Course
Opened - 2006
Course Designer – Keith Preston, England
Special Features - Environmentally sensitive areas, big rocks
General Playability - good
Undulating/ flat - very undulating, fine views of local countryside
Tree lined/exposed - Partly tree lines, partly exposed
Many / few water hazards - a lot of water hazards (specially on sides of fairways)
Changes to the course -
- Hole 14: originally Par 5 played during tournament as Par 4.
- Hole 2: new back tee lengthened this hole 31m
- Hole 3 will be played from back tee of No 11.

Greens
Type of grass - Mix of Festuca Rubra and Agrostis Stolonifera (Fescue & Bent grass)
Height of cut - 3.2mm
Speed/stimp reading – 10ft for event
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Fairways
Type of grass – Mix of Lolium Perene, Festuca Rubra, Poa pratensis
Height of cut – 14mm
General width and contouring – 30m
Any specific comments - some sloping and angled fairways

Tees
Type of grass –  Mix of Festuca Rubra and Lolium Perene
Height of cut - 12mm
Any specific comments -

Collars
Type of grass - Mix of Festuca Rubra and Lolium Perene
Height of cut – 12mm
Any specific comments -

Rough
Type of grass – Mix of Festuca Ovina and Festuca Rubra
Semi-rough - Height of cut – 32mm
Intermediate Height of cut – 58mm
Rough - Height of cut – 100mm
Any specific comments –

Weather
In advance – Wet, stormy, on weekend before
Forecast for tournament – variable, sunny with breezes, occasional showers

Other Features
Biggest tournament held at Ypsilon.  First Challenge Tour event in Czech Republic for 11 years (Karlstein 199