Bonar Law and Winston Churchill, who was a member from 1910 to 1965.
Source: Walton Heath GC: Our heritage · Top 100 Golf Courses: Walton Heath (Old)
Edward, Prince of Wales was captain in 1935 and became King Edward VIII in January 1936, making Walton Heath the only club to have a reigning monarch as captain; after his abdication, George VI became patron.
Source: Walton Heath GC: Our heritage · Top 100 Golf Courses: Walton Heath (Old)
In a 72-hole challenge match over Walton Heath and Sunningdale, Cecil Leitch beat two-time Open champion Harold Hilton 2 & 1.
Source: Walton Heath GC: Our heritage
A US team holding 36 major titles between them beat Europe 18½-9½ at Walton Heath in 1981; Seve Ballesteros had been left out for playing too much in America.
James Braid moved to Walton in April 1904 as the first professional and was still the club's professional when he died, more than 45 years later.
Source: Walton Heath GC: Our heritage · Top 100 Golf Courses: Walton Heath (Old)
Heather stripes the edges of the fairways; carries over it are long and a ball off the fairway in it is often lost.
The 510-yard par 5 (the 17th, played as a par 4, in Darwin's 1910 day) has a flat green on top of a sloping bank with a deep bunker cut into the hill on the right and heather to the edge of the green on the left; it is a members' favourite.
Source: Top 100 Golf Courses: Walton Heath (Old) · Walton Heath GC: Old Course
Herbert Fowler designed the heathland Old to test the whole repertoire, so that it plays and feels like a seaside links with large, hard, fast greens.
Source: Walton Heath GC: Old Course · Top 100 Golf Courses: Walton Heath (Old)
Lunch in the clubhouse requires a jacket and tie.
The PGA Tour and DP World Tour weeks at this course since 2017.
| Year | Event | Winner | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sky Sports British Masters 11–14 October 2018 | Eddie Pepperell | DP World Tour |
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