Leicestershire, United Kingdom
The Leicestershire Golf Club is an 18-hole private parkland course founded in 1890 and located on Evington Lane to the south of Leicester city, backing onto open countryside. The course originally opened on the racecourse before moving to its present site in Evington fields in 1892 and taking its current name in 1895. It was extended to 18 holes in 1899 and has since been shaped by a notable succession of architects. James Braid made improvements in 1910, adding bunkers and refining the layout. Harry Colt was called in during the 1920s and carried out a programme of work between 1922 and 1926. Major Charles Mackenzie, brother of Augusta National's Alister MacKenzie, extended the course in 1936, and C.K. Cotton undertook a significant redesign in the 1960s after the construction of a ring road threatened several holes. Fred Hawtree made further refinements to a handful of holes after Cotton's reconstruction. The course currently plays to a par of 70 over approximately 6,456 yards, with the layout containing no par fives in its original configuration before two holes were subsequently lengthened.
The course is heavily tree-lined throughout, which defines its character and places a premium on accurate driving. The fairways feature numerous doglegs and the greens are widely regarded as among the best in the region — fast, true and with subtle borrows that reward careful reading. The back nine from hole 12 onwards is considered particularly scenic and challenging. With a course slope rating of 130, it presents a meaningful test for low-handicap golfers despite the absence of great length by modern standards.
The club's distinctive circular clubhouse, designed by architects Pick Everard and opened in December 1967, is an architecturally notable structure that commands panoramic views across the course from its elevated glazed upper level. No significant professional tournament history is associated with the club, which operates as a private members facility.
