Where Danny Willett learned the game that won him the Masters.

A South Yorkshire parkland members club, founded in 1903 and extended to eighteen holes by James Braid in 1906. The only English club with a current member who has won at Augusta National.

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1903

Established

Founded by Sandy Herd as nine holes. Extended to eighteen by James Braid in 1906.

Par 70

6,322 Yards

Classic Yorkshire parkland. White tee course rating 71.7, slope 128.

2016

Master Champion

Member Danny Willett wins at Augusta National. Life membership granted.

1066

Thrybergh Park

The estate appears in the Domesday Book. Reresby family seat for four centuries.

The Willett story

From the Yorkshire Amateur to the Green Jacket.

Danny Willett joined Rotherham as a teenager in 2005. Within two years he was Club Champion at Rotherham, Yorkshire Amateur Champion, and English Amateur Champion. He made the 2007 Walker Cup squad at Royal County Down. He became World No. 1 amateur.

On Sunday 10 April 2016 he won the Masters at Augusta National. The first English Masters champion since Nick Faldo. The first major won by an Englishman in twenty years.

The club has been quietly proud of its part in that career for the decade since. Willett returns between Tour commitments. The Walker Cup bag he carried in 2007 is on display in the clubhouse. He held the 2016 homecoming press conference at Rotherham wearing the Green Jacket.

“With its immaculate tree lined fairways and small greens, Rotherham Golf Club presents a pleasurable and true test of golf of all levels.”Danny Willett, 2016 Masters Champion

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