The massive improvements that have been made to the course at Seaton Carew Golf Club, over the past couple of years, have once again been recognised by the golfing press. Recently the Club saw its standing in National Club Golfer’s Top 100 Courses in England climb 39 places from 85th to 46th, taking it into the Top 50 for the first time. The release of Golf World’s Top 100 list for England rated Seaton Carew as the joint-highest climber, moving from 81st to 66th in that magazine’s rankings.
Such glowing recognition is a tribute to course manager, Tom Coulson, and his dedicated team of green keepers who have taken the course to a new level. More than two dozen bunkers have either been built or remodelled, vast improvements have been made to a number of greens complexes, new tees have been built and over three hectares of Sea Buckthorn bushes have been removed. The latter work has completely opened up new vistas of some magnificent dunes which flank the course’s Eastern boundary.
The Club is currently consulting with renowned golf architects MacKenzie & Ebert to ensure that all future developments follow the design ethos of one the course’s earlier designers, Dr. Alister MacKenzie. This will create a layout which will appeal to golfers of all standards whilst still providing a challenge applicable to modern championship golf. This is reflected by the fact that Seaton Carew has been chosen by England Golf to host their prestigious English Amateur Championship in 2024, the year in which the Club celebrates its 150th anniversary and the sport’s governing body its centenary.