The County Zone Golf Magazine Issue 3 | Page 9

News Formby Golf Club to host Palmer Cup Formby Golf Club will host the 2016 Palmer Cup as revealled by Palmer Cup Chair­ an m Jim Awtrey at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Palmer Cup at Walton Heath Golf Club. Centurion celebrates first birthday in style M “I’m pleased a membership the caliber of Formby Golf Club has agreed to the host the 2014 Palmer Cup,” said Mr. Palmer. embers and staff at Centurion Club had several special reasons to celebrate the Club’s first birthday last month. throughout the Club’s first year to hone the course to perfection and it is not just on course where progress has been made. “Formby has a history of enthusiastically supporting both the amateur game and international play. The anniversary marked the end of twelve months of remarkable success for the acclaimed private club near St Albans with membership sales well ahead of schedule and its course attracting a series of rave reviews from golfers and the media alike. The result of all this activity is that Club membership sales have bucked the national trend and have exceeded the targets that had been set. Formby Golf Club is a true championship links course and has been the venue for a number of tournaments and competitions over the years, including the Curtis Cup in 2004 and The Amateur Championship in 1957, 1967, 1984 and 2009. Centurion Club opened with a fanfare on July 1, 2013, and almost immediately its 7,084yard par-72 course started to attract the sort of favourable critiques normally associated with more established facilities. Greens Staff at Centurion Club have been working hard ISSUE 3 The County Zone SOUTH EAST Centurion Club is built on picturesque land to the south west of the Roman city of St Albans, close to the M1 and M25 and just half an hour’s drive from the City of London. The Club is offering a variety of memberships. Prospective members can contact the Club on 01442 510 520 to arrange a guided tour or visit www.centurionclub.co.uk for more information. It has also been used as a qualifying course for The Open Championship in 1924, 1971 and 1996. www.countyzonegolfmag.co.uk 9