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New golfers, including families and juniors, are being welcomed at an Open Day at Hertfordshire golf club Aldwickbury Park on Sunday April 6 when free golf lessons and free golf on the short course will be on offer along with a fun, entertaining show from World Golf Trick-Shot Champion Geoff Swain.
Meanwhile, Ryder Cup star and BBC Golf TV commentator Ken Brown recently visited Aldwickbury Park Golf Club, Harpenden, Herts, to review the results of a £¾ million upgrade to the 18-hole golf course that he designed in 1993.
Brown, a four-times European Tour winner who played in five Ryder Cups, was particularly impressed with enhancements to the greens and fairways on the outstanding 6,352-yard, par 71 Park Course, designed to make Aldwickbury Park the best quality course in the region.
“The course at Aldwickbury Park has never looked better – the team has done a great job in the past 12 months,” said Brown, who co-designed the course with golf course architect Martin Gillett. “Our design brief at Aldwickbury was to build a top class course, for all to enjoy, constructed to a high specification to produce premier quality greens, tees and fairways.”
As well as the upgrade to the course, the club’s new owner, Burhill Golf and Leisure, has worked to enhance clubhouse facilities to accommodate functions and meetings.
Tristan Hall, general manager of Aldwickbury Park GC, said: “It was a pleasure to welcome Ken back and see that he was pleased with the upgrade and our ongoing work.
“The course has been in excellent condition throughout the winter and, with spring just around the corner, we believe we are on the road to achieving our goal of making Aldwickbury Park the best maintained, quality course in the region.”
* For more details about Aldwickbury Park and to pre-register for a free lesson on April 6 (limited places available), contact Simon Folbigg on 01582 760112 or e-mail s.folbigg@burhillgl.co.uk
