27th June 2025

Perega’s engineering drives sustainability and innovation at Wentworth Golf Club

Our team has been instrumental in developing a cutting-edge golf performance lab at Wentworth Golf Club. The project combined ecological sensitivity with advanced engineering, featuring innovative steel screw pile foundations, a steel frame structure, a lightweight green roof and a unique automated tilting putting bay with topographic simulation.

Adding to our previous work with Wentworth, Perega played a key role in designing the structural elements for this new single-storey facility, completed just in time for this year’s annual BMW PGA Championship. This single-storey facility includes a café, three driving ranges and a unique automated tilting putting bay that simulates various topography scenarios to mirror real-world play. Wentworth is a historically significant club – considered the birthplace of the Ryder Cup, the idea for the tournament was dreamed up by Samuel Ryder and his colleagues in Wentworth’s Club Room.

Kicking off in spring last year, the project presented several engineering challenges due to the protected status of the site’s natural environment and ecology. Our team was immediately faced with the delicate task of protecting the surrounding trees and their roots, thereby opting for steel screw pile foundations. This was an unconventional choice for a site with solid sandy soil, but one which would cause the least disruption to the tree roots and provide a fast and environmentally sustainable foundation solution. Additionally, an innovative bridging system was also used along one wall, employing small columns on pads to avoid disturbing any tree roots.

We were responsible for conceiving the innovative foundation solution, working closely with the specialist pile installer during construction, and then the detailed design of the various structural elements above them, including the steel frame and retaining walls.

A key feature of the structure is the lightweight green roof, chosen to add to the building’s ecological character and reduce the load on the frame and foundations. Using a state-of-the-art structural system, we reduced the number of columns and piles required, cutting costs and dramatically simplifying and accelerating the build programme.

The automated tilting putting bay’s design also required an innovative approach to accommodate the mechanism that allows it to move up and down and tilt. We designed and detailed recessed steel floor beams, ensuring the bay is flush with the ground floor when not in use, demanding careful coordination between the putting bay and the rest of the surrounding floor.

Our structural engineer, Ashish Mamde says, “We wanted to create a space that meets the technical requirements of a state-of-the-art golf performance lab while also respecting and sustainably integrating with its natural surroundings. The structure is now complete and will provide golfers with a top-tier environment to refine their skills. This project is a testament to the environmental consciousness of our engineers, their innovation and their commitment to deliver sustainable solutions, wherever possible.”

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