In 1914 Harry Colt, in the prime of his course architect career, redesigned the course by laying out new holes in the heathland from the present 5th tee to the 16th green thus cutting out the parkland holes to make the course entirely heathland.  Although much of the ‘New Course’ came into play by 1918, Colt’s work didn’t finish until 1922 with the opening of the par 3 6th hole.

In more recent years some of the significant changes to the course include the construction of a lake in front of the 3rd green in 1988.  Extending the 9th hole in 1992 to become a par 5.  The old 9th green is still maintained and is played as a par 3 when another hole on the course is taken out for maintenance purposes.  The hole is known as “9b”.   Extending the 10th hole in 2006 with the creation of a tee on the former Somerset & Dorset Railway disused track-bed.

Since the 1980s nearly three quarters of the land covered by the golf course has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and more recently in 2005 it has been upgraded to Special Area of Conservation due to the heathland and habitat therein.