The development of this course followed closely behind the Wychwood Park golf course across the road for which I was an assistant designer. Gorstyhill was designed as a members golf course and intended to be relatively easy compared to the championship status of the Wychwood Park course The majority of the design work involved the construction of 18 green and tee complexes with some fairway bunkering. The budget did not allow for major fairway earthworks so the routing of the course had to make best use of the land available.