Weekend 1 · 0 leave days
Trigger: book when the short public window opens.
Weekend 2 · 0 leave days
Flex: use a Friday leave day only if adding #52 Ferndown Old is worth replacing one of the power days.
Weekend 3 · 0 leave days
Flex: Golfbreaks explicitly sells weekend breaks. Add the third course only if a 36-hole day works; Formby stays post-bonus.
Weekend 4 · 0 leave days
Flex: Woodbridge or Purdis Heath becomes a separate weekend, not a Friday leave requirement.
Weekend 5 · 0 leave days
Trigger: final weather-dependent weekend; drop it if cold or wet.
Research baseline: 16 July 2026. The 12 courses already scheduled in the 2026 inbox plan are omitted. “Confirmed” means an official weekend price, public weekend tee sheet, or direct resort booking route was found. “Likely” means visitor access exists but weekend stock depends on a short release window, phone enquiry or golf-break provider.
| Course | Weekend route found |
|---|---|
| #5 Royal Lytham & St Annes | Official weekend / bank-holiday rate, subject to availability |
| #12 West Sussex | Saturday and Sunday visitor times at 14:30 and 14:37; more may appear inside 14 days |
| #18 Formby | Official Saturday and Sunday rates plus online availability |
| #21 Silloth on Solway Leave-day trip | Official Saturday and Sunday visitor booking |
| #29 Hunstanton Weekend core | Restricted weekend afternoons: Saturday after 14:00 and Sunday after 13:00 |
| #31 Broadstone Weekend core | Direct public weekend visitor booking |
| #33 Hindhead Weekend core | Limited weekend visitor tee times; Pro Shop can expose gaps |
| #34 West Hill | Weekend and bank-holiday visitor golf after 14:00 |
| #35 The Addington Weekend core | Direct public online booking |
| #38 Remedy Oak Weekend core | Direct visitor tee-time booking |
| #41 Royal Ashdown Forest Old Weekend core | Saturday public tee sheet observed |
| #44 West Lancashire Weekend core | Official weekend visitor rate; reserve through the club |
| #54 Sherwood Forest | Sunday public tee sheet observed |
| #59 Wallasey | Official Friday–Sunday prices and public reservation route |
| #80 Seacroft | Weekend public tee sheet observed |
| #82 Goodwood Downs | Public resort tee-time booking |
| #83 North Hants | Official limited weekend-afternoon visitor access |
| #84 Camberley Heath | Official Friday–Sunday visitor rate |
| #86 Goswick Leave-day trip | Direct public tee-time booking |
| #88 Close House Colt Leave-day trip | Direct green fee or on-site stay-and-play |
| #94 Huntercombe | Official weekend and bank-holiday visitor rate |
| #97 Fairhaven | Official Friday–Sunday rate and online tee-time route |
| #100 Sandiway | Official weekend rate and online booking |
| Course | What still needs confirming |
|---|---|
| #13 Royal Cinque Ports | Weekend visitor inventory or an open event through the club |
| #17 Royal West Norfolk Weekend core | Club or provider-arranged weekend time |
| #23 Hillside Weekend core | Online weekend gap around members' competitions |
| #42 Southport & Ainsdale Weekend core | Direct release or a weekend provider package |
| #46 Delamere Forest | Weekend visitor play when the public sheet is released |
| #48 Parkstone Weekend core | Club enquiry or Bournemouth provider package |
| #50 Ipswich Purdis Heath | Weekend-afternoon visitor gap by enquiry |
| #52 Ferndown Old | Direct weekend inventory or Bournemouth provider package |
| #87 Woodbridge Heath | Limited weekend inventory by club enquiry |
Deliberate exclusion: Sunningdale Old and New are not contenders. The 2026 inbox plan already owns Moortown, Alwoodley, Notts, Lindrick, Ganton, Fulford, Beau Desert, Little Aston, Woodhall Hotchkin, Sheringham, Hayling and Hankley Common, so they are not repeated here.
Leave day A · 1 day
Trigger: request a date before the spring tariff change.
Leave day B · 1 day
Trigger: book a Mon–Thu two-ball once the 2027 diary appears.
Leave day C · 1 day
Trigger: secure a Friday Close House stay-and-play tee time first, then book Goswick Saturday and Silloth early Sunday.
Leave used: 3 / 3 days. These are slots, not obligations: any one can be swapped without changing the ceiling.
| Swap candidate | What one leave day buys | When to prefer it |
|---|---|---|
| Woburn | Two of Marquess, Duke's and Duchess; 2026 baseline GBP395 | If the northern three-course trip cannot line up. |
| Royal Cinque Ports | One weekday links round | Only if a cleaner price appears. |
| Ferndown Old + Dorset weekend | A third Dorset Top-100 on Friday | If the package price beats one of the two-course power days. |
| Southport Friday | A third Golf Coast course | If the provider cannot fit 36 holes into Saturday/Sunday. |
| Norfolk/Suffolk Friday | Woodbridge Heath or Purdis Heath before the coast | If three rounds matter more than the Woburn/Berkshire/Walton double. |