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The history of Walton Heath is exceptional. The two world class championship courses have hosted nearly ninety significant amateur and professional championships and events, including five European Opens, The Ryder Cup, the U.S. Open Qualifying and most recently the Senior Open Championship . The world?_?_??s top players have taken on and enjoyed the challenges of these two outstanding heathland courses for over a century.
The courses were designed by Herbert Fowler who was related by marriage to the founder, Sir Henry Cosmo Bonsor. The Old Course was opened for play in 1904.
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New Course
The New Course at Walton Heath shares the same open heathland setting as the Old Course and is a fine Championship layout in its own right. It was designed by Herbert Fowler and opened for play in 1907 as a nine-hole layout. Fowler extended it to 18 holes in 1913. It stretches to over 7200 yards off the back tees but plays to 6613 yards off the medals and 6271 yards off the club tees. The par is 72 and the SSS 74. After a gentle start the New Course really starts to show its mettle. The heather comes into play and the holes progressively become more challenging with eight par fours measuring over 400 yards in length. The 5th, Stroke Index 1, is one of the longer par 4s at 460 yards from the white tees but it plays downhill and often downwind. The drive should avoid the two bunkers at the apex of the dogleg right and the second is to a narrow green. Walton Heath New Course The back nine is longer with a par of 37 and a fine set of par 4s and par 5s. The finishing hole (shown at the top of the page) is often regarded as one of the finest at Walton Heath. Played at 429 yards it can be lengthened to 490 yards for Championship play. The drive is over a shallow valley of gorse and bracken flanked by pine trees. The fairway doglegs slightly to the left and the second shot is played over a cross bunker to a green with a distinctive mid-tier. It is a great finish to a rewarding round of golf.
- Number of holes: 18
- Par: 72
- Yardage: 7200
Old Course
The Old Course has played host to many of the golfing elite who have experienced countless thrills and disappointments, but it has captured their hearts as well as those of its members and visitors. It has something special to offer: an expertly crafted heathland beauty with crisp turf giving it a links feel. The bunkers are large and fringed by heather, the greens big and consistent in pace. This is a par 72 championship course that stretches to 7462 yards, SSS 75. Off the daily tees it plays to a more accommodating 6361 yards. There are many really strong holes on the Old Course. It begins with a long par 3 then moves over the road for the 2nd a 475 yard par 4 which sweeps down into a gentle valley where the fairway narrows. From here it is about 180 yards uphill to the right. The 5th is a cracking par 4 that can be played from 381 up to 485 yards. It demands a solid drive that must avoid the heather that frames the downhill fairway, and a second to an undulating green guarded by a pair of deep bunkers.
- Number of holes: 18
- Par: 72
- Yardage: 7462
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