Editing Leatherhead (section)

===Golf===
The Leatherhead Club was founded as the Surrey Golf Club, but adopted its present name in 1908. The 18-hole course was designed by the Scottish golfer, [[Peter Paxton]], and the first nine holes opened in October 1903. The Prime Minister, [[Arthur Balfour]], was one of those who played at the course in 1907. In 1928, [[Alf Perry]] joined as Club Professional and, seven years later, he won the [[1935 Open Championship]] at [[Muirfield]]. The clubhouse suffered bomb damage during the Second World War. The construction of the M25 motorway in the late 1970s, necessitated changes to the layout of the southern part of the course.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://theleatherheadclub.com/club-history/ |title= Club History |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= 30 August 2020 |orig-date= 20 August 2020 |publisher= The Leatherhead Club |access-date= 2 November 2021 |archive-date= 19 January 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210119150614/https://theleatherheadclub.com/club-history/ |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.leatherheadlocalhistory.org.uk/miscellany/potted-history-24.pdf |title= Leatherhead Golf Club, Kingston Road |last= Powell |first= Goff |publisher= Leatherhead & District Local History Society |access-date= 3 November 2021 |archive-date= 3 November 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211103125439/https://www.leatherheadlocalhistory.org.uk/miscellany/potted-history-24.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref>

The 18-hole Tyrells Wood Golf Course was designed by [[James Braid (golfer)|James Braid]] in the grounds of Tyrells Wood House in 1922.<ref name=TW_golf>{{cite web |url= https://www.tyrrellswoodgolfclub.com/history |title= History at Tyrells Wood |author= <!--Not stated--> |year= 2001 |publisher= Tyrells Wood Golf Club |access-date= 2 November 2021 |archive-date= 23 January 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210123164808/https://www.tyrrellswoodgolfclub.com/history |url-status= live }}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Tyrells Wood house was built for the banker, Roger Cunliffe, in around 1880.<ref>{{harvnb|Vardey|1988|p=158}}</ref> The house and the surrounding {{convert|250|acre|ha|order=flip|abbr=on}} were bought by the politician, [[Henry Keswick (politician)|Henry Keswick]] in 1913. The estate was sold again in 1922 to the founders of the Golf Club, although not all of the land was required for the course and, in 1925, some land was released for housebuilding.<ref>{{harvnb|Vardey|1988|p=325}}</ref>|group= n}} The Club opened two years later.<ref name=TW_golf/>

Pachesham Golf Centre opened in 1989 as a nine-hole course, but was remodelled in 2014 to a six-hole course. The centre has a 28-bay, floodlit [[driving range]], which is the longest in Surrey.<ref>{{cite news |last= Dunsmuir |first= Alistair |date= 24 July 2019 |title= This is why we converted our golf club into a six-hole venue |url= https://www.thegolfbusiness.co.uk/2019/07/this-is-why-we-converted-our-golf-club-into-a-six-hole-venue/ |work= The Golf Business |access-date= 2 November 2021 |archive-date= 24 December 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191224124608/http://www.thegolfbusiness.co.uk/2019/07/this-is-why-we-converted-our-golf-club-into-a-six-hole-venue/ |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.pacheshamgolf.co.uk/driving_range.htm |title= Driving Range |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= 1 September 2020 |publisher= Pachesham Golf Centre |access-date= 2 November 2021 |archive-date= 24 February 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210224223640/https://www.pacheshamgolf.co.uk/driving_range.htm |url-status= live }}</ref>

Beaverbrook golf course, to the south of Leatherhead, was designed by David McLay-Kidd and [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]. The 7,100 yard, 72-par course opened in the grounds of [[Cherkley Court]] in 2016.<ref name=Golf_100>{{cite web |url= https://www.top100golfcourses.com/golf-course/beaverbrook |title= Beaverbrook - Surrey - England |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= 25 August 2021 |publisher= Top100 golf courses |access-date= 2 November 2021 |archive-date= 14 April 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210414072751/https://www.top100golfcourses.com/golf-course/beaverbrook |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Whitbread |first= John |date= 24 July 2015 |title= Tom Watson tees off talk on the Beaverbrook golf course |url= https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/other-sport/tom-watson-tees-talk-beaverbrook-9718255 |work= Surrey Live |access-date= 2 November 2021 |archive-date= 20 January 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210120015930/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/other-sport/tom-watson-tees-talk-beaverbrook-9718255 |url-status= live }}</ref> The construction of the course was opposed by local residents and environmental campaigners, who mounted a series of legal challenges to the development.<ref>{{cite news |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= 22 August 2013 |title= Surrey Cherkley Court Hotel and golf club plan quashed |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-23795592 |work= BBC News |access-date= 2 November 2021 |archive-date= 13 July 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210713020929/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-23795592 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= 21 May 2014 |title= Cherkley Court leave to appeal denied |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-27508918 |work= BBC News |access-date= 2 November 2021 |archive-date= 25 February 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150225154123/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-27508918 |url-status= live }}</ref> Construction of the clubhouse was completed in 2018.<ref name=Golf_100/>