Four decades, one standard.
The Wisley is owned by its members. What follows is the briefest sketch of how that came to be.
- 1985Sir Peter Allen and partners acquire 224 acres of Surrey farmland.
- 1991The Wisley opens. Robert Trent Jones Jr. completes three loops of nine.
- 2010The clubhouse is reimagined; the membership remains owner of the club.
- TodaySeven hundred members. One single standard, held daily.
Three loops of nine, drawn by Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Played in any combination, never the same round twice. A walk through Surrey as much as a round of golf.
I.The Church
The opening nine. Tree-lined corridors, a quiet sanctuary among the oaks, and the first measure of the day.
II.The Garden
Open ground and water in equal measure. The most photographed of the three, and the one that asks the most of the wind.
III.The Mill
Heath and lake; the closing stretch. Where rounds are decided and where members linger longest after.
Owned by its members.
Seven hundred men and women, each holding an individual share. No elitist customs, no stuffiness — a modern golfing tradition.
Each day, an opportunity to raise the bar.
A long-term programme for the courses, the landscape and the clubhouse — held to a single standard.
