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Range Card World of Golf London Re-opening safety measures: Driving Range – UPDATED March 15, 2021 11:29 am

Great news! We’re delighted to confirm that we will re-open the World of Golf London Driving Range, including the Jurassic Encounter adventure golf course, on Monday 29th March from 7am. Costa Coffee will be open for takeaways while the American Golf shop will be open for socially distanced fitting and click and collect. Nothing is more important than the health... View Article

Review of the golfing year 2020 December 22, 2020 2:19 pm

Our resident Master Professional Jon Woodroffe takes a look back at a different kind of year. The expression ‘2020 vision’ means perfect. I think we can all agree this year has proved to be as far from that as you can imagine! We all know the bad bits, so I wanted to make my review of the year more upbeat... View Article

Masters misgivings come to nothing November 18, 2020 4:37 pm

The long awaited 2020 Masters came with many worries. Would Bryson De Chambeau overpower the great golf course? Would Augusta look as beautiful in the autumn? Would the lack of crowds diminish the atmosphere on the back 9 on Sunday?   Well, let us look at the first one. As a 5-foot 6-inch golf professional who does not hit the... View Article

queing for the golf course Let’s make the most of this surge in demand June 30, 2020 7:22 am

World of Golf Master professional Jon Woodroofe, sees another great opportunity for game of golf, if lessons from the past can be heeded The game of golf lends itself to social distancing really well. Let’s be honest, how many times have you seen four players down the middle of the fairway within a metre of each other?! Or even just... View Article

Re-opening safety measures: Jurassic Encounter May 13, 2020 1:04 pm

The Jurassic Encounter adventure golf course is back open from May 18! Nothing is more important than the health and safety of our customers and staff. We have developed the following guidelines to ensure everyone can feel comfortable when they visit: Safety Measures 1: Social Distancing: Please always stay 2m apart from other customers and staff. We have added additional... View Article

Christmas Opening Hours November 14, 2019 3:53 pm

Looking forward to seeing all our customers over the Christmas period – particularly those wishing to try out their new clubs!

Jurassic Encounter Winter Pass Jurassic Encounter Winter Passes now available August 20, 2019 3:50 pm

Great news for all our adventure golf fans – Jurassic Encounter winter passes are now on sale. With unlimited golf from October through to February of next year, these passes offer outstanding value for money: Families £80 Adults £50 Children £40 Can be purchased at reception. Terms and Conditions Card must be presented before play, no cash value, non transferrable,... View Article

A glorious win for the whole of Ireland July 22, 2019 2:04 pm

Jon Woodroffe reflects on a wonderful victory for Shane Lowry at this year’s British Open at Royal Portrush What a glorious victory at Royal Portrush this weekend and a worthy and very popular winner in Shane Lowry. I can only imagine how good the craic was Sunday evening. The first playing of the great championship on the Northern Irish links... View Article

The Tiger is back April 15, 2019 1:05 pm

Jon Woodroffe reflects on an incredible Masters….and an incredible comeback Where do you begin? I’m struggling to remember a better comeback story in sport. For me, it beats Mohammad Ali. Here we have Tiger Woods rising from personal scandals, through severe debilitating physical problems, leaping from 1,195 in the world rankings to take his 5th Green jacket, 22 years after... View Article