Golf
Helmn at the helm
Set in 440 acres of stunning Oxfordshire countryside, Heythrop Park Resort is a rural retreat in the heart of England. As well as being a venue for corporate events, weddings and conferences, the resort also includes a 7,088 yard par 72 golf course that weaves its way
majestically through the site.
Looking after the complex is Golf Course & Estate Manager, Phil Helmn
16 PC JUNE/JULY 2012
eythrop Park is one of many jewels in the Cotswolds crown and is situated close to the market town of Chipping Norton, and fifteen miles to the north of Oxford. At the centre of the 440-acre estate stands a grand Baroque-styled country house that was restored and converted into a luxury hotel and country club by businessman and former owner of Oxford United Football Club, Firoz Kassam.
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Tom Mackenzie, of Mackenzie & Ebert Ltd., designed Heythrop Park Golf Course, which opened for play in October 2009, and the 7,088 yard par 72 course weaves throughout the estate. Mackenzie, and contractors White
Horse and J & E Ely, had to work closely with Natural England (formerly English Heritage) to ensure the site retained and maintained key historic landscape features from its wonderful past. This included a commitment to refurbishing a circular bowling green that was built in 1707, along with two large croquet lawns, numerous tree avenues, apple orchards, dry stone walls and other ancient buildings found on the site.
No golf furniture, bunkers or greens can be seen down the two main views from the house, and the course had to meander its way through existing historic features such as man-made lakes, follies and woodland. Phil Helmn is the Golf Course & Estate Manager responsible for ensuring the
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