Club History
Temple Golf Club was founded in 1909 by Captain G MacDonald of The Guards Club in Maidenhead along with a number of other officers and local gentry. Land was leased from the estates of Bisham Abbey and Temple Park and Willie Park Jr. was commissioned to design and build the course. The Club was "quietly" opened for play on 4th May 1910.
Willie Park Jr.


The Oppenheimer Family

Raymond Oppenheimer was one of those responsible for launching the Golf Foundation in 1952. The Golf Foundation is a charity committed to providing children and young people the opportunity to experience golf and experience the benefits it has to offer. He was elected President of Temple in 1956 and served in that capacity until his death in 1984. During his lifetime, Raymond Oppenheimer was friends with many of the game's greatest players including Sam Snead, Peter Thompson, Bobby Locke, Roger and Joyce Wethered, Bobby Jones and Molly Gourlay and many of them played at Temple. Molly Gourlay won the Temple Ladies Open in 1922 and went on to represent Great Britain in many international matches including the first Curtis Cup match, played at Wentworth in 1932.
Sir Henry Cotton MBE 1907-1987

