Walton Heath (Old)

• Location: Tadworth, England
• Open: 1904
• Designer: Herbert Fowler
• Major Course Updates: Donald Steel
• Events Hosted: Senior Open Championship, British Masters, British PGA Match Play, 1981 Ryder Cup
• Key Rankings: 14th best golf course in England, Top 100 Golf Courses (2022)

 
Herbert Fowler is the man responsible for Pebble Beach’s famed par 5, 18th, where he extended the original short par 4 into the heroic three-shot hole we see today. Primarily, however, he stayed in his home country of England, and Walton Heath’s Old course is arguably his best. Additionally, the Old hosted the 1981 Ryder Cup, which saw Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, Seve Ballesteros, and Larry Nelson compete over this beautiful heathland layout.