This is a list of golf clubs that have been granted permission to bear the title "Royal", having been bestowed by a reigning monarch, such as the British, Spanish, Belgian, Nepalese, Dutch, or Swedish monarchs. To receive the honour of "Royal", the golf club would normally invite a member of the royal family to be a patron or an honorary member, or they apply for the title, which is granted by the reigning monarch. In Britain, the title "Royal" was restricted to "institutions of eminence, long standing and secure financial position, and devoted to national, charitable and scientific objects" by the British monarchy.
Golf clubs granted royal status by the British monarchy
: : } now File:Royal Colwood Golf clubhouse. READ INFO IN PANORAMIO-COMMENTS - panoramio.jpg|Royal Colwood Golf Club clubhouse, Canada File:Royal Birkdale Clubhouse and 18th Green. - geograph.org.uk - 888476 (cropped).jpg|Royal Birkdale Golf Club clubhouse, England File:Rcpclubhouse (cropped).JPG|Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club clubhouse, England File:Clubhouse of the Royal Cromer Golf Club 3909964 4e2f2f87.jpg|Royal Cromer Golf Club clubhouse, England File:Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake (2).jpg|Royal Liverpool Golf Club clubhouse, England File:2009 Women's British Open - Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Course (150).jpg|Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club clubhouse, England File:Royal West Norfolk Golf Clubhouse - geograph-3774908-by-Richard-Humphrey.jpg|Royal West Norfolk Golf Club clubhouse, England File:Bad Homburg – Restaurant „Golfhaus“ im Kurpark mit 6-Loch-Golfanlage "Old Course" - panoramio (cropped).jpg|Royal Homburger Golf Club clubhouse, Germany File:Royal Dublin Golf Club clubhouse Geograph-2424110-by-Andrew-F-Shinie.jpg|The Royal Dublin Golf Club clubhouse, Republic of Ireland File:Royal Selangor Golf Club Kuala Lumpur Dec. 2006 006 (cropped).jpg|Royal Selangor Golf Club clubhouse, Malaysia File:Prestongrange House - Royal Musselburgh GC (geograph 1817805).jpg|Royal Musselburgh Golf Club clubhouse, Scotland File:Royal Burgess Golfing Society Club House-3249816 a80674c2.jpg|The Royal Perth Golfing Society & County and City Club clubhouse, Scotland File:Royal Troon Old Course Clubhouse - geograph.org.uk - 1112739.jpg|Royal Troon Golf Club clubhouse, Scotland File:Royal Colombo Golf Club 006 (cropped).jpg|Royal Colombo Golf Club clubhouse, Sri Lanka ==Golf clubs granted royal status by the Spanish monarchy==
Golf clubs granted royal status by the Spanish monarchy
: ==Golf clubs granted royal status by the Belgian monarchy==
Golf clubs granted royal status by the Belgian monarchy
With some exceptions, Belgian golf clubs automatically adopt the title of Royal after they have been in operation for 50 years. : File:Ravestein clubhuis.JPG|Royal Golf Club of Belgium clubhouse File:Waterloo Golf Clubhouse.JPG|Royal Waterloo Golf Club clubhouse File:Royal Zoute, clubhuis.jpg|Royal Zoute Golf Club clubhouse File:Golf Oudenaarde (cropped).jpg|Royal Golf Club Oudenaarde clubhouse ==Golf clubs granted royal status by other monarchies==
Golf clubs granted royal status by other monarchies
: : : : File:Koninklijke Haagsche Golf & Country Club.jpg|The Royal Hague Golf & Country Club clubhouse, Netherlands File:Clubhouse of Royal Bled Golf.png|Royal Bled Golf Club clubhouse, Slovenia ==See also==