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West Hill Golf Club is an 18-hole Surrey heathland course at Brookwood near Woking. The club was created on land formerly controlled by the London Necropolis Company, whose surplus property around Brookwood became available for uses including golf. Scottish professional Cuthbert Butchart designed and supervised construction, and the course opened for play in 1909.
The current white course measures 6,309 yards, plays to par 69 and has a published course rating of 70.9 and slope of 137. West Hill is characterised by heathland vegetation, pine-lined corridors, extensive heather and the Brookwood brook, which comes into play on six holes. The layout has changed relatively little since modifications made after the First World War.
The course is an 18-hole heathland golf course. It plays to par 69, 6,309 yards, course rating 70.9 and slope rating 137. Designed by Cuthbert Butchart, the course originally opened in 1909. It is semi-private, welcoming both members and visitors. On-site facilities include Pro Shop, Putting Green, Chipping Area, Driving Range, Golf Lessons, Club Fitting, Restaurant, Clubhouse.
The land on which West Hill was created formed part of more than 2,000 acres acquired by the London Necropolis Company in the nineteenth century. By the early twentieth century it was clear that much of that land would not be needed for burials. Company executive and golfer J.
B. Walker indicated that land could be made available for golf, helping lead to the creation of West Hill.
Scottish professional Cuthbert Butchart designed and supervised construction. The course uses gentle heathland contours, with heather, pines, bunkering and the Brookwood brook providing its principal strategic and visual structure.
West Hill opened for play in 1909. Some holes were lengthened and altered after the First World War, but the club states that the course has remained essentially the same since. Its archive includes correspondence from James Braid in 1911 discussing elements of the design.
West Hill has long been grouped with the notable Surrey heathland courses and appears in multiple UK and Ireland course rankings.
The club continues to maintain the heathland character of the course, including programmes intended to encourage heather growth.
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| Front 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 34 |
| Index | 10 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 18 | - |
| Back 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 69 |
| Index | 7 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 9 | - | - |
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