Wentworth - West Course

There are few more glorious natural settings for golf than this stretch of heathland surrounded by woodland of pine, oak and birch; the vibrant rhododendrons adding a splash of colour. The heavily wooded landscape has aesthetic and strategic benefits in the sense that it is both easy on the eye and ideal for creating well-defined hole routings.


Hole 1
Long opening hole which requires a good accurate tee shot between the fairway bunkers, allowing an iron shot over the deep valley to a green protected by deep bunkers at the front and on both sides. The wind, which swirls around the green above the trees, is often not felt from the fairway.The green has many subtle borrows.

Royal Birkdale

Royal Birkdale, one of Britain’s finest golf clubs has been voted the No.1 course in Britain and is among the best in the world.

Hole 1
The opening hole is a left-hand dog-leg. The drive must be placed between a mound on the left with a bunker in the face, known locally as "Jutland", and Out of Bounds to the right. If the drive is good then the flag can be clearly seen over an intervening mound on the right. But is still a very demanding second shot.

Hole 2

A straight hole played into the prevailing wind with two new bunkers on the right of the fairway. The green is well protected by bunkers and rough banks.