Golf Course Profile- Sunningdale Golf and Country Club
Event: PGA Tour Championship of Canada
Superintendent: Tim Webb
Golf Course Name, Number of Holes: Sunningdale Golf and Country Club, 36 holes
Where (Address, Directions, Email, Website):
465 Sunningdale Road West, London, Ont. N6G 5B9,
located on Sunningdale Rd. west between Richmond and Wonderland Road
www.sunningdalegolf.com
Superintendent, Designations, Awards, Years of Experience: Tim Webb, AGS, 28 years.
Annual Rounds Played: 27,000 per course
Average Season Length: 7.5 months
Front Nine Yardage: 3547 (on tournament course which is a combination of holes from both courses)
Back Nine Yardage: 3542 (on tournament course which is a combination of holes from both courses)
Total Yardage: 7089 (on tournament course which is a combination of holes from both courses)
Total Area of Greens, Number of Greens, Predominant Type of Turf grass: 120,000 square feet, 18
greens with a total of 25,000 for 39 greens, bent grass and poa
Total Area of Fairways, Predominant Type of Turf grass: 60 acres (36 holes) , bent and poa
Total area of Tees, Predominant Type of Turf grass: 105,000 square feet 18 holes for a total of 210,000
for 36, Par 3's Rye grass, Par 4/5's bent and poa.
Predominant Soil Type on Course: Clay loam
Irrigation System Type, Water Supply and Age: Rain bird cirrus, Medway Creek, 14 years old.
Number of Bunkers and Sand Type: 48 (on tournament course which is a combination of holes from
both courses), Ohio blended 535. Additional holes we have another 45 bunkers.
Number and Type of Water Features: 3 ponds on tournament course, 5 ponds on other holes along
with Medway Creek
Construction and Original Architect: 1934 Thompson course opened (Stanley Thompson) and 1972
Robinson course opened (Robbie Robinson)
Renovations and Architects: Year 2000, new clubhouse, new driving range, new irrigation
system /pumps, new tee’s and bunkers, Carrick Design
Maintenance Shop Construction Year: 1976
Number, Type and Make of Equipment: 4 fairway mowers (3 Toro and 1 Jacobsen ) , 10 Toro triplex
mowers for greens, tee’s and approaches, 1 salsco roller for greens, 3 Toro trim mowers for rough and
1st cut and dew paths, 2 tractor pulled proflexes for rough, 3 Toro sandpro’s for bunkers, 21 light utility
vehicles and 3 Cushman utility vehicles and 7 Kubota tractors of various size.
Does Your Course Have a Separate Chemical and/or Fertilizer Storage Facility (Size, Age)?: Not for
fertilizer, but we do have a chemical storage facility, 6’ by 10’, 20 years old.
Number of Staff (Year-Round, Seasonal, Mechanics, etc.): 8 year-round (includes 2 mechanics) , 30
seasonal and 8 summer students.
Assistant Superintendent: Joel Stevens
Club President: Richard Kohn
CPGA Professional: Jason Wyatt
Club Manager: John Adams
Club Owner: Gord Thompson
Other Key Course Personnel: 2nd assistants- Garnet Prydie and Jeff Aylsworth
Current Course Projects: None
Long Range Plans: Building 6 new holes to replace 6 existing holes (relocating holes)
Challenges: Trees too close to greens and tees, weather related issues and availability of water.
Success Stories: We have hosted the Canadian Ladies Amateur, Canadian Senior Championship,
Canadian Jr. Girls Championship, CN Canadian Woman’s tour stop, Ontario Senior Men’s Amateur and
we have hosted Mike Weir’s charity tournament (36 holes) raising 500,000 dollars.