As I studied Google maps before writing this feature a month or so after my visit to Coulsdon Manor just south of Croydon, I was amazed at just how many courses there are in close proximity as greenery begins to give way fully to concrete, tarmac, bricks and mortar en route into the capital.
In addition to Coulsdon Manor, Cuddington and Farleigh featured here, you could throw a metaphorical - albeit admittedly larger than normal - blanket over a dozen or so courses to the south of Croydon: Croham Hurst, Woodcote Park, Chipstead, Purley Downs, Oaks Park, Surrey National, Kingswood, Surrey Downs, Shirley Park and the various courses in Addington, including The Addington.
