Few courses in England carry quite the historical weight of London Scottish on Wimbledon Common. Founded in 1865 by Scottish soldiers stationed in London — making it one of the oldest golf clubs in England — the club shares the Common with walkers, horse riders, cyclists, and the general public, a coexistence that gives the place a genuinely eccentric character unlike almost anything else in the country. The layout itself is compact and par-68, reflecting the nature of common land golf rather than a manicured parkland or heathland estate.
Wimbledon Common is open heathland on the southwestern edge of London, and the golf here has a raw, ungroomed quality to it. Shared fairways and the constant presence of the public are part of the deal — this is golf played in a working common, not a gated retreat.
For those who appreciate golf with deep roots and a healthy disregard for modern comforts, London Scottish offers something irreplaceable: a direct thread back to how the game first took hold in England, played on land that belongs to everyone.
