Both courses are located on Metropolitan Open Land owned by, and leased from, the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames.

[3][4] The area of the present day course formed part of a larger estate which was purchased in 1871 by property developer, Charles James Freake, and renamed Fulwell Park.

[5] Phil Gaudin was appointed as the first head golf professional at Fulwell in 1906, and he remained there until the start of World War I in 1914.

[12] After the war, Middlesex County Council reinstated the course, contracting John Stanton Fleming Morrison for the design.

He laid out the present day 18-hole course comprising eight of the original “outer” layout and ten new holes from the land returned from agricultural use.

In 1946 Bill Cox succeeded George Oak as professional, establishing a successful teaching academy at Fulwell and remaining until 1975.

In 2005 the task force published its report and found no evidence of wrongdoing but commented:[13] Their findings do however give them cause for concern and an understanding of why some members of the public believe that the Council was, at the very least, unprofessional/incompetent, a belief fuelled by a series of apparent coincidences.

Following publication of the report further documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act threw doubt on the scope of evidence considered by the task force.

[14][15] In 2018, a triangle of open land behind the David Lloyd Centre was formally assessed by Richmond Council to determine its suitability as a school site.

The agricultural heritage of the site is still visible as drainage ditches and mature tree lines still reflect 19th century field boundaries.

Non-native Leyland cypress and Eucalyptus trees have been removed and habitats provided for stag beetles and hedgehogs.

The intention was to provide hockey and football pitches, bowling green, tennis courts, an open-air swimming pool, gymnasium and café.