Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club, founded in 1888, is ranked by Golf World as one of the top 100 clubs in the British Isles. It has two 18 hole courses - the Old and the West. The Old Course is used by the R&A; as an Open Championship Regional Qualifying venue and also hosted the full international match between England and Spain in May 2007. The club welcomes visitors and societies and offers golfers the opportunity of playing its two courses, each with its own distinctive challenge, on the same day.