A Small Golfing Corner of South West London
Wandsworth doesn't offer much in the way of golfing variety, but what it does offer sits in one of the most striking green spaces in the capital. With just four clubs recorded across the borough, this is not a destination you'd plan a golfing weekend around, but for anyone living or working in south west London it's a useful pocket of courses, most of them within a short drive of Richmond Park itself. The towns covered are London and Richmond, and the golf here is shaped almost entirely by proximity to that vast Royal Park rather than by coastline, heath or rolling countryside.
Parkland Golf, and Plenty of It
The course-type mix in Wandsworth is straightforward: parkland dominates, and there's no links or heathland to speak of. Richmond Park Golf Club is an 18-hole parkland layout in London, offering the kind of tree-lined, tactical golf you'd expect from a course carved out of established parkland rather than open heath. Roehampton Club, also an 18-hole parkland course in south west London, is the grander of the two on paper — it's a private members' club best known outside golf for its tennis and squash pedigree, having produced National League Women's Tennis Champions in 2012 and 2025 and Men's Champions across several recent years, alongside European Squash Club titles in both the men's and women's game. That sporting depth says something about the club's character: golf is one strand of a much broader sports club rather than the sole focus.
White Lodge Golf Club takes a different route into the same landscape. It sits inside Richmond Park, the largest of London's Royal Parks, with a 3,000-acre nature reserve close by, and it's described as one of Europe's most visited golf locations — not surprising given the footfall through the park itself. Unlike Roehampton, White Lodge is pay-to-play and welcomes non-members, which makes it the obvious starting point for a visiting golfer with no club connections in the area. It's also where the borough's advertised entry-level green fee of £20 is most likely to apply, making it one of the more accessible rounds you'll find this close to central London.
Something Different at Scratch Wandsworth
The fourth listing, Scratch Wandsworth, breaks from the parkland pattern in that no course type or hole count is attached to it. Based in London within the borough, it reads less like a traditional 18-hole club and more like a practice-focused or indoor golf venue aimed at players who want to work on their game without booking a full round. For Wandsworth golfers short on time between rounds at Richmond Park or White Lodge, it's worth knowing as a local option even if the detail on offer is limited.
Making the Most of a Compact Patch
Golf in Wandsworth is really a story about one park and the clubs that have grown up around it. Richmond Park Golf Club and White Lodge both draw on the same green backdrop but serve different types of golfer — one a standard 18-hole parkland test, the other a highly accessible pay-and-play round set within a nature reserve visited by millions each year. Roehampton Club sits apart again, a private club where golf shares billing with tennis and squash success at a national and European level. It's not a county with breadth, but for south west London golfers wanting a proper 18 holes of parkland golf without leaving the city, Wandsworth covers the basics well, and White Lodge in particular is hard to beat for convenience and value.