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Retford Golf Club has been part of the Nottinghamshire golfing landscape for well over a century, one of those quietly enduring members' clubs that forms the backbone of English county golf. Founded in the late 19th century, the course sits in the flat, open countryside characteristic of the Trent Valley — a landscape that owes more to the agricultural heartland of the East Midlands than to the heathland or parkland corridors more commonly associated with golf in the region. That setting shapes everything about how the course plays and feels.
As a par 71, the layout leans slightly shorter than a standard championship test, which tends to put a premium on accuracy and course management rather than raw power. Nottinghamshire's prevailing winds, which can move across exposed farmland without much resistance, add a variable layer of difficulty that no scorecard figure fully captures.
Retford itself is a market town with genuine character — a Georgian centre, a strong sense of community, and a golf club that reflects both. This is members' golf at its most authentic: unpretentious, well-maintained, and rooted in the local fabric of the game.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship · men | 6,188 | 71.4 | 139 | 71 |
| Yellow · men | 5,845 | 69.7 | 135 | 71 |
| Red · women | 5,489 | 73.4 | 135 | 71 |
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