The County Zone Golf Magazine Issue 3 | Page 17

Farleigh News Farleigh goes from strength to strength An unusual occurance at Farleigh Golf Club G What are the chances of a hole in one on a golf course? and what are the chances of two on the same day? olfers at Farleigh are enjoying a course that has been playable all year, despite the weather and are now reaping the benefits of a course in tip top condition. Recently a high profile group golf day commented “Having spoken with a number of our customers, without exception, all of them had a fantastic day and felt spoilt by your hospitality, very impressed with the course and the facilities. Once again, thank you for making us feel so welcome. I know that these things don't happen by accident and require a lot of planning and attention to detail.” The club recently celebrated its 17th Birthday and members we invited to a divot and dine party, followed a fabulous cake with Farleigh’s new mascot – CJ the Fox, sitting proudly at the top of the cake. Well it happened in the first round of the Farleigh Foxes (Seniors) Championship.The first was by David Middleton and a few minutes later by John Shih. Both were presented with celebratory bottles of wine by Farleigh Management and this amazing event has been recognised by ‘How Did I Do’ with a prize of a Hugo Boss watch. A note from Darrell Jones . . . On the 6th June 2014 Darrell Jones, Tracy Marks, George Hair and George Steel completed 72 holes of golf for Macmillan nurses on the orange course at Farleigh. Our first drive was at exactly 06:00, the weather was perfect and we were prepared for whatever lay ahead. We took a short break after the first round for about 10 mins. ISSUE 3 The County Zone SOUTH EAST On completion of our second round we had hot showers, a light lunch and started our third round about 45 mins later. The weather was warming up nicely and so was our golf. George steel shot level par (gross) for the first time in his life, perfect golf and none of us knew where that round of golf came from having already played 36 holes. Another quick break and we were pleased to be teeing off on the same hole for the fourth and last time that day. We finally walked into the club house shortly before 20:00. We have not collected all the sponsor money as yet but I believe it to be around £1,800 for a very worthwhile charity, once again I would like to thank you and all the staff at Farleigh who assisted us with our challenge. www.countyzonegolfmag.co.uk 17