The Fakenham Golf Club Course is set in and around the Fakenham Racecourse. This gives the Golf Club many advantages due to its close affiliation with the race course and the Fakenham Sports Centre Association. It also provides a spectacular environment in which to play golf. Fakenham Golf Course consists of a nine hole par71 (36 out 35 back). The course measures 6245 yards in total and has eight different tees on the back nine. The course is played twice to equal 18 holes. Priority should be given to those players coming from the 9th green to the 10th tee or to players in competitions.
It was unanimously resolved that a golf club should be started for Fakenham & District to lie called The Fakenham Golf Club and the Marquis of Townsend of Raynham Hall be asked to become President of the Club and Lord Hastings, Patron, the Rev. H. C. Rogers was elected Captain and a Commitee consisting of the following gentlemen was formed: Mr George A. Watson, Capt. Hamone, Mr Algernon Digby and the Rev.
