About Frilford Heath (Red Course)

 

Frilford Heath is Oxfordshire's finest golf club, and one of the best in the south of England. Along with Woburn and Wentworth, it is one of very few clubs with three championship standard golf courses - 54 holes of top quality golf!

Frilford's oldest and most prestigious course, the Red was laid out in 1908 by JH Taylor, the five times Open Champion. Taylor may be less well known as a course designer than his fellow member of the Great Triumvirate, James Braid, but his track record is impressive. He was among the first course designers to build substantial artifical features on a course, at Royal Mid-Surrey, and along with his design partner Fred Hawtree, he played an important role in the creation of Royal Birkdale, often voted Britain's top course. The Red was later tweaked by long-time club professional JH Turner, but in essence, it remains Taylor's course, one of only a small number still remaining designed by one of golf's legendary figures.

The Red was described by Bernard Darwin as 'both good and difficult', and it still lives up to this description. An authentic championship challenge at 6,843 yards, it offers a traditional heathland golfing experience with pushed-up greens that run fast and true and fairways that demand accurate driving if golfers are to score well.

The stretch between holes five and nine is especially strong, with four hefty two shot holes and a par three that many will vote the most memorable on the course. The tee shot must carry a pond, and the elevated green is further protected by out of bounds to the rear. Six consecutive par fours to close the round are a testing finishing stretch matched by very few courses.

 

 

Book a Practice round

• £50 per person

Please click on the link below to purchase your practice round at Frilford Heath, once purchased you will need to contact the club using the details supplied in your confirmation email and finalise your booking. All practice rounds purchased via the Trilby Tour website include a chance to win a free entry into the 2013 William Hunt Trilby Tour. The winner will be picked at random and notified after the 16/05/2012.

 

 

 

 

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Location & Map

Frilford Heath Golf Club Limited, Abingdon, Oxon, OX13 5NW  Tel: 01865 390864.

BY CAR: 
Frilford Heath Golf Club is situated near the 'Dreaming Spires' of Oxford and the Cotswolds, the club is easily accessible, being in close proximity to the M40, M4 and A34.

From the South/London take the M40 and exit at junction 8. Take the south A40 ringroad around Oxford heading for the A34 and Newbury. Take the A34 and exit at the Marcham Road Interchange at Abingdon, onto the A415 heading for Witney. Carry on through the village of Marcham and at the traffic lights take the right turn onto the A338 heading towards Oxford. The club is approx ½ mile down on the left.

From the North take exit 9 onto the A34, stay on the A34 past Oxford until you reach the Marcham Road Interchange at Abingdon and then follow above directions.

BY AIR: 
We are equidistant from London and Birmingham airports, both being about an hour's car journey away.

BY RAIL: 
Nearest Railway stations are either Didcot or Oxford after which it is then a 20 minute taxi ride. If arriving from London, Didcot might be your preferred option with a more frequent service. 

 

 

 

 

The Members Corner

Trilby Tour members can meet up and connect in our Members Corner here http://www.williamhunttrilbytour.com/members-corner.html It's a great place where you can meet other Tour members, upload photos, join a discussion and talk about what interests YOU!

 

When tee times and groups are available they will be posted in the members corner, so make sure you're a member not to miss any important information.