Is Close House golf course open?
No. The good news is we’re still open for golf with both our golf courses, pro-shop, changing rooms and PGA Academy operating as normal.
What is Lee Westwood’s home course?
The Close House website opens with the words ‘Close House is the home of the world’s only 2 Lee Westwood golf courses’.
Who owns Close House?
Graham Wylie
Graham Wylie, the owner of 2020 Betfred British Masters host venue Close House, has been knighted for his services to business and to charity.
What is the Close House?
Close House is a country estate near Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland. The estate contains a Grade II* listed former mansion house, which is currently a private residence, and Close House Golf Club.
Who designed Close House Golf Course?
Lee has helped the team at Close House to improve the features of the Scott Macpherson designed two 18-hole golf courses, adding new tees and bunkers. His experience of competing on the best courses around the world has allowed us to produce a golf course that will challenge all levels of golfer.
When was close House golf course built?
Close House was built in 1779 for the private use of the Bewicke family; however, it’s history dates back almost 800 years, to the early thirteenth century.
What is Lee westwoods handicap?
16 He is attached to Close House Golf Club near Newcastle where he hosted the British Masters in 2017. 17 He turned pro in 1993 off a handicap of plus four. 18 Cites his interests as films, snooker and cars.
Does Lee Westwood live in Newcastle?
Westwood now lives in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne with his wife, Helen Storey, who also caddies for him on tour.
When was Close House built?
1779
Close House was built in 1779 for the private use of the Bewicke family; however, it’s history dates back almost 800 years, to the early thirteenth century.
When was close house built?
Is Lee Westwood married?
Laurae Coltart Westwoodm. 1999–2015
Lee Westwood/Spouse
Who is the caddy for Lee Westwood?
Lee Westwood and caddie Helen Storey got married before US Open.
Where is Lee Westwood’s golf course?
Writing for the Top 100 Courses of the British Isles, Westwood’s ‘golfing heart’ remains loyal to Worksop, where his junior roots have championed his the love of the game. Based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Close House dates back 250 years and has been Westwood’s golfing home for the past decade.
When was Lee Westwood Colt course built?
The 18-hole championship Lee Westwood Colt Course was opened in May 2011 and was voted one of the top 100 golf courses in England, less than eight months after it opened. The 6813 yard layout tips its hat to the great English golf architect Harry Colt (who designed Wentworth, St Georges Hill, Sunningdale and Swinley Forest among others).
Where are the best golf courses in Newcastle?
Lee Westwood Colt Course Set in the beautiful and serene Tyne Valley, only seven miles outside the centre of Newcastle and nestled between the banks of the River Tyne, the 250-year-old Close House estate has been lovingly formed into two of the best courses in the country.
How old was Lee Westwood when he discovered golf?
Lee Westwood, from the age of 13, was ‘bitten with the bug to hit just one good shot’ after discovering the game at first club Kilton Forest in Nottinghamshire. He recalls carving ‘plenty of divots’ on the parkland course after his grandparents gifted him half a set of clubs. RECOMMENDED VIDEOS FOR YOU…