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Rutland Water takes its name from the reservoir that defines this part of the East Midlands — one of the largest man-made lakes in England, and the dominant feature of Britain's smallest county. Playing here means doing so against a backdrop that few inland English courses can match: big Midlands skies, open agricultural landscape, and the ever-present shimmer of water on the horizon. Rutland itself is a place that takes quiet pride in its independence, reinstated as a county in 1997 after years of administrative absorption into Leicestershire.
Without specific records of the course's designer or construction history to draw from, what can be said with confidence is that a par-72 layout in this setting almost certainly leans on the natural contours of a landscape shaped more by farmland and fenland than by the heathland or links terrain found elsewhere in England. That tends to produce a style of golf that rewards straight hitting and course management over raw power.
For golfers visiting the East Midlands, Rutland offers something genuinely distinct — a county with real character, a remarkable natural centrepiece, and the kind of unhurried atmosphere that makes a round feel like proper time away from everything.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue · men | 6,816 | 73.8 | 137 | 72 |
| White · men | 6,469 | 72 | 132 | 72 |
| Yellow · men | 6,221 | 70.9 | 129 | 72 |
| Red · women | 5,439 | 72.3 | 130 | 72 |
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