Who's who: Sir Guy Campbell

  • Torrey Pines - South course, host of the Farmers Insurance Open
  • Prince's GC, England
  • Torrey Pines - South course, host of the Farmers Insurance Open
  • Terras da Comporta, Dunas
  • Monte Rei G&CC
  • Marco Simone GC (Italy); host of the Ryder Cup 2023
  • Pebble Beach host of the US Open; US Women's Open; Pebble Beach Pro-Am
  • Marco Simone GC

Who's who: Sir Guy Campbell

  • Name:

    Major Sir Guy Colin Campbell
  • Country:

    England
  • Lived:

    [1885-1960]. Born on Jan 31, 1885 in Berkely Square, London. Died on Oct 2, 1860 in Washington D.C. (aged 75).
  • Original/Home Club:

    St Andrews, Fife
  • Occupation:

    Golf course architect; army officer.
  • Turned Pro:

    n/a

Golf course design

Campbell's best known work includes, but is not limited to:

BRITAIN & IRELAND: Ashridge GC (1932, with Stafford V. Hotckin & Cecil K. Hutchison) / Felixstowe Ferry GC, Suffolk (1947, reconstruction) / Killarney G&FC (1938, Mahony's Point course with Henry Longhurst) / Prince's GC, Kent (1950, redesign with John Morrison) / Rye GC, Kent (1938, modifications) / West Sussex (1931, with Hotckin & Hutchison).

CONTL EUROPE: Hilversum GC (1952, modifications) / Wimereux (1920s, with Hutchison).

Did you know?

Sir Guy Colin Campbell, 4th Baronet of St Cross Mede in the County of Southampton, to give him his full title, was the son of Sir Guy Theophilus Campbell, 3rd Baronet, and father of the much decorated soldier Colonel Sir Guy Theophilus Halswell Campbell, 5th Baronet. A very competent amateur golfer (he went to university in St Andrews), Campbell was not a golf course architect "by trade", but after the Great War he worked on a few projects with renowned designer Major Cecil K. Hutchison.

In 1928 Hutchison and Campbell teamed up with Col. Stafford Vere Hotchkin in the firm Ferigna. Taking its name from Hotchkin's revolutionary iron-based turf dressings and fertilisers, Ferigna covered all aspects of golf course design, construction, maintenance, equipment, turf dressing and seeding. From 1928 the company undertook the design and construction of several courses in the south of England ... most notably, West Sussex (1931) and Ashridge (1932).

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Tournaments

Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).

Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24). 

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Céline Boutier: with many successes as both an amateur and professional golfer, Boutier added a major championship title to her impressive résumé at this year’s Evian Championship.

Alex Cejka: buffeted by rain and high winds, especially on the high-scoring final day, Čejka prevailed over Pádraig Harrington in a playoff at Royal Porthcawl, to scoop the Senior Open Championship title.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

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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