The Belfry, on the edge of Wishaw in north Warwickshire, has staged the Ryder Cup four times, in 1985, 1989, 1993 and 2002, which the resort says is more than any other venue. Its Brabazon course is why most golfers come, and the short 10th, the par four over water whose green Seve Ballesteros famously drove, is the shot they want to try. Two more courses, PGA National and the redesigned Derby, make it a 54-hole resort, and all three take visitor tee times online. It is also home to the PGA’s headquarters, about eight miles from Birmingham city centre.
The Belfry (Brabazon, PGA National and Derby) green fees and tee times.
Tee times on all three courses are booked online through the resort’s golf booking site, up to four players per booking; larger parties make separate bookings or phone. The online sheet only opens a limited period ahead, and for anything further out the resort asks you to call 01675 238 600 or email golf.sales@thebelfry.com. Be on the tee ten minutes before your time: a late arrival or missed slot forfeits the round with no refund. The course pages do not set a handicap limit; they link to a handicap conversion table instead. Most visitors come on a stay-and-play break. On the one-night, two-round package a £50 deposit secures the booking, the balance is due one month before arrival, and payments are non-refundable and non-cancellable.
INDICATIVE GREEN FEE · CHECKED NOVEMBER 2026From £129
Stay-and-play per person: one night with full English breakfast, a round on the Brabazon and a burger and pint, November to March, subject to availability. Longer breaks from £159 (one night, two rounds) to £369 (three nights, three rounds). The resort does not publish standalone green fees on its course pages.
One night, one Brabazon round, burger and pint (Nov–Mar)
£129
One night, two rounds
£159
Two nights, two rounds
£219
Two nights, three rounds
£299
Three nights, three rounds
£369
Prices change by season and booking route, so confirm the current rate with the operator. Official rates ↗
The courses at The Belfry (Brabazon, PGA National and Derby).
The Brabazon
The championship course: par 72, 7,255 yards, and the one that pushes break prices up whenever it is included. The 10th is the risk-and-reward hole everyone knows, a short par four where you either take on the water or lay up and pitch over it.
PGA National
Par 72 and 6,921 yards, and billed as England’s only PGA-branded course. It is built as an inland links: fast-running fairways, firm and heavily contoured greens with steep run-offs, and about 70 deep bunkers placed to catch the drive. It has hosted two European Tour events.
The Derby
The first course built at The Belfry, now fully redesigned in a heathland style. Heather frames the holes, more than 60 irregular white-sand bunkers have been added, tees have been raised and some approaches widened. The resort aims it at beginners and mid-handicappers, with white, yellow, red and junior tees; the holes it singles out are the par-three 3rd, the reshaped 5th and the 13th, a par four from an elevated tee.
The round, in perspective.
Dave Thomas and Peter Alliss laid out the Brabazon and the Derby, and Thomas also designed PGA National. The Brabazon is par 72 and 7,255 yards on the resort’s figures, and Ryder Cup history runs right through it. Sam Torrance’s putt sealed Europe’s win in 1985, and Paul McGinley holed the winning putt for Torrance’s own European team in 2002. Recent work reshaped the 6th into a sterner test, a change Lee Westwood has praised. The resort has also held more than twenty European Tour events, most recently the British Masters from 2021 to 2024. The site is flat, mature Midlands parkland, so ponds, brooks and old trees set the questions rather than slopes; at the 10th the green sits beyond a stone-walled pond, and the hotel’s Brabazon House overlooks it.
Know before you go.
Online bookings
Up to four players per booking
Arrival
On the tee 10 minutes early; late arrivals forfeit the round
Break deposit
£50, balance one month before arrival; non-refundable
Single supplement
£60 on the one-night, two-round break
Scoring and GPS
Free VPAR app covers all three courses
Make the trip work.
Fix your Brabazon day first: on the one-night, two-round break, PGA National with the Derby starts at £159, but any pairing with the Brabazon costs £209 or £219, based on two sharing on a low-season Sunday night. Groups booking breaks for stays between March and October 2026 get one place free in every twelve and a pint each. Toptracer bays are open at the PGA National Academy range, and Ryder Restaurant takes online bookings, including for Sunday lunch.
The resort is on Lichfield Road at Wishaw, postcode B76 9PR, beside junction 9 of the M42. Birmingham Airport is about 20 minutes away by motorway, and Birmingham city centre roughly eight miles to the south-west. Birmingham International station, next to the airport, has direct trains from London Euston; take a taxi from there. Sutton Coldfield is the nearest town.
Where it is.
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Somewhere to settle in.
The hotel is part of the resort, with rooms in the main building and in Brabazon House, which looks over the Brabazon’s 10th. An £80 million expansion began in 2024, adding rooms, a leisure club and events space, with completion planned for autumn 2025. The hotel also has a spa, tennis courts and four restaurants. The resort was taking 2027 break bookings at 2026 prices when this guide was checked.
Make a trip of it.
With three courses on one site, a two-night, three-round break covers the Brabazon, PGA National and the Derby without any driving. If you want links golf as well, Royal Liverpool at Hoylake and the Southport courses, including Royal Birkdale and Hillside, are roughly two hours north-west by the M6. Closer to home, Drayton Manor theme park is near Tamworth, and Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter and canal-side centre are around half an hour away.
Find your season.
The courses are open all year, and break prices are lowest for Sunday-night stays in low season. The one-round break with a burger and pint runs only from November to March. Brabazon Winter Series dates for 2026/27 are 17 November, 2 December, 27 January, 23 February and 23 March, and a Christmas jumper golf day on 10 December 2026 costs £90 with breakfast and a turkey bap.
Yes. Visitors book Brabazon tee times online through the resort’s booking site, up to four players per booking, or by phone on 01675 238 600 for dates beyond the online window. Arrive on the tee ten minutes early, because late arrivals forfeit the round without a refund.
How many Ryder Cups has The Belfry hosted?
Four: 1985, 1989, 1993 and 2002. Europe won in 1985 and 2002, the 1989 match was tied 14–14 so Europe kept the trophy, and the United States won 15–13 in 1993 under Tom Watson. The resort says no other venue has hosted it as often.
What is the cheapest way to play The Belfry?
The November-to-March break, one night with breakfast, a Brabazon round and a burger and pint, starts at £129 per person. The Brabazon Winter Series events cost £70 a player on five dates up to 23 March 2027.
Last checked 11 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
