Durham City Golf Club

🏌️‍♂️ Captain’s Day 2026 🏌️‍♂️

Everyone at Durham City Golf Club would like to wish our Club Captain for 2026, Stuart Ord, a fantastic Captain’s Day!

We hope you have a brilliant day filled with great golf, good company, and plenty of memorable moments. Thank you for your dedication and commitment to the club.

Enjoy your day, Stu! ⛳️

Match Day at Durham City Golf Club ⛳️🏌️‍♂️

Today we are delighted to welcome the Durham County Men’s Team to Durham City Golf Club as they take on Cumbria in what promises to be a fantastic day of county golf.

The action gets underway with the first foursomes match teeing off at 9:30am, followed by the singles matches this afternoon.

We would love to see plenty of support around the course, so spectators are very welcome to come along and enjoy some top-class golf.

A special mention and best of luck to our Course Manager/Team Players, Jack Richardson & Andy Bell - who are both representing Durham today. We wish them every success, along with the rest of the Durham team.

Good luck Team Durham! 💙💛

Here’s to a fantastic day of competitive golf at Durham City Golf Club. ⛳🏆

A warm welcome to all the ladies attending the Vine Trophy at Durham City Golf Club today! ⛳️

We’ve already had some unexpected visitors checking over the course this morning 🦌, so it seems the deer have given their seal of approval!

Hopefully the rain holds off, and we wish everyone a fantastic day of golf, great company, and enjoyable competition.

Good luck to all the players, and enjoy your day at Durham City Golf Club! 🌿🏌️‍♀️☔️

In Praise of Our Greenkeepers

While golfers often celebrate great shots, memorable rounds, and pristine fairways, it is easy to overlook the dedicated men and women whose work makes those experiences possible. Our county's greenkeepers are the unsung heroes of the game.

Long before the first tee time and long after the final putt has dropped, they are hard at work. Through every season and in all weather conditions, they nurture, maintain, and protect the courses we are privileged to play. Their expertise combines science, craftsmanship, and an unwavering commitment to excellence.

A golf course does not simply happen. Every smooth green, every well-defined bunker, every healthy fairway and carefully managed rough is the result of countless hours of planning, preparation, and physical effort. Greenkeepers contend with drought, frost, heavy rain, disease, and the ever-changing challenges of nature, often working behind the scenes without recognition.

Their contribution extends far beyond aesthetics. They create the stage upon which our competitions are played, our friendships are forged, and our love for the game continues to grow. The quality of our golfing experience rests largely in their capable hands.

As a county golfing community, we owe our greenkeepers a debt of gratitude. Their professionalism, skill, and dedication ensure that our courses remain places of beauty, challenge, and enjoyment for players of all abilities.

To every greenkeeper across our county: thank you. Your work may often go unnoticed, but it is never unappreciated. You are the custodians of our courses, the guardians of our playing surfaces, and an indispensable part of the game we cherish.

Well played, all of you.

Pictured is Jack Richardson at Durham City Golf Club, still at it at 10pm.