Richings Park

Richings Park Golf Club sits in the village of Iver in south Buckinghamshire, a corner of the county that occupies an interesting geographic middle ground — close enough to west London to feel suburban, yet set within the broad, flat Thames Valley landscape that gives the course its particular character. The area borders the Colne Valley Regional Park, and that sense of green space pushing back against the urban edge shapes the atmosphere here.

The club is a private members' operation, which means the course is maintained for the enjoyment of its membership rather than the passing trade of resort visitors or public play. That tends to produce a certain consistency in conditioning and a community feel that daily-fee courses rarely replicate — regulars know the quirks of every lie and the breaks on every green.

A par 70 layout suggests a design that emphasizes precision and course management over raw power. Shorter holes reward players who work the ball rather than those who simply reach for the driver, making local knowledge a genuine advantage and repeat visits genuinely worthwhile.