Moortown Golf Club

Moortown Golf Club is an Alister MacKenzie classic, built on the moorland in Yorkshire. It is known for having hosted The Ryder Cup, and is still rated among the best courses in the country.

The course appears inviting, with wide fairways, but miss them and you will find plenty of gorse and heather, punishing any bad shot. MacKenzie’s signature hole is the par-3 10th, named Gibraltar because the green sits on a rocky plateau, is a truly great golf hole, and extremely picturesque. Being a MacKenzie course, Moortown is very well bunkered especially around the greens. Moortown is one of the must-play courses in England. 

Planning your visit to Moortown

Moortown Golf Club is in Alwoodley, on the northern edge of Leeds and a short drive from Leeds Bradford Airport. In 1929 it hosted the first Ryder Cup played in Britain, giving it a place in golf history to match the quality of its course.

Moortown sits next door to Alwoodley Golf Club, another Alister MacKenzie design, and close to Sand Moor Golf Club, so it’s easy to build a few days of outstanding Yorkshire golf around it. Moortown features in The MacKenzie Classics and the Leeds Golf Tour itineraries.