About Us

Howard Swan with Sir Henry Cotton on site during the construction of the course at Gosfield Lake Golf Club (1986)

Borne out of the collaboration between Sir Henry Cotton and Alex Swan, Swan Golf Designs has sixty years of experience of designing and renovating golf courses in the UK, throughout Europe and beyond.

Our philosophy is based upon a love of golf and appreciation of the natural landscape, applying our creativity to build challenge, variety and interest into our projects.

Alex Swan with Henry Cotton marking out the new nine-holes at Eaglescliffe Golf Club (1968)