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Reconstruction of the Outer (JH Taylor) Course

Royal Mid Surrey Golf Club, Richmond

Project summary

Reconstruction of the iconic JH Taylor course in the Old Deer Park

Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club employed the services of golf course architect, Martin Ebert of Mackenzie & Ebert, consultant and project manager Charles Henderson, and MJ Abbott Limited as main contractor and irrigation designer and installer, to reconstruct the Outer Course (now known as the JH Taylor Course).

The project comprised the following scope of works:

  • Construction of man-made badger sett for relocation of badgers
  • Fencing off existing badger setts with one-way gates
  • Construction of reinforced concrete crossing points over existing gas main to allow machinery access to working areas
  • Tree protection fencing
  • Reconstruction of green complexes and 1 chipping green
  • Construction of tee complexes
  • Reconstruction of bunkers
  • Construction of “Taylor mound” complexes (named after renowned golf course architect J H Taylor, original designer of Royal Mid-Surrey’s two 18-hole courses) to match existing features
  • Construction of wetlands as flood compensation areas
  • Drainage to all green, tee and bunker complexes
  • Design and installation of replacement irrigation to greens and tees
  • Design and installation of mist irrigation to the new bunker complexes
  • Cultivation and seeding of all green and tee surfaces
  • Cultivation and turfing of all green, tee and bunker surrounds.

Project architect, Martin Ebert, commented that standards had remained at a consistently high level throughout the construction works.

 

MJ Abbott endeavoured at all times to follow the design brief and detailed plans provided to them while demonstrating maximum consideration at all times to golfers, the golf course and its historic setting. Royal Mid-Surrey members can look forward to playing the full 18-hole Outer Course again, using a complete set of top quality greens that have been built to the same design style and construction specifications by the same company. I am delighted that all 18 greens strike a perfect balance, providing a suitable golfing challenge, visual attractiveness, interesting surface contours, great playability and good maintainability.

Martin Ebert, Mackenzie & Ebert

Golf Course Architect

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