Walton Heath Golf Club

Walton Heath Golf Club is a 36-hole golf course in Surrey, England, just outside Walton-on-the-Hill that was founded in 1903.

The site comprises two 18-hole courses, both of which are well known for having heather covering many of the areas of rough. The "Old Course" was the first to open in 1904, and (as of 2008) has a championship length of 7,462 yards. The "New Course" was initially opened as a 9-hole course in 1907, but was then extended to 18 holes, the rest of which were completed by 1913, and (as of 2008) has a championship length of 7,165 yards. Both the courses were designed by William Herbert Fowler, who also designed a number of other courses around the UK and USA.

The course is rated in the UK's top 100 courses [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/4611409.stm Europeans fight for US Open spots] "BBC Sport", 5 June 2005, 15:03 GMT] , as well as being in the top 100 in the world [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A11290510 Surrey, England, UK] "BBC H2G2", 5 June 2006 (accessed 16 August 2008)] .

Tournaments and Championships

The course is the venue of a number of national amateur tournaments and championships as well as hosting the the 1981 Ryder Cup and a number of European Opens. It has also been a venue for the U.S. Open qualifiers since 2005 [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/4264073.stm England to hold US Open qualifier] "BBC Sport", 14 February, 2005, 12:27 GMT ] [http://www.whgc.co.uk/index.lasso?pg=4e559aa62cae3515&cl=1&catid=66c59da301eb934c&mp=5d2c1f30d1d82d38&-session=ldcms:4F441C9613ec8319F0JLo1AED4A9 US Open Qualifiers] "Walton Heath Golf Club Website" (accessed 16 August 2008)] , and was where, in that year, New Zealander Michael Campbell qualified, and went on to win the Open [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/4109808.stm Hard graft pays off for Campbell] "BBC Sport" 20 June 2005, 05:27 GMT] .

References

External links

* [http://www.whgc.co.uk/ Official Site]