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FootGolf Launches At Macdonald Hill Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa

Posted on March 16, 2016
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Macdonald Hill Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa in Shropshire has opened a FootGolf course to attract more corporate and leisure guests onto its greens, in a bid to grow the game. The property has two 18 hole greens – the Emerald Championship Course and the Sapphire Course – with the latter having had 20 inch wide holes cut into it in a unique bid to attract new players with FootGolf. Keith Pickard, group director of golf at Macdonald Hotel & Resorts said: “We aim to stay one step ahead of the competition and…Read more …

Ferndown Golf Club Raises £47,000 For Charity

Posted on March 11, 2016
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Back in September 2015, Ferndown Golf Club hosted the launch of the Alliss Invitational Charity Golf Day sponsored by JM Scully Ltd. The event raised a staggering £47,000 for The Peter Alliss Wheelchair Charity and Ferndown Captain’s chosen charities. The auction was hosted by Mike Osman whose persuasion skills helped secure the amazing total. This month, the monies raised through the generous support of golfers participating in the Peter Alliss Invitational and Ferndown Golf Club events, was presented to the beneficiary charities. This included a presentation of powered wheelchairs to local disabled young people…Read more …