Open Competitions in Wiltshire

Why Enter an Open Golf Event in Wiltshire?

Wiltshire is one of the great underrated competitive golf calendars in the South West, with a remarkable concentration of free-draining chalk-downland courses that produce reliable year-round playing conditions on the country's most consistent inland turf. Marlborough's high downland course on the Marlborough Downs at 870 feet and Kingsdown's elevated layout near Box on the Wiltshire-Somerset border bring two contrasting downland venues to the heart of the calendar, while Bowood Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort brings a Dave Thomas-designed parkland course on the Bowood Estate near Calne to the resort tier.

With the M4, A303 and Great Western Main Line all running through Wiltshire and Salisbury, Stonehenge, Avebury and Bath itself drawing visitors year-round, the county is one of the more accessible destinations in the South West for amateur tournament play. With strong club hospitality and a Wiltshire Golf Network reciprocal arrangement that runs across many of the leading clubs, it remains a quietly rewarding choice for both single-day opens and multi-day visits across the chalk-downland country.