24 THE WORLD OF GOLFING
STALEY HALL HOTEL
First-Class Slaley Hall ready to deliver the Mail
Slaley Hall
More than 120,000 golfers had
their sights set on Slaley Hall, in
Northumberland, when they signed
up for the ever-popular Daily Mail
Foursomes in February - and, with just
two rounds left to complete, a place in
the last 16 is beckoning.
The magnificent four-star hotel, which is
part of the QHotels group, will host the
final four rounds of the event - last 16,
quarter-finals, semi-finals and grand final
- between October 6 and 8.
The Daily Mail Foursomes is the oldest
national sponsored event in amateur golf
and celebrates its 55th anniversary, this
year. Since its launch some 5.5 million
golfers have taken part in the club
qualifying competitions and more than
100,000 play annually in the national
inter-club knock-out rounds.
Both of last year’s competition winners
have already been defeated on the
road to Slaley Hall: women’s champions
Forest of Arden lost 4&3 to Bloxwich,
in round three, while the 2018 men’s
winners, Cosby, crashed out in the
sixth round, defeated 3&2 by Ramsey
(Cambs).
Tournament organiser Hamish Webb
said: “The standard of competition in this
year’s event is as high as ever - which
is illustrated by the fact both reigning
champions have been eliminated
already. We’re getting to the sharp end
of business now, with the final inter-club
qualifying round beginning on August
16. By the second week of September
we will know the names of the 32 pairs
heading to Slaley Hall - and it promises
to be a fabulous experience.”