Westerham Golf Membership has dedicated to additional funding in its 18-hole, par-72 golf course over the winter that may enhance the long-term high quality of the enjoying expertise on the common membership positioned on the Kent/Surrey borders.
The membership’s on-going woodland administration programme is now in its fourth 12 months and up to now month some gorgeous new views have been opened up and the playability of holes has improved considerably.
The most recent works have focussed on the course’s twelfth and fifteenth holes, the place an space of pine bushes between these two holes was principally coated by broadleaf tress and undergrowth.
The pine bushes are now totally seen, and a few gorgeous views have been created. The fairways on each these holes now obtain way more mild and airflow, which is able to enhance the enjoying surfaces.
Work has additionally began to take away among the bunkers which can be largely out of play, with these to the left of the fifteenth fairway having been re-contoured right into a grass swale.
Whereas on the ninth gap the bunkers to the left of the green are additionally being eliminated. Climate relying, extra work might be happening via the winter months to take away, refurbish and add extra bunkers on the course.
CLUBHOUSE IMPROVEMENTS
Off the golf course and into the clubhouse, Westerham’s primary bar is getting a makeover in January, with giant bifold doorways being put in to open up the house into the patio space, offering a shocking view throughout the course.
The bar might be rebuilt and made bigger, accommodating an extra until, serving to to hurry up service throughout busy occasions.
A brand new giant TV can even be put in in order that the highest sporting occasions are at all times on present and the membership’s Gamebook golf day scoring service may be displayed in one other space within the clubhouse.
Work will shortly begin on the driving vary to extend the variety of bays and flatten the principle touchdown space, whereas TopTracer ball monitoring know-how might be put in in all bays.
Wanting ahead to the brand new 12 months, work will proceed in automotive park and driveway, once more uncovering an abundance of pine bushes, whereas resurfacing work will happen and electrical automotive charging factors put in.
