About the data
Golf Course Spots lists golf courses in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Every listing comes from open map data, combined and checked so that each venue appears once.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap: places mapped as golf courses, with the holes drawn by mappers, contact details and course type. © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL).
- Overture Maps Foundation: places in the golf course and golf club categories, with websites and phone numbers (CDLA Permissive 2.0); nation, county and council area boundaries (ODbL).
How listings are built
- When both sources describe the same venue (same or very similar name, close by), they are merged into one listing. Separate courses inside one club are shown on the club's page.
- Mini golf, footgolf, indoor simulators, golf shops, coaches and stand-alone driving ranges are left out.
- The number of holes comes from the course type recorded on the map, or from the holes drawn on the map when all of them are present, or else from the club's own website. When none of these gives it, the number is left blank.
- Par, length, course type, year founded, course designer, visitor policy, driving range and buggy hire are shown only when the club's own website states them; each value is checked against the wording of that website. The club website is then named among the sources of the page.
- Each course is placed in its nation and county or council area from official boundaries, and linked to the nearest town or village.
Before you play
Green fees, visitor times, dress codes and booking rules change often. Check with the club before you go.
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