Sunningdale Golf Club (New)
Sunningdale Golf Club (New) · Berkshire, Ascot
Por Top 100 Golf Courses ·
Taken together, the New and Old courses at Sunningdale Golf Club represent the finest 36 holes of golf in the whole of the British Isles. The same architect who made modifications to Sunningdale’s Old course, Harry Colt, designed the New course, which opened for play in 1923 to meet the ever-increasing demand for golf.
In the book Sunningdale Golf Club 1900-2000 author John Whitfield writes:
“Compared with the Old Course, the New has seen many more changes in its short life. In particular, the original holes 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 were much criticised – mainly by older members – for the amount of climbing involved, and this led to major changes in the mid 1930s.
These holes were on the land to the right of the 10th hole on the Old Course, and to the left of 9th hole on the New course; some remnants of them can still be seen. Apart from the 6th hole, now the 9th, the others were all abandoned in 1934.
An Extraordinary Meeting was called to consider alterations to the New Course. A report by Simpson & Company, Golf Architect Ltd., had been commissioned by the Committee, and was discussed at the meeting. The E.G.M passed Mr. Simpson's proposals unanimously.
His main recommendations concerned holes 6 to 10... which would overcome the problem of the excessive undulations of the existing holes.
Nº 41 del mundo · Top 100 Golf Courses
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