Liphook Golf Club Key Information
This is one of England’s most impressive and enjoyable recent upgrades - a heathland classic that is packed with charm and variety. The brilliantly-conceived changes to the routing and the addition of two new holes have been so sympathetically achieved that they already look as though they have been there forever.
Reasons To Play Liphook
– Experience one of the finest and prettiest inland courses in England
– Play some of the oldest and newest Top 100 holes in one round
– See if you can spot the join between old and new!
Rankings
UK & Ireland Top 100 Golf Courses 2025/26 - 55
The Top 100 Golf Courses UK & Ireland beauty at Liphook heads the list of the best golf courses in Hampshire. Were it closer to London, I don't think it would be in the least out of place. It was designed by Arthur Croome, with small adjustments made by Tom Simpson a few years later.
And while the course was already very popular, it enjoyed a superb reawakening a few years ago masterminded by leading architect Tom Mackenzie.
There were three main aims with the upgrade, the first being to improve safety when crossing the road after leaving the 14th green. This had been an increasing concern for sometime. The second intention was to create a more interesting and seamless routing and flow, and the third was to make the best possible use of this quite glorious heathland terrain. I believe he succeeded in all three.
The pandemic had a beneficial side-effect over all three as the project was completed a good way earlier than anticipated.
There are two excellent new holes that Mackenzie cut into what was previously woodland, a cunning merger of the old 10th and 11th holes, and an extension to the one that followed these courtesy of a new green some 120 yards further on.
Back over on the clubhouse side of the road at the 15th, what was an awkward hole with internal OOB and which cambered the wrong way has been transformed via a new tee into a straighter, fairer, risk-reward par 4.
I think that the two all-new holes at what are now the 8th and 9th have bedded in very well. The former is a gorgeous mid-length par 3, while the latter is a shortish dogleg par 4 where you must be far enough long and left with your drive to open up the approach to a sloping green. As for the merging of the 10th and 11th, it seems Mackenzie was actually realising a suggestion that Tom Simpson had made to the club by letter way back in the 1930s.
Liphook is home to one of the best heathland courses in the UK. By majority consensus, the changes have cemented what was already a very fine course into one that is now even better.
What's new for 2025/26? What our panellists said...
All in all a great design and remodelling. The new holes have settled in, adding another degree of design quality. It is one of the best heathland courses in an area that has quite a number.
There is nothing to dislike about Liphook and it has great architectural heritage. A course of enduring charm built for lasting enjoyment rather than fleeting excitement.
Overall very pleasant with many beautiful old trees and vistas in keeping with its surroundings, but unfortunately not the expansive feel of neighbouring Hankley Common.
Liphook Golf Club Location
Liphook Golf Club scorecard
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Historical Top 100 Rankings UK&I
- 2025/26 - 55
- 2023/24 - 53
- 2021/22 - 55
- 2019/20 - 66
- 2017/18 - 67
- 2015/16 - 70
- 2013/14 - 73
- 2011/12 - 79
Frequently Asked Questions
Why did Liphook make significant changes recently?
The primary reason was the desire to change the crossing point of the busy road that runs through the course. Happily, this also allowed the creation of a better routing and the creation of two new and better individual golf holes.
What is the most photographed hole at Liphook?
The course is packed with pretty holes, and during the launch of the previous rankings, Golf Monthly contributing editor Jeremy Ellwood selected the 7th, Two Counties, as one of his favourite par 5s in the entire Top 100.
