leicester shire
golf club
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Leicestershire
GOLF CLUB
F
ounded in 1890, The Leicestershire Golf Club has developed into one of the
best courses within Leicestershire.
The beautiful parkland course stands to
the south of the city, backing on to open
countryside. Heavily treed and possessing
the finest USGA greens, the 6134 yard par
68 course challenges low handicap golfers
whilst remaining suitable to golfers of all
abilities. The course was extended to 18
holes in 1899 and in 1910 improvements
were undertaken by James Braid which
included a number of new bunkers.
Then in 1936 the course was extended by
Major Charles Mackenzie, brother of the
legendary Alistair Mackenzie of Augusta
National fame, and subsequently altered
by C K Cotton. Two famous professional
golfers are members here; Gary
Wolstenholme and Neil Chaudhuri and
we often feature in the press, the latest
article being within the November edition
of Golf Monthly.
We are a traditional but forward thinking
Club who welcomes all guests and
visitors. We go the extra mile to ensure
that you enjoy a well organised and
memorable golfing experience, whilst
you establish, build and maintain your
new golfing relationships in the relaxing
surroundings of our parkland course.
Our course remains open all year
round offering golfers of all abilities
the opportunity to play in our Opens,
Invitations, Society and Corporate days as
well as our very successful Winter Series,
a 6 event Order of Merit. Held on the last
Friday of each month between October
and March and offering individual
prizes of up to £500. Paul Broadhurst,
amongst other famous golfers, is a regular
entrant for this event. Other players to
have entered into the winter series are
European Tour winner, Andy Sullivan
who won the South African Open 2015
this week (Tuesday) and Jason Palmer,
who won on the European challenge tour
as well as Paul Broadhurst.
Our staff have a combined 255 years
of experience working at the Club and
pride themselves on offering a superb
service. Our building is a unique design
built in the early 1960’s over two floors.
The ground floor houses our newly
refurbished locker rooms, Professional
Shop and Secretary’s Office together with
our summertime spike bar. The first floor
offers all year round bar facilities with
superb views across the course whilst
allowing members to utilise our renowned
catering service in either the Mackenzie
Room or our more intimate Braid Room.
England Golf maintains that golf has
declined by 20% over the last ten years
which makes golf challenging for any
Club, wherever they may be within the
country. Clubs have to be proactive and
not reactive these days offering services
and facilities that ensure they shine above
the rest. We have a five year plan in place
to not only increase our members and
visitors alike but also to retain our existing
members and visitors. Clubs now utilise
social media to enhance their profile
and we have diversified into offering
businesses within the City of Leicester
conference, meeting and training facilities.
Our 125th year starts early in January
with the Captains’ Drive In followed by
a Big Lunch. There are several additional
matches during the year with other Golf
Clubs founded in 1890. The main week of
celebrations in June commences with an
outstanding Trick Shot Show by Jeremy
Dale, open competitions, a fun Texas
Scramble using hickory golf clubs and
concludes with a Grand Ball and Dinner.
A Family Fun Day and junior competitions
are scheduled for the school holidays.
Our members are looking forward to an
exciting and special year.
Our Captain’s charity this year is
DEBRA (www.debra.org.uk)
a charity which exists to provide care and support for families
whose lives are affected by the terrible genetic skin condition
called Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). There about 5000 people
(mainly children) with EB in the UK and currently there is
no known cure. DEBRA also raises money for the essential
research into discovering effective treatments for EB and
ultimately to find the answe