Branshaw Golf Club are carrying out £15,000 worth of redevelopment work to improve two of its holes.

The club-funded facelift is taking place at the 472-yard par-five 14th and the par-four 443-yard 15th holes, involving a complete redesign of the greens and creating additional bunkers and undulations.

Branshaw professional and general manager Simon Jowitt said: “The greens have been completely dug up and we are adding new contours to make them more interesting in terms of the putting surface.”

The greens will also be bigger, with the 14th being transformed from flat to two levels while the stroke index one 15th will be extended to the right at the front.

Jowitt said: “We had some small issues with drainage and layout on these holes.

“The 14th was at an angle that didn’t quite suit, while the 15th had a slope to the back of the green, which left the turf exposed to the sun and wind and had the effect of almost creating two greens on one surface. The work involves reducing this slope.

“The 15th is the hardest hole on the course and we are making it a bit trickier but not ridiculously harder.”

With the structural work already finished, the club were hoping to complete the returfing by the end of this week before the greens are left to bed in over the winter. An official opening is planned for the spring.

Jowitt added: “We have been planning the work for several months and the members are excited to see how the new-look holes develop.”

Meanwhile, the club are looking forward to new head greenkeeper Jeremy Eastwood taking up his post there on December 2.

Jowitt said: “Jeremy comes with a first-class background, having previously worked as head green-keeper at Woodsome Hall and Dewsbury. He is working at Bradford Moor at the moment and we are really excited to get him up here.

“Jeremy comes to the club with a plan for improvements to the course covering greens, tees and the heather.

“This plan is a long-term plan covering five years or more.”

Eastwood was at Branshaw last week to oversee the new development work.

There was also a word of praise for Brendan Jickles, who has been deputising at the helm since previous greenkeeper Edward O’Neill moved on.

“Brendan and his greenkeeping staff have been doing an unbelievable job,” said Jowitt.