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GOLF NEWS

Crown Golf gives golfers their Freedom

T

he fifth gear on your car. Shops
which open on Sundays.
200-channel television.We used to
view these as life’s ‘extras’, but we now take
them for granted. Products change, as
society changes. In comparison, the sport
of golf hasn’t always had a reputation for
moving with the times. However, a new
offer from Crown Golf might change that.

times and you use more credits: play when
it’s quiet, and your credits go further.

Of the estimated 4 million golfers in the
UK, less than 1.5 million are members of a
club. So Crown Golf has created Freedom
Play as a new way of joining a golf club, to
encourage more golfers to take that step.

“You can play in club competitions, get a
golf handicap, and you belong to the club
just like a full member” says Crown Golf
CEO, Stephen Lewis. “It’s ideal if you’re one
of the thousands of golfers in the UK who
feels that they don’t play quite enough golf
to justify a full annual membership.”

In Freedom Play, golfers pay a low annual
subscription and get credits which they
exchange for rounds of golf. Play at busy

The new option is now available at eight of
the group’s golf clubs. Eccleston Park, The
Bristol and Blue Mountain have trialled
Freedom Play during the summer, and
The Hertfordshire, South Essex, Stapleford
Abbotts, Oak Park and Merrist Wood are
introducing it for the first time this week.

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