Stunned Golfer Wins 8,500 Mile Bag Amnesty Trip

Stunned Golfer Wins 8,500 Mile Bag Amnesty Trip

When the unexpected phone call arrived, golfer Peter Jackson was jet-washing the patio on a quiet Wednesday afternoon. “You’ve won the trip of a lifetime to the Caribbean island of Grenada” said the voice on the line. A stunned Peter walked into the house to tell his wife, Sandie. “You’d better be taking me too” she said. Jackson, aged 61, a semi-retired management consultant from Haslemere in Surrey, will indeed be taking his wife on the 8,500 mile round trip, set to take place in March 2015 as the climax to this year’s…Read more …
Crown Golf Scores FootGolf Hat-Trick

Crown Golf Scores FootGolf Hat-Trick

The M3 corridor west of London now has its first FootGolf course, after the October opening of a new attraction at Sunbury Golf Centre. Sunbury, a 27-hole ‘pay-and-play’ golf centre located close to M3 Junction 1 between Sunbury-on-Thames and Shepperton, has created a permanent, full-length 18-hole FootGolf course around its existing 9-hole short course. At the moment, FootGolf can be played there after 1pm each Sunday, although the golf centre plans to increase availability in 2015. FootGolf is a hybrid of the two sports, in which size 5 footballs and 21-inch cups replace…Read more …