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Banstead Downs Golf Club occupies chalk downland at Belmont in Surrey. Golf began on the site in 1890 with Sutton Ladies' Golf Club. , followed by an 18-hole men's course designed by five-time Open champion J.
H. Taylor and opened in 1904. James Braid later substantially redesigned the course, including holes affected by changes around Brighton Road; the Braid redesign was formally opened in 1934.
The course is an 18-hole heathland golf course. It plays to par 71, 6,018m (6,581 yards), course rating 72.4 and slope rating 132. Designed by Willie Dunn Jr. and J. H. Taylor, the course originally opened in 1890. It is semi-private, welcoming both members and visitors. On-site facilities include Clubhouse, Practice Facilities, Golf Carts.
Golf on Banstead Downs dates to 1890, when the club began as Sutton Ladies' Golf Club. The club's detailed history says the original course was attributed to Willie Dunn Jr. Men were subsequently admitted and the course expanded.
J. H. Taylor created an expanded 18-hole course in the early twentieth century.
James Braid later reworked the layout, using the natural downland contours and reorganising holes around Brighton Road.
Braid's redesigned course was formally opened on 27 May 1934. Mackenzie & Ebert carried out further work in 2010, lengthening the first into a par 5 and extending the 16th from a par 3 into a par 4.
The club operates on registered common land owned by Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. It is a members' club that also accepts visitor play.
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