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1886
Established
One of the older heathland members’ clubs in the Midlands, founded as the Lichfield Golf Club.
1927
Harry Colt
Course redesigned by the architect of Sunningdale, Wentworth, Royal Portrush and Muirfield Village.
2012
BMW PGA
Member Robert Rock wins the European Tour’s flagship event at Wentworth, beating Tiger Woods.
2020
HS2 Redesign
Major remodel by Jonathan Gaunt protected the heart of the Colt layout while the railway cut through.

The Robert Rock story

A Tour winner from the Staffordshire heath.

Robert Rock learned the game at Whittington Heath. He came through the junior section, turned professional in 1999, and built a steady tour career through the 2000s on the Challenge Tour and European Tour.

Two wins on the European Tour stand out. The 2011 Italian Open at Royal Park I Roveri. And, more famously, the 2012 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth — the European Tour's flagship event — beating Tiger Woods to do it. The win lifted him to a career-high world ranking of 39.

The Rock connection runs through the modern Whittington Heath story. He returns regularly between Tour commitments. He coaches when invited. He gives swing analysis pieces with Golf Monthly and the DP World Tour. The textbook swing on the right is his — one of the cleanest tempo profiles on the European tour.

“One of the most aesthetically pleasing swings in the modern game.”Golf Monthly on Robert Rock
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The textbook swingGolf Monthly

Explore the club

Three reasons to play this season.

The course

A Harry Colt heathland layout, restored

The 1927 Colt design, sympathetically remodelled in 2020 by Jonathan Gaunt to absorb the HS2 corridor without losing the strategic heart. Heather, sand and the distinctive Staffordshire pine.

Membership

Currently full — corporate routes open

Full categories are closed for applications. Corporate membership offers a route in: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum packages, with four-ball slots and selected weekday rights. POA via the office.

Visitors

Visitors welcome year-round

Summer midweek £90, weekend slots £95. Winter midweek £70. Spring and autumn at £75 midweek. Society packages by arrangement. Book through IntelligentGolf.

In their own words

“The standard of the heather, the bunkering, and the conditioning is as good as anything in the Midlands.”

Member testimonial · Google review

Visit Whittington Heath

Common Lane, Whittington, Lichfield.

Three miles east of Lichfield, three miles north of Tamworth. Junction 9 of the M42 is fifteen minutes; Birmingham International Airport is twenty.

Address
Common Lane, Whittington
Lichfield, Staffordshire
WS14 9GX
Office
01543 432317
Visitor and society bookings, membership, private hire
Email
ben@whittingtonheathgc.co.uk
Ben, Golf Operations Manager
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