GOLF COURSE INFORMATION Secretary: Mrs. Margaret Stewart, tel. 01382 825595 Professional / Golf Manager : Kenneth Hutton, tel. 01382 889246 Golf Course Manager : Paul Murphy The course is considered a challenge to all abilities with a Par 70 (CSS 71) from the yellow tees, Par 73 (CSS 73) from the medal/championship tees and 75 from the ladies red tees. Set in stunning parkland on the outskirts of Dundee, it is a golfing experience everyone should try. For visitors we have put in a special Blue Course which is a Par 72 over 6500yards to extend the better player. In 1999 Downfield Golf Club hosted the Open Final Qualifying for the first time in its history and proved a great venue for the worlds top players. Indeed the eventual winner of the 1999 Carnoustie Open Championship, Paul Lawrie came through the final qualifying at Downfield. The honour of hosting Open Final Qualifying was repeated in very successfully 2007. In 1972 the first ever Scottish Open was held here and Peter Alliss filmed one of his many TV specials from Downfield in the late 70's. For more information go to the Greens Info page
COURSE IMPROVEMENTS David J Russell, former European Tour player and now one of the best Course Designers/Architects around has taken on the task of improving Downfield for the future. Most of David's design work is now done in patnership with Ian Woosnam who had David as an assistant at the 2006 Ryder Cup. To look at their philosophy on golf course design and their courses go to http://rawgolfdesign.com David's plan is to make our course even better and more appealing to one and all, with subtle changes to the course bunkering and the general look. With technology in golf changing the way it is played, we want to ensure Downfield remains at the top of Scottish golf as a destination for visitors, for tournaments as well as increasing the enjoyment for the members. David does not feel that just extending tees is the answer, so he is trying to make the course even more interesting by making the most of our wonderful water and tree features. Downfield will be softly changed over the next 4/5 years with holes 13 and 15 getting his first attention. While all this happens over the winter months there will be no disruption to main season play.
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