St Mellion International Resort

The St Mellion International Resort, in the parish of St Mellion, near Saltash, is a hotel with recreational facilities, situated in east Cornwall.

St Mellion International Resort,
Cornwall
Club information
Coordinates50.467573°N 4.272092°W / 50.467573; -4.272092
LocationSt Mellion, Cornwall, England,
 United Kingdom
Established1976
TypePrivate
Owned byCrown Golf [1]
Total holes36
Tournaments hostedB&H Intnl Open
Websitewww.st-mellion.co.uk
Nicklaus Course
Designed byJack Nicklaus
Par72
Length7,054
Kernow Course
Designed byAlan Leather
Par70
Length5,606
St Mellion
Ceremonial county
Post townSALTASH
Postcode districtPL12
Dialling code01579
Police 
Fire 
Ambulance 
UK Parliament

St Mellion Resort, 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.

Jack Nicklaus Signature Course

The course designed by Jack Nicklaus 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 Sandy Lyle and Nick Faldo representing Great Britain.[6] The Nicklaus course hosted the Benson & Hedges International Open 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 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 credit crunch.[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]

HoleYardagePar---HoleYardagePar
14164---104424
25455---112023
33614---125645
41803---133994
53444---141913
64354---154284
75015---165445
81323---174514
94054---184705
Out331936In369136
Total701072

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]

Competitions hosted

Benson & Hedges International Open

St Mellion has hosted the Benson & Hedges International Open on the European Tour on 7 occasions.

YearWinnerCountryScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upCountryRef
1995Peter O'Malley Australia280 (−8)1 strokeMark James England[11]
Costantino Rocca Italy
1994Seve Ballesteros Spain281 (−7)3 strokesNick Faldo England[12]
1993Paul Broadhurst England276 (−12)1 strokeMark James England[13]
José María Olazábal Spain
1992Peter Senior Australia287 (−1)PlayoffTony Johnstone Zimbabwe[14]
1991Bernhard Langer Germany286 (−2)2 strokesVijay Singh Fiji[15]
1990José María Olazábal Spain279 (−9)1 strokeIan Woosnam Wales[16]
1979Maurice Bembridge England272 (−8)2 strokesKen Brown Scotland[17]

St. Mellion Timeshare TPC

St Mellion also hosted the Tournament Players Championship (United Kingdom) (St. Mellion Timeshare TPC) on the European Tour in 1983 and 1984.

YearWinnerCountryScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upCountryRef
1984Jaime Gonzalez Brazil265 (−15)PlayoffMark James England[18]
1983Bernhard Langer Germany269 (−11)2 strokesPaul Way England[19]

European Senior Tour

St Mellion has twice hosted the English Seniors Open on the European Senior Tour.

YearWinnerCountryScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upCountryRef
2007Bill Longmuir Scotland208 (−8)2 strokesCarl Mason England[20]
2006Carl Mason England212 (−4)1 strokeStewart Ginn Australia[21]

English Amateur

St Mellion hosted the English Amateur in 1999.

YearWinnerCountryMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upCountryRef
1999Paul Casey England2&1Simon Dyson England[22]

References
  1. www.crown-golf.co.uk
  2. www.americangolf.com
  3. "American Golf buys St Mellion golf complex". golftoday.co.uk. 8 May 1998.
  4. "The Kernow Course". St. Mellion International Resort.
  5. "The Kernow Course". St. Mellion International Resort.
  6. "St Mellion Golf Club". England Golf.
  7. "St Mellion to host English Open". BBC Sport. 3 March 2008.
  8. "Crunch delays golf championships". BBC News. 21 January 2009.
  9. "St Mellion Golf & CC". BlueGolf.
  10. "St Mellion Kernow Course is complete". Golf Monthly. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  11. "Benson & Hedges International Open 1995". PGA European Tour.
  12. "Benson & Hedges International Open 1994". PGA European Tour.
  13. "Benson & Hedges International Open 1993". PGA European Tour.
  14. "Benson & Hedges International Open 1992". PGA European Tour.
  15. "Benson & Hedges International Open 1991". PGA European Tour.
  16. "Benson & Hedges International Open 1990". PGA European Tour.
  17. "Benson & Hedges International Open 1979". PGA European Tour.
  18. "St Mellion Timeshare TPC 1984". PGA European Tour.
  19. "St Mellion Timeshare TPC 1983". PGA European Tour.
  20. "The Midas English Seniors Open 2007". PGA European Tour.
  21. "The Midas English Seniors Open 2006". PGA European Tour.
  22. "England Golf - Winners of the English Amateur". England Golf.
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