Archive: this report describes visitors to Cavendish Golf Club in 2017.
In 2017, Cavendish Golf Club reported visits from golfers travelling from the UK and abroad.
The report described a visitor stopping in Buxton while travelling to the 146th Open at Royal Birkdale in July 2017. The Open is the oldest of golf’s four major championships.
The visitors had heard the club’s description of Cavendish as an “inspiration for Augusta” and chose to stop on their journey.
“We’ve been playing golf for over 70 years and Cavendish is one of the nicest courses we’ve ever played”.
The Duke of Devonshire commissioned Alister MacKenzie to design Cavendish, which opened in 1925. MacKenzie later worked with Bobby Jones on Augusta National in Georgia. Cavendish Golf Club points to similarities between the courses and calls Cavendish an inspiration for Augusta.
The club described Cavendish as a chance for golfers to experience MacKenzie’s course design.
The 2017 report said CNN’s Living Golf visited Cavendish, where golf architect Jonathan Gaunt discussed the course and its design.
The original report included comments from English golfer Lee Westwood, who had previously played at Cavendish:
“It’s been a few years since I’ve played at Cavendish but I’ll always remember the quality of the greens and it’s something that I hear whenever the course is mentioned.
“It’s a great set-up, my mum plays there quite regularly and I only ever hear good things about it.”
Westwood finished tied 27th in the 2017 Open.
For current visitor information, see Cavendish Golf Club.
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