It’s fairly straightforward to see what the Phoenix and the Griffin might have in
common, since they were both birds of ancient mythology. But pairing them off with
a French diamond farmer? How does that work? Easy. Having made his fortune, in 1884
the Frenchman built a large and striking manor house in deepest Sussex. Pease Pottage,
to be precise. Ten years later, the house was sold and became Cottesmore School which,
one hundred and thirteen years later, is still going strong. However, in the 1970’s,
247 acres of this glorious Sussex estate were sold to the Rogerson family, whose
vision then transformed the land into two wonderful golf courses. Their names? You
guessed it. The Phoenix and the Griffin. Of the two, the Phoenix is the shorter and,
arguably, the easier. But don’t get too carried away with thoughts of climbing the
leaderboard. There are trees and lakes a-
Cottesmore Golf Club.
Buchan Hill, Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 9AT
01293 528 256
