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Formby Golf
Club to host
Palmer Cup
Formby Golf Club will
host the 2016 Palmer
Cup as revealled by
Palmer Cup Chair an
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Jim Awtrey at the
opening ceremony of
the 2014 Palmer Cup
at Walton Heath Golf
Club.
Centurion celebrates
first birthday in style
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“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
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