The St Mellion Estate, formerly St Mellion International Resort, is a hotel with

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and other recreational facilities in the parish of

St Mellion St Mellion ( kw, Sen Melyan) is a village and rural civil parish in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish is about south of Callington and is in the St Germans Registration District. To the north, the parish is bordered by Callingto ...

, near

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, in east

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. St Mellion, which comprises a

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, conference facilities,

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, spa and two championship

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s, is owned and operated by Crown Golf, and was purchased via American Golf (UK) from American Golf Corporation. American Golf previously took ownership of the resort in 1998.

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. Beginning in 2008 the golf course was significantly altered as part of a £20-million redevelopment of the complex. The changes included the construction of 9 new golf holes which were redesignated as part of the Kernow Course from May 2010.

Jack Nicklaus Signature Course

The course designed by

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was officially opened in 1988 with the hosting of a USA vs GB match featuring Jack Nicklaus (himself) and Tom Watson representing the USA against

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and

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representing Great Britain. The Nicklaus course hosted the

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on 7 occasions between 1979 and 1995, and has twice hosted The English Seniors Open. St Mellion's Nicklaus Course is a contender for future

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events, following its £100 million redevelopment completed in 2010. However St Mellion's initially-proposed hosting of the

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tournament was postponed after the developers ran into financial difficulties following the

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Scorecard

The scorecard for the Nicklaus Course from the championship yardage is given below:

Kernow Course

The Kernow

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, St Mellion's newer course which opened in 2010, takes its name from the Cornish for

. It was designed by Alan Leather and incorporates parts of the Old Course.

Competitions hosted

European Tour

Benson & Hedges International Open

St Mellion has hosted the

on the

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on 7 occasions.

St. Mellion Timeshare TPC

St Mellion also hosted the

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(St. Mellion Timeshare TPC) on the

in 1983 and 1984.

European Senior Tour

St Mellion has twice hosted the English Seniors Open on the

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Amateur competitions

English Amateur

St Mellion hosted the

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in 1999.

References

External links

St Mellion International Resort
- official site
Crown Golf
- official site
English Open
- official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Mellion International Resort Golf clubs and courses in Cornwall Golf clubs and courses designed by Jack Nicklaus Sports venues in Cornwall Sport in Cornwall Tourist attractions in Cornwall Hotel buildings completed in 2010