In order to provide golf facilities to "local artisans", unable to afford membership of private clubs, George V commissioned J. H. Taylor, one of the famous "Great Triumvirate" of Braid, Taylor and Vardon, to lay out an 18-hole golf course with architect Fred Hawtree on the eastern side of Richmond Park in the early 1920s.

This tablet commemorates the generous and public spirited action of the under-mentioned gentlemen who undertook responsibility for the construction and management of these golf courses up to the date of their transfer to His Majesty's Office of Works.

[4] Richmond Park, excluding the Golf Course, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest[5] and national nature reserve and has a policy of encouraging biodiversity.

One of the local golf course rules is therefore that fallen trees and dead wood must be treated as Immovable Obstructions during the game.

Located near Chohole Gate at the south of the course, the facility, which was officially opened in August 2013, adds seven new greens, eight new tees, a new driving range, and new, accessible golf academy.

The Priory Golf Club was formed in 1924 by a group of enthusiastic players based at the newly opened "Prince's course".