W ith five courses across Surrey and Kent, including three of the top four most played courses by England Golf iGolfers, Altonwood group is known for high quality courses and exceptional customer experience. To maintain those standards, the group has recently undertaken a program of improvements at its original course, Westerham Golf Club, with significant upgrades in play over the past 4 years.
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Altonwood Group Invests for the Long Term
W ith five courses across Surrey and Kent, including three of the top four most played courses by England Golf iGolfers, Altonwood group is known for high quality courses and exceptional customer experience. To maintain those standards, the group has recently undertaken a program of improvements at its original course, Westerham Golf Club, with significant upgrades in play over the past 4 years.
“ We’ ve been through a huge program of course improvements including significant tree clearance and improving paths and tees, but the one thing that kept coming up on member and visitor feedback was the bunkers” commented Simon Hodsdon, M. D. Altonwood Group.“
“ The shapes of the old bunkers were very simple and had become un-defined. With the help of course architect Alan Walker, we decided to rationalise the number of bunkers, make each of them larger and more visually interesting and provide the golfing challenge a good hazard should be.”
Andy Royall, Group Course Manager added,“ From a maintenance perspective it was a constant battle with weeds, stones and contamination of the sand. We spent such a disproportionate
54 GroundskeepingJournal. co. uk | September / October 2026