Sunningdale’s New Course is an athletic challenge, known to be a tougher and more rounded test of golf than the Old Course. This superb driving course, featuring a less encroaching treeline than on the Old Course, although thick heather calls for accuracy and full commitment on every shot.

For many years Jack Nicklaus held the course record with a 66, which was a testament to the technical test of the New Course. In qualifying for the 2009 Open, Graeme Storm shot an impressive 8 under (62) to lead the Final Qualifiers.