Course
Opened -  1960
Course Designer - Hawtree
Special Features - Course finishing with two par 5’s.
General Playability - Accuracy will be rewarded from the tee due to quite firm greens.
Undulating/ flat - Quite undulating.
Tree lined/exposed - Tree lined.
Many / few water hazards - A few ditches.
Changes to the course - All greens were redesigned and rebuilt last year my Martin Hawtree.

Greens
Type of grass - Bent Grass A4.
Height of cut - 3.4 mm
Speed/stimp reading - 10
Any specific comments - Nice contouring with quit a lot of gentle slopes.

Fairways
Type of grass - Poa Annua.
Height of cut - 13 mm
General width and contouring - Average Width
Any specific comments - None

Tees / Collars
Type of grass - Poa Anna   
Height of cut - 12 mm
Any specific comments - Some tees are very small.

Rough
Type of grass - Poa Annua
Semi-rough - Height of cut - 30mm
Intermediate Height of cut - 60mm
Rough - Height of cut - 90mm
Any specific comments - Nicely graded

Weather
In advance - Very dry in April, but last two weeks a lot of rain.
Forecast for tournament - Rain for the first two days, clearing up over the weekend.

Other Features
Very traditional course with a lot of small bunkers well placed especially around the greens.