Wexham Park Golf Club's 18-hole course has been extended

Wexham Park Golf Centre is redeveloping its 18-hole course to make it longer and more challenging.

From April 1, the centre in Wexham Street, Slough will close its nine-hole Red course from which three holes will be used to change the layout of the 18-hole Blue course.

This will extend the course to 5,749 yards. The centre is also preparing four new teeing areas which will increase the length to 5,965 yards at the start of the following season.

A further new tee and green will completed after that taking the course to around 6,100 yards.

Wexham Park's John Kennedy said the redesign was needed because players are hitting the ball further.

"We have been looking for quite a while at how we could lengthen our 18-hole course and make it a more challenging layout," he said.

"Our current course measures just 5,251 yards and although tricky, by modern standards it is quite a short course.

"In the past we have hosted a number of BB&O PGA events and more recently a pro-am which have been really successful.

"All the competing professionals have enjoyed playing the course but we are aware that if we want to continue to host such events as well as provide a real challenge to our members we have to make the course more demanding."

He added: "We are confident that these changes will make our course a more robust challenge in the future.

"We will still be able to offer nine holes on our Green course which has a few changes scheduled in for later in the year."