Aerial of the Day #151 - 22 Jul 2002

[Scott_Burroughs]

With the Open still fresh in our memories, here's a club from
the UK (same drill, England/Wales only), that is made easier
by showing the entire club, instead of just one course.

Holes with heather look a lot alike.  Like the previous AOTD in
the heather.  (I admit that I like the look, though it'll be a
long time before I ever get a chance to get over there).

[Mike_Cirba]

I always confuse these two in my mind.  This is either the place where it seems one should get a tan, or the place that after you visit, you'll deem it "worth" it.  

[RT (Guest)]

I can see a puff of cigar smoke coming from the clubhouse terrace.  Must be Michael "Queenie" King...And Gary Lineaker on the 7th (ummmm, one of the courses)

[Scott_Burroughs]

This is the place where "Little E" gets a tan.  Or where
 Trigger's cowgirl used to get a tan.

Off to a meeting...

[Scott_Burroughs]

Weetabix, Walker, and Wonderful World have all been held here.

The names of the two courses make you think of St. Andrews.

Nicklaus holds the course record on one course.

[SPDB]

There is a course in Westchester by the same name,
substituting C.C. for G.C.

[Paul Turner]

The Ladies course is top left.  Anyone played it? RT?

This ain't no walk in the PARK.

[Scott_Burroughs]

I'll get this out of the way as the UK courses don't get the
same # of views/discussion as the American ones.

This is Sunningdale GC, in the town of the same name, in the
western suburbs of London.  The Old course was done by
Willie Park (1901) and the New was done by Harry Colt (1923).

The New course is the one with more heather.

Sunningdale has hosted many types of events, from an Open
qualifier in 1926, played by Bobby Jones to a 66, to the 1956
Dunlop Masters, Gary Player's first professional victory, to the
1987 Walker Cup, to the 1992 European Open, to the
Weetabix Women's British Opens in 1997 and 2001, and
Shell's Wonderful World of Golf (Player vs. Nicklaus) in 2000.

It surprises me that there is not a course profile here on
Sunningdale.  Perhaps because neither brother has played
the New course.

clues include:

previous AOTD laden with heather was Swinley Forest.

tanning Little E = Sunning Dale (Earnhardt, Jr.)

tanning Trigger cowgirl = Sunning Dale (Evans)

St. Andrews course names = Old and New (no Jubilee here)

Nicklaus has professional course record of 67 on New course.

Westchester County, NY course named Sunningdale CC.

"Park" = Willie


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http://www.sunningdale-golfclub.co.uk/

and pro shop:

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