 Sign on Harrogate Road | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
  Location in England  Location in West Yorkshire  Location in Leeds | |
| Coordinates | 53°51′25″N 1°32′06″W / 53.857°N 1.535°W |
| Location | Alwoodley, West Yorkshire, England |
| Established | 1909 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | Ryder Cup (1929); Yorkshire Evening News Tournament; Lotus Tournament; Silentnight Tournament; Car Care Plan International; Haig Whisky TPC; English Amateur (4); Brabazon Trophy (5) |
| Website | moortown-gc.co.uk |
| Designed by | Alister MacKenzie |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,001 yards (6,402 m) |
| Course rating | 74.8 |
| Course record | 141 |
Moortown Golf Club is a golf club located in Alwoodley, near Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1909, and the championship golf course was designed by Alister MacKenzie.
In 1929, Moortown hosted the second Ryder Cup matches, the first to be played in Great Britain.[1] About two thousand spectators saw America gain a narrow lead[2] before the Great Britain team won singles on the final day and thus the competition by a score of 7–5 points.[3]
Moortown was a regular venue on the British PGA tournament circuit, which later became the European Tour, through to the mid-1980s, hosting the Yorkshire Evening News Tournament (19 times between 1925 and 1962), the Daily Telegraph Foursomes Tournament (1949), the Lotus Tournament (1950), the Silentnight Tournament (1965), the Tournament Players Championship (1980) and the Car Care Plan International (1984–1986). The club has also hosted qualifying rounds for The Open Championship as well as being the venue for the English Amateur four times, and the Brabazon Trophy on five occasions.
