Spectate from the chicane at the Revival to see plenty of classic cars going sideways as they exit this infamous point of our Motor Circuit.
One Summer, King Edward VII turned his back on the traditional morning suit, and donned a linen suit and Panama hat. Thus the Glorious Goodwood trend was born.
Whoa Simon! A horse so determined and headstrong, he not only won the 1883 Goodwood Cup by 20 lengths, but couldn't be stopped and carried on running over the top of Trundle hill
Easy boy! The charismatic Farnham Flyer loved to celebrate every win with a pint of beer. His Boxer dog, Grogger, did too and had a tendancy to steal sips straight from the glass.
Head Butler David Edney has worked at Buckingham Palace taking part in Dinner Parties for the then Duke of Richmond and the Queen.
Revel in the history of our hounds with their family trees dating back to some of our earliest documents at Goodwood.
Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.
From 2005 to present there has been a demonstration area for the rally cars at the top of the hill
Legend of Goodwood's golden racing era and Le Mans winner Roy Salvadori once famously said "give me Goodwood on a summer's day and you can forget the rest".
From 2005 to present there has been a demonstration area for the rally cars at the top of the hill
Legend of Goodwood's golden racing era and Le Mans winner Roy Salvadori once famously said "give me Goodwood on a summer's day and you can forget the rest".
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own Aerodrome!
The red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
One Summer, King Edward VII turned his back on the traditional morning suit, and donned a linen suit and Panama hat. Thus the Glorious Goodwood trend was born.
The first ever horsebox was used from Goodwood to Doncaster for the 1836 St. Leger. Elis arrived fresh and easily won his owner a £12k bet.
The first ever horsebox was used from Goodwood to Doncaster for the 1836 St. Leger. Elis arrived fresh and easily won his owner a £12k bet.
The red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
Ensure you take a little time out together to pause and take in the celebration of all the hard work you put in will be a treasured memory.
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
The first ever round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above Goodwood House.
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own Aerodrome!
The first thing ever dropped at Goodwood was a cuddly elephant which landed in 1932 just as the 9th Duke of Richmonds passion for flying was taking off.
"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
Ensure you take a little time out together to pause and take in the celebration of all the hard work you put in will be a treasured memory.
Whoa Simon! A horse so determined and headstrong, he not only won the 1883 Goodwood Cup by 20 lengths, but couldn't be stopped and carried on running over the top of Trundle hill
Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
Just beyond Goodwood House along the Hillclimb, the 2nd Dukes banqueting house was also known as "one of the finest rooms in England" (George Vertue 1747).
The first thing ever dropped at Goodwood was a cuddly elephant which landed in 1932 just as the 9th Duke of Richmonds passion for flying was taking off.
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
We have been host to many incredible film crews using Goodwood as a backdrop for shows like Downton Abbey, Hollywood Blockbusters like Venom: let there be Carnage and the Man from U.N.C.L.E.
We have been host to many incredible film crews using Goodwood as a backdrop for shows like Downton Abbey, Hollywood Blockbusters like Venom: let there be Carnage and the Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Downs Course
As we reach the half way point of the year, it’s pleasing to see the course improvements we have achieved this year. Firstly, the greens are more consistent then I have ever seen them, this is in regards to trueness and speeds. The stimp reading has been averaging 10.1 over the last three weeks and this is also throughout the day. They are also very healthy and the new feed program is working well, which is aiding the greens improving nicely. The greens complex’s (aprons, collars, and bunker surrounds) are also healthy and looking pure, with additional feeding throughout the year. Fairways are also worth a mention as they have good grass coverage and we managed to reduce the lateral growth in the last month, by lowering the cutting heights by 2mm for a few weeks, before coming back up to summer heights.
Although this has been a good achievement in the agronomy team, we still have areas to improve. Bunker sand top up has resumed after having a six week delay on sand, due to supply issues. We have now had 20 tonnes delivered, with another 20 tonnes on back order, which we are still awaiting. We are now continuing de-stoning and topping up bunkers to the correct levels. Since the spring we have completed holes 1 to 6 and 16 to 18. Now we will continue topping up bunkers the next few weeks and improve the playability of the hazards.
Another area which is causing some issues is the natural rough areas. These are slightly thicker than normal, due to the consistent wet weather we have had in the previous 12 months. This has caused the coarse grasses to flourish, rather than the more desired finer grasses. We have reduced some of these areas by lowering the grass height to around six inches for playability purposes. This was done on the landing zones on holes 5, 9, 11 and 16. We have had a lot of wild flowers come through, with a variety of orchids on display throughout the course. Although the natural rough is challenging, it does provide a huge ecology value to the area and plays a big part in our ecology and sustainability policies.
Our irrigation system is still causing us issues with leaks and electric issues, which we are working to solve daily. We have had another burst in the tunnel area and are now using another pipeline to use the automatic watering system on holes, 1, 17, 18 and the putting green. Currently this is working ok and after a few burnt off areas, which are recovering, there should not be much different throughout the course.
The estate water leak continues to flood the 18th first right bunker and this will remain GUR until it is fixed.
Badgers are causing a slight issue again, as they are starting to dig for grubs on the 11th fairway. The only thing we can do is repair the damage with divot mix and continue to do this if damage persists.
We look forward to seeing you on the course!
Rob Dyer, Head Greenkeeper, The Downs course
The Park Course
We had a challenging but very rewarding couple of weeks. After 14 months of growing in, the brand-new Copse facility has finally opened. Its been great to see it being used and enjoyed by so many and the feedback has been very pleasing. Whilst opening The Copse, we were also cutting the Goodwoof Arenas, even at the opening evening of The Copse some of the team dashed off to get some final cutting done ahead of Goodwoof taking place that weekend!
Straight after thet we had the Clutch Pro Tour golf competition, which was a huge success. There was a great field of golfers and they couldn’t praise the surfaces and the conditiion of the course enough, with one competitor saying “greens were second to none”! All thanks go to the team in delivering an excellent competiton, so much so the Clutch Pro Tour cant wait to come back in 2025!
As you can imagine the team are riding a bit of a wave at the moment but this doesn’t come by accident as this is years and months of hard work and doing the correct practices. Improving all surfaces through cultural practices and having consistant feed programmes. The greens have been very consistant with speeds between 9 and 10ft since the end March.
Due to this very busy period the renovation of the 4th and 13th bunkers have been put on hold. After more discussion with EGD it was felt that during the dry summer months, this was not the best time. We need to move irrigation pipework around the new positioned bunkers as this will need the system draining down and will be too risky. We of course will be back on reconstructing these bunkers towards the back end of summer.
Now we move on to the preperation for Festival of Speed. As you have seen in previous years the whole of the 10th is a main entrance and has the Supercar paddock on it, plus on 9th hole we have six helicopters taking off non-stop for four days. To help these areas during that period, we areate the whole of the 10th and apply a foilar feed to strengthen the plant and give us the best chance of quick recovery. We will also do the same with the walk ways.
We look forward to seeing you on the course!
Simon Berry, Head Greenkeeper, The Park course