At the turn of the 20th century when the club's first members set eyes on a piece of heath and farmland alongside the picturesque Norman church at Adel they had the vision to see a golf course set out on natural rolling terrain.
They made the dream a reality, fitting the holes into the contours of the countryside. Dr Alister Mackenzie was called in to advise on alterations to Headingley just before the First World War. His ethos was that a course should "have a spirit of adventure" and he certainly put that theory into practice.
Although Headingley has undergone changes with holes redesigned, moved and upgraded the original concept has remained the same.
Today's course is a challenge for golfers of all abilities; the rolling terrain and slick greens make it a testing but always an enjoyable challenge.
There is an abundance of wildlife, pheasant congregate and the odd deer wanders across the fairways. All kinds of waterfowl fly over en route for Eccup Reservoir. And watch out for the majestic red kites, which often hover above the course.
