Venue					Promoter
Wentworth Club Wentworth Drive Virginia Water Surrey GU25 4LS England Tel: +44 1344 842 201 Fax: +44 1344 842 804 Location: 20 miles west of London on A30 Nearest Airport: London Heathrow (30 mins) Golf Course Website: www.wentworthclub.com Tournament Website: www.bmw-golfsport.com					Jamie Birkmyre Director of Championship Management The European Tour Wentworth Drive Virginia Water Surrey  GU25 4LX England Tel: + 44 (0) 1344 840400 Fax: +44 (0) 1344 840500 Email: jbirkmyre@europeantour.com Website: www.bmw-golfsport.com Website: www.wentworthclub.com

Greens
Type of grass - Colonial Bent
Height of cut - 3.75mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 10'
Any specific comments - all new greens since last year's tournament

Fairways
Type of grass - Bent, Fescue and Poa mix
Height of cut - 11mm
General width and contouring - 25 to 35 metres

Tees / collars
Type of grass - Bent, Fescue and Poa mix
Height of cut - 8mm

Rough
Type of grass - mainly Rye, Fescue mix
Height of cut - semi 30mm, intermediate 60mm, rough 90mm

Weather
Weather in advance - drier and cooler than normal
Forecast for tournament - gradually warming up, still dry

Course
Opened - 1926
Course designer - Harry Colt with alterations made by Ernie Els in 2006 and 2009-10
General playability - reasonably flat course though the swirling wind makes it difficult for club selection
Tree lined / exposed - tree lined course
Changes to course - all green complexes have been totally remodelled with new contours on the greens and the bunkering is either new or been deepened

Other features
New water feature on hole 18 (in front and alongside green)
The water hazard on 8 has been enlarged and is nearer the green
Hole 12 is now a par 4 for the tournament