Sunningdale Golf Club (Old)
Sunningdale Golf Club (Old) · Berkshire
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The Old course at Sunningdale is one of the British Isles’ most aesthetically pleasing inland courses. Arguably, it was the first truly great golf course to be built on the magical Surrey/Berkshire sand-belt.
The land was (and still is) leased from the freeholder, St John’s College, Cambridge. It is a Willie Park Junior masterpiece and opened for play in 1901, becoming known as the Old after the opening of the New Course in 1923.
Lined with pine, birch and oak trees, it is a magnificent place to play golf. The emblem of the club is the oak tree, no doubt modelled on the huge specimen tree standing majestically beside the 18th green.
It’s incredible to believe that originally the golf course was laid out on barren, open land. Harry Colt was a big influence at Sunningdale; he was Secretary and Captain in the club’s early years and redesigned the Old course, giving it a more intimate and enclosed feel.
The Old course at Sunningdale has seen many great rounds of golf, but these three rank amongst the very best:1. 1926 - the perfect 66 by Bobby Jones in Open Qualifying.2. 1986 - a remarkable 62 by Nick Faldo in the European Open.3. 2004 - an incredible eagle, albatross start by Karen Stupples in the Women's British Open.
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