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Venue Info
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Wentworth Club |
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 |
Wentworth Club 18th hole
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Course Info
Green
Type of grass - Colonial Bent
Height of cut - 2.5mm
Speed / stimpmeter - 10
Any specific comments -
Fairways
Type of grass - Bent, Fescue, Poa mix
Height of cut - 11mm
General width and contouring - 25-30m
Tees / collars
Type of grass - Bent, Fescue, Poa mix
Height of cut - 8mm
Rough
Type of grass - Bent, Fescue, Poa mix
Height of cut - semi 30mm, intermediate 60mm
Weather
Weather in advance - Very dry, only 10% of normal precipitation
Forecast for tournament - Windy, storms on Thursday
Course
Opened - 1926
Course designer - Harry Colt, alterations made by Ernie Els in 2006 and 2009-2010
General plability - Reasonably flat course though the swirling wind makes it difficult for club selection.
Tree lined / exposed - Tree linde
Many / few water hazards -
Changes to the course - All green complexes totally remodeled in 2009-2010. Greens have all new contours and bunkering is either new or deepened. Greens 8 & 18 have been rebuilt since last year’s event.
Other features
Hole 12 is now a par 4 for the tournament.
Type of grass - Colonial Bent
Height of cut - 2.5mm
Speed / stimpmeter - 10
Any specific comments -
Fairways
Type of grass - Bent, Fescue, Poa mix
Height of cut - 11mm
General width and contouring - 25-30m
Tees / collars
Type of grass - Bent, Fescue, Poa mix
Height of cut - 8mm
Rough
Type of grass - Bent, Fescue, Poa mix
Height of cut - semi 30mm, intermediate 60mm
Weather
Weather in advance - Very dry, only 10% of normal precipitation
Forecast for tournament - Windy, storms on Thursday
Course
Opened - 1926
Course designer - Harry Colt, alterations made by Ernie Els in 2006 and 2009-2010
General plability - Reasonably flat course though the swirling wind makes it difficult for club selection.
Tree lined / exposed - Tree linde
Many / few water hazards -
Changes to the course - All green complexes totally remodeled in 2009-2010. Greens have all new contours and bunkering is either new or deepened. Greens 8 & 18 have been rebuilt since last year’s event.
Other features
Hole 12 is now a par 4 for the tournament.
Card of Course
Wentworth Club
| Hole | Par | Yards | Metres | Hole | Par | Yards | Metres | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 473 | 433 | 10 | 3 | 184 | 168 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 154 | 141 | 11 | 4 | 416 | 380 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 465 | 425 | 12 | 4 | 480 | 439 | |||||
| 4 | 5 | 552 | 505 | 13 | 4 | 470 | 430 | |||||
| 5 | 3 | 203 | 186 | 14 | 3 | 179 | 164 | |||||
| 6 | 4 | 418 | 382 | 15 | 4 | 489 | 447 | |||||
| 7 | 4 | 396 | 362 | 16 | 4 | 383 | 350 | |||||
| 8 | 4 | 391 | 358 | 17 | 5 | 610 | 558 | |||||
| 9 | 4 | 449 | 411 | 18 | 5 | 539 | 493 | |||||
| Out | 35 | 3501 | 3203 | In | 36 | 3750 | 3429 | |||||
| 71 | 7251 | 6632 |