Gary Johnston, 47, designer with European Golf Design, said his company was also behind the design of Celtic Manor in Wales which hosted the Ryder Cup in 2010.

He said they were partly owned by the European Tour, “so we know exactly what is needed for a championship golf course”.

He described Luton Hoo as “a truly special landscape” where they would be “working with some of the features Capability Brown created”.

He said designing a golf course for it “was beyond your wildest dreams really” and it was “very conceivable” the venue could host a Ryder Cup in 10 years’ time.

“This site has the space and the access and everything else you would need,” he added.

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