Westward Ho! The oldest course in England - with pics.

[Thomas Dai]

I found this old map of RND on another thread herein.





Anyone have a map of the earlier Old Tom Morris course layout they could post?


atb

[Tom_Doak]

I missed this thread the first time -- must have been traveling.  But it's cool that it came up today, since I just spoke with a client about building a course that feels 200 years old, and Westward Ho! would be one of the models for that.


I took my client Ric Kayne and his wife and another couple there last year on a short trip in the west of England, and the ladies both said this was their favorite course of the lot.


Also, I am not sure if Pete Dye ever made it to Westward Ho!  He might have gone there with Lee Schmidt on their trip in the 80's, after I showed him pictures of the course.  But it was Prestwick where the got the idea to use sleepers on the course on his 1963 trip.

[Peter Pallotta]

Here's hoping that the project comes through, Tom.


If it does, please try to build something like the Par 3 5th hole, and then in the promotional material note that it was inspired by Westward Ho!


It seems a perfect little golf hole, and reminds me of the 14th at Crystal Downs.


If the homage did nothing but get a few more architects to build 'up' to Par 3 greens instead of down almost constantly, it will have done its duty.


Peter

[mike_malone]

I also love par threes with the sea behind.

[Thomas Dai]

I missed this thread the first time -- must have been traveling.  But it's cool that it came up today, since I just spoke with a client about building a course that feels 200 years old, and Westward Ho! would be one of the models for that.

Reversible as well?
Indeed, would WHo! be playable in reverse order? I wonder if OTM's original course could be played in two directions?
Atb
Later edit - a recoloured aerial from the early 1950's -