Sandy Lodge Golf Club

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In Arena Virtus

Classical Latin ambiguity best describes the Sandy Lodge Golf Club motto, as its meaning has been interpreted many ways since the club was founded in 1910. Initially suggested by a founding Club member, a classics master at nearby Harrow School, he translated the motto literally as : 'Our virtue lies in our sand.’ Another more apposite translation is ‘Courage in Combat’, which aptly reflects the competitive nature of the game. This alternative is indeed appropriate for Sandy Lodge, as the course tests any player's golf skills in a variety of ways. Mr. Markes chose the site due to its sandy soil, an oasis in the ubiquitous London clay. Once part of a coastal beach or perhaps the estuary of an ancient coastal river, it received extensive deposits of sand which provide excellent drainage and which help to make this rolling, links-style golf course playable year-round.

The Sandy Lodge crest is aptly capped with a sand hill and growing bent grass, both native to the course. The wavy lines represent the sea that no longer exists here, but which left its mark on the site centuries ago.

Page last edited 06/11/2008