Southfield Golf Club

In addition to fine, challenging golf, the undulating parkland course at Southfield Golf Club offers superlative views of historic Oxford and the beautiful surrounding countryside. Built mainly on sand, the course is extremely well-drained - thus facilitating excellent conditions all year round. The first 3 holes at Southfield are a really good test and you will need to start well to avoid dropping shots, especially at the Par 4 3rd hole which is stroke index 1. Having arrived at the fourth tee, breathe the country air before turning to view the splendid and inspiring panorama of Oxford's ‘dreaming spires’ beyond. Silhouetted on the skyline are Magdalen's four-pinnacled Tower, the University Church Spire and the dome of the Radcliffe Camera. From the fifth (a surviving hole from the original course), you can see the headquarters of the Old Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry - its battlements and castellations now missing. The Par 5 9th and 10th Holes can offer birdie opportunities for the long hitter, before turning into the 'Amen corner', holes 11, 12 and 13. The 208 yard par 3 12th, one of Henry Longhurst's favourites, will require a good tee to get your par, whilst the 13th will requires a long carry over the 'Lye Valley Nature Reserve', a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Beyond here, the challenging par-4 16th - with a short and tricky 17th to follow. At the 476 yard par-5 final hole, big hitters have the prospect of a birdie - and if not immortality, a drink in the bar!