The St Mellion Estate, formerly St Mellion International Resort, is a hotel with golf and other recreational facilities in the parish of St Mellion, near Saltash, in east Cornwall.
St Mellion, which comprises a hotel, conference facilities, health club, spa and two championship golf courses, is owned and operated by Crown Golf, and was purchased via American Golf (UK) from American Golf Corporation.[2] American Golf previously took ownership of the resort in 1998.[3]
Golf courses and history
Old Course
The Old Course, the St Mellion estate's first course, was laid out on the potato farm of Hermon and Martin Bond and opened in 1976.[4] Beginning in 2008 the golf course was significantly altered as part of a £20-million redevelopment of the complex.[5] The changes included the construction of 9 new golf holes which were redesignated as part of the Kernow Course from May 2010.
St Mellion's Nicklaus Course is a contender for future PGA European Tour events, following its £100 million redevelopment completed in 2010.[7] However, St Mellion's initially-proposed hosting of the English Open tournament was postponed after the developers ran into financial difficulties following the Great Recession.[8]
Scorecard
St Mellion Golf Club viewed from the 10th tee in 2011
The scorecard for the Nicklaus Course from the championship yardage is given below:[9]
Hole
Yardage
Par
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Hole
Yardage
Par
1
416
4
---
10
442
4
2
545
5
---
11
202
3
3
361
4
---
12
564
5
4
180
3
---
13
399
4
5
344
4
---
14
191
3
6
435
4
---
15
428
4
7
501
5
---
16
544
5
8
132
3
---
17
451
4
9
405
4
---
18
470
5
Out
3319
36
In
3691
36
Total
7010
72
Kernow Course
The Kernow Course, St Mellion's newer course which opened in 2010, takes its name from the Cornish for Cornwall. It was designed by Alan Leather and incorporates parts of the Old Course.[5][10]
