The playing of golf on Berkhamsted Common arose some time during the 1880s. A young School Master, Mr George H. Gowring, perceived that the old grazing land with its fine, crisp, sheep and rabbit-cropped turf, lay just waiting for man and nature to create, between them, near perfect golfing country. And so, with a few like-minded friends and the permission of the then owner, Lord Brownlow, they laid out a rudimentary course. Therefore, Berkhamsted has a fair claim to be Hertfordshire's most senior golf club. Click HERE for the Berkhamsted Golf Club website. Click HERE for a location map. Postcode: HP4 2QB