GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS ON SMGD COURSES:
At Close House – Colt Course. Sept 2017. A prestigious European Tour Championship hosted by Lee Westwood.
Broadcast worldwide from Royal Wellington Golf Club, NZ. October 2017. WOW!
The legacy continues.
Co-hosted at the award-winning Millbrook Resort near Queenstown, NZ. 2014 – 2023.
Close House – ‘Filly Course’
| Location | Newcastle, England, UK |
| Year Started | 2012. Construction began in Feb 2013. |
| Status | Course opened in July, 2013 |
| Project Brief | Redesign the existing course. The holes on the course were renumbered to create returning nines, new greens, bunkers and tees were built, and two lakes created. |
| Notes | Lee Westwood opened the course in July 2014. |
Photos
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LW & Graham Wylie (owner) |
View from Mansion House |
Mansion House |
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Clubhouse |
Lee, Scott & the Ryder Cup |
Lee Westwood on 6th Tee |
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1st Hole |
5th Hole |
6th Hole. |
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New 7th Green |
8th Hole |
8th Hole. Lining Lake. |
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9th Hole |
11th Green |
13th Hole |
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18th Hole |
Plans
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AWARDS
Winner
Excellence in Compliance Award
Royal Wellington Golf Club
Scott awarded by GEO as a Sustainable Golf Champion
PUBLICATIONS
St Andrews
The Evolution of the Old Course
by Scott Macpherson
Golf's Royal Clubs
by Scott Macpherson
TESTIMONIALS
"The course looks absolutely stunning and every single golfer, without exception, has said how wonderful it is and that the views are exceptional. Most of that is down to Scott's own design, imagination and flair and I am very grateful for all the effort he put into making the course so special."
Graham Wylie, Owner of Close House Hotel and Golf. England, UK