European Golf Design is overseeing a £3 million renovation at The Buckinghamshire in Denham, England.

The private club, located on the eastern edge of London and 10 miles from Heathrow Airport, has a course designed by John Jacobs.

As part of the project, 68 bunkers have been renovated, a new back tee has been built at the par-three eighteenth hole and current work includes installing 100,000 linear metres of drainage. A renovation of the practice range is also planned.

Bunkers have been renovated, including the addition of new China clay sand (Photo: Angus Murray)

“Our course upgrade at The Buckinghamshire has been undertaken with the support of European Golf Design, 18 Golf Construction for course improvement works and Atlantic Golf Construction for drainage, with our team of greenkeepers headed up by Callum Herbst also playing a significant role in the project,” said Gerry Ivers, managing director of The Buckinghamshire. “Our members’ playing experience is paramount, which is why this is an important investment. The frequency of wetter winters is increasing due to climate change, so we are taking steps to ensure playing conditions remain at a very high standard all year round.”

Around 750 tonnes of new China clay sand has been added into bunkers and longer fescue grasses have been replaced by native rye caps around bunker edges.

Gerry Ivers, the club’s managing director, says the renovation has “significantly improved definition and playability” (Photo: Angus Murray)

“The renovation of the bunkers and the return to shorter, native rye caps around their edges, replacing longer fescues, is something we are especially pleased with. Our greenkeeping team played an important role in this work and it has significantly improved definition and playability.”