Cecil K. Hutchison
Name:
Major Cecil Key HutchisonCountry:
EnglandLived:
[1877-1941]. Born on April 10, 1877 at 32 Lowndes Square, Belgravia, London. Died on March 25, 1941 in Horsell, Woking, Surrey (aged 64).Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Golf course architect; army officer; accomplished amateur golfer.Turned Pro:
n/aHutchison's best known work includes, but is not limited to:
ENGLAND & SCOTLAND:
Ashridge, Herts (1932, with Stafford V. Hotckin & Sir Guy Campbell) / Carnoustie, Scot (1926, modifications to Championship course as assistant to James Braid) / Gleneagles, Scot (1919, Kings and Queens courses, as assistant to James Braid) / Kington GC, Herefordshire (1926) / North Berwick, Scot (1932, modifications with Ben Sayers Jr) / Pitlochry GC, Scot (1920s, modifications) / Tadmarton Heath, Oxon (1922) / Turnberry, Scot (1938, modifications to Ailsa course) / West Sussex GC, W Sussex (1931, with Hotckin & Campbell) / Woodhall Spa, Lincs (1920s, modifications with Hotchkin).
CONTINENTAL EUROPE:
Wimereux, Fra (1920s, with Guy Campbell).
Major Cecil K. Hutchison (1877-1941) was educated at Eton College, becoming an excellent cricketer and amateur golfer in the process. He represented Scotland at golf. In the 1909 Amateur Championship he lost by one hole to Robert Maxwell, who had beaten the great golf writer Bernard Darwin in one of the semi-finals. After Eton, Hutchison served with distinction in the Coldstream Guards, seeing active service in the Boer War. In World War One he became a PoW when his trench was overrun, and saw out the war from January 1915 until December 1918 in PoW camps in Germany and Switzerland.
Following the war Hutchison became one of a group of emerging designers led by the famous Willie Park Jr. The group included legendary course architects Alister MacKenzie, Harry Colt, James Braid, Herbert Fowler and Donald Ross. Hutchison had already worked with Braid at Gleneagles and Carnoustie, and later with Col. Stafford Vere Hotchkin to redesign Woodhall Spa.
Hotchkin and Hutchison were then joined by Sir Guy Campbell (also a major in the British Army) to form the renowned Ferigna company. The firm, which took its name from Hotchkin's revolutionary iron-based turf dressings and fertilisers, covered all aspects of golf courses, including design, construction, maintenance, equipment, turf dressing and seeding. With its three ex-military officers at the helm, Ferigna undertook the design and construction of several courses in the south of England ... most notably, West Sussex (1931) and Ashridge (1932).
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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