Course
Opened – 1993
Course Designer – Jack Nicklaus
Special Features -
General Playability - The course is in very good condition.
Undulating/ flat - Undulating
Tree lined/exposed - Both tree lined and exposed areas
Many / few water hazards - Quite a few hazards
Changes to the course - Holes 4, 6, 7, 8 , 13 & 14 re-designed by David McLay Kidd over the last few years and more changes are currently being carried out now and for the next few days.
Greens
Type of grass - Bent, Poa annua
Height of cut - 2.75 mm bench set, 2 mm actual height of cut
Speed/stimp reading – 10.0 beginning of week
Any specific comments – Built to USGA specification
Fairways
Type of grass – Bent, Fescue
Height of cut – 10 mm
General width and contouring – 20 to 25m wide
Any specific comments -
Tees
Type of grass – Bent, poa, fescue
Height of cut - 8 mm
Any specific comments -
Collars
Type of grass - Bent, poa, fescue
Height of cut – 8 mm
Any specific comments -
Rough
Type of grass – Bent, Fescue
Semi-rough - Height of cut – 75mm
Intermediate Height of cut – 25mm
Rough - Height of cut – not mown
Any specific comments – None
Weather
In advance – 2 weeks of dry weather then quite a lot of rain on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday prior to the event
Forecast for tournament – Cloudy, a few isolated showers, breezy and cool.
Other Features
Scenic golf course with panoramic views of the surrounding area. The name of the course changed from the Monarchs Course to The PGA Centenary course in 2001. This is the course which will host the 2014 Ryder Cup.
