An enterprising farmer on the north coast of Devon is difficult golfers to check out their brief sport abilities on a fairly uncommon golf gap that he has created.
Tim Northcote’s 600-acre farm property close to Bude features a rocky outcrop on which he has managed to assemble a correct USGA-standard inexperienced with the assistance of the greenkeeping staff at his native golf membership. He has additionally constructed a makeshift tee up on the cliff high some 270 yards from the inexperienced, and is difficult all-comers to have a go at reaching the placing floor this summer season.
Mr Northcote, who performs off 12 at close by St Petrocs Golf Membership, mentioned: “I assumed it could be a little bit of enjoyable over the summer season to put in the inexperienced and cost folks a couple of kilos to have a go at reaching it. It was an actual job getting the earth, and the turf, up on to the rock, however seeing the way it has turned out, I feel it’s been worthwhile. Any cash raised can be donated to the RNLI lifeboat station at Bude, which offers a useful service to locals and vacationers alike.”
The outlet formally opens for play as we speak (April 1), and can be out there to play – for £5 a ball (golf equipment and balls are offered) – each weekend till the top of July. Anybody who hits the inexperienced can have their title put right into a prize draw to win a two-week household vacation in Devon subsequent 12 months, whereas anybody who manages a hole-in-one will win a £20,000 automotive, which has been put up as a prize by an area dealership.
