Aldeburgh Golf Club has two courses that are open year-round, weather permitting. The 18-hole Championship course was originally designed by Willie Park, Jr., with the bunkers designed by five-time Open champion J.H. Taylor. Then in 1921, the very notable architects Harry S. Colt and Charles Hugh Alison significantly altered the layout and built four new greens. Beginning in 2006, architects Ken Moodie and Ken Brown have cleared much of the gorse, but added some bunkers and swales around the greens.

Two-ball matches only are allowed on the main course and, whilst singles are popular, the club members revel in their two-ball foursomes, whether comprised of men, ladies or both. Eighteen holes rarely take more than three hours over Aldeburgh’s compact layout. It is a good place to play thirty-six holes in a day, with minimal walking from green to tee.