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6883
yards • Par 73
Walton Heath was founded in 1903 and the course was opened for play in May 1904. The course was laid out by W. Herbert Fowler, a leading amateur golfer. It was his first golf course venture and he went on to become one of the leading golf course architects of his era, both in the U.K. and America. It is a tribute to Fowler's genius that he created one of the finest examples of heathland golf, which so closely resembles the traditional seaside links courses, out of a jungle of heather, gorse and bracken. Walton Heath hosts some high profile tournaments each year, notably Walton Heath is a venue for US Open qualifying as well as providing the challenge for the South of England Open Amateur Championship. In recent times, Michael Campbell (2005) qualified for the US Open from the Walton Heath pool, then went on to win the Championship. Among Walton Heath's men's captains was the Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VIII. The membership boasts many familiar names from British government such as David Lloyd George and Sir Winston Churchill, as well as familiar golf names such as James Braid, the club's first professional !
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