Saunton Golf Club: Modern Golf Course Map

Saunton Golf Club’s twin links, set within the vast dunes of Braunton Burrows on the North Devon coast, are captured here with quiet elegance and unmistakable character. This modern course plan transforms the East and West Courses into a refined piece of wall art, distilling their windswept beauty into flowing, organic shapes on a warm, off‑white field. For anyone who knows these fairways — or dreams of feeling the Atlantic breeze rolling across them — it’s a striking way to celebrate one of England’s most storied links settings.

The layout reads like a braided composition of elongated, irregular green ribbons, arranged across a broad horizontal sweep with generous space between corridors. That openness mirrors the natural rhythms of the dunes, with holes angling left-to-right, then diagonally or vertically, as if responding to contours and prevailing wind. From above, the twin routings feel intertwined yet distinct, their silhouettes balanced and poised — a portrait of links golf at its most authentic and elemental.

Subtle tan flecks suggest the scattered, sculpted bunkering that guards key landing spots, while the rare touch of pale blue hints at the occasional water feature without disturbing the course’s pure links identity. The map’s pared-back treatment heightens the strategic drama: narrow runways widening into bulbous green complexes, fairways tapering and re-opening, and corridors that promise options for the bold as well as the patient. It’s a visual rhythm of restraint and release, rendered with clarity and grace.

Founded in 1897, Saunton’s championship pedigree and timeless appeal shine through this design. Built from precise mapping sources, the print preserves the true flow and spacing of the holes while keeping the aesthetic calm, modern, and beautifully minimal. As a keepsake, it carries the memory of dawn tee times, blustery matches, and long, sunlit summer rounds — a quietly luxurious tribute to a links that has captured many a golfer’s heart.

Clean, modern design — made from real data

We build each course map by hand from high‑resolution mapping sources, faithfully capturing the routing, spacing, and defining features of the course while keeping the design crisp and contemporary.

The palette is refined and timeless — deep olive greens with soft sand and delicate blue accents on a warm background — resulting in a piece that feels both accurate and artful.

Looks good anywhere

Minimal and sophisticated, this print sits beautifully in a living room, study, office, golf room, hallway, or clubhouse — especially for spaces with a coastal or clean, modern feel.

A genuinely brilliant gift for golfers

Thoughtful, personal, and quietly luxurious, this is the kind of gift that resonates with golfers who cherish Saunton — whether they’re members, regular visitors, or simply in love with classic links golf.

Perfect for:

• Birthdays
• Retirements
• Father’s Day
• Golf trips (Devon links memories and itineraries)
• Club championships
• Memorial trophies or friendship gifts
• Wedding or anniversary presents for golf‑loving couples

A meaningful, design‑led way to honour Saunton Golf Club — far more personal than the usual golf gift.

Looking for a different course? You can commission a custom map of any golf course in the world, created to suit the course, location and style you have in mind.

This golf course map can also be personalised. We can discreetly mark a favourite hole, add a small illustration of you and a playing partner on the course, or place a dedication beneath the title. Each detail is carefully composed so that it feels like a natural part of the map.

Customisation, sizing and framing

For guidance on size, colour or framing, or to request an option that is not available online, please contact us. A member of our team will be happy to advise, and we usually respond within a few minutes.

The fifth listing image shows an example of our map personalisation service. Zoom in to see how the additional details have been integrated into the original design, or browse more examples of personalised maps.

You can also choose to have your map carefully aged, giving it the softer colour, patina and character of an older antique print. An example is shown in the sixth listing image, and you can view further examples of our ageing treatments.

The model in the listing images is holding the 18x24in (45x60cm) version of this map.

This golf course map can be printed and framed at sizes up to 3 metres (10ft). For a bespoke size or framing option that is not shown online, please get in touch.

The map is available as a giclée print on acid-free archival matte paper, or professionally framed and ready to hang. Our standard frames are offered in six carefully selected finishes: black, dark brown, dark grey, antique gold, oak and white. A wider range of mouldings, mounts and finishes is available through our custom framing service.

Our frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic, chosen for its excellent clarity and reduced reflections. It is also substantially lighter and safer than conventional glass, making it particularly well suited to larger framed maps.