Harrogate Golf Club – George Carroll Golf

About the Company

Established in 1892, Harrogate’s oldest golf club is a thriving, friendly, private members club located near the centre of the charming Victorian spa town of Harrogate in the heart of Yorkshire.

The Golf Course
Harrogate is the setting for a picturesque parkland course laid out on gently undulating, wooded terrain with tree-lined fairways, it is renowned as an enjoyable test of golf for players of all abilities.

Club History
Harrogate Golf Club was formed in May 1892. The Club’s first course was a 9 hole layout at Birk Crag to the north of Harrogate.  In 1899, the Club’s landlord, the Duchy of Lancaster opened a slaughterhouse close to the original clubhouse, therefore, the Club relocated to a site owned by the Slingsby Estate at Belmont Farm near Starbeck, officially opening in May 1899.

The Huddersfield Club professional, Sandy Herd who had also designed other Yorkshire courses including Pannal and Wakefield, set out the Club’s original 18-hole layout. Harry Colt subsequently recommended rerouting the course with inner and out loops of 9 holes, and the great Alister Mackenzie is also credited with designing the 17th green. The resplendent tree lined fairways include several 450 year-old English Oaks, that were part of the ancient Forest of Knaresborough.

Over its long history, Harrogate Golf Club has gained a very well respected reputation throughout the country, having hosted National Championships and regularly staging Yorkshire County events.

Harrogate Golf Club was proud to be selected as the host venue for the 2025 England Golf Senior Men’s County Finals.