FootGolfers Face Tough Test at Addington Court Golf Club
By: Golf Shake | Fri 28 Jun 2013
A brand new sport – FootGolf – comes to Croydon this Sunday!
This Sunday, 30th June, sees Addington Court Golf Club in Croydon host their first FootGolf event with an expected 60 competitors set to try this exciting and very addictive new sport.
Organised by the UK FootGolf Association (UKFG), the sport’s governing body, the event on Sunday will be played on a specially-created FootGolf course.
Similar to golf, FootGolf players try to get a football into a super-sized golf hole in the fewest kicks (strokes) as possible. Just like in golf, competitors combine power and precision to make a low score. Holes can be as long as 350 yards, although most are ‘Par Three’ type lengths in normal golfing terms.
FootGolf involves a normal Size 5 football, with holes of between 20-21 inches (52-53 cm) prepared on areas of the golf course prepared where golfers would not normally play, to protect the greens, fairways and tees.
Paul Oliver, Director of Golf at Addington Court GC says:
“We're really excited to be launching FootGolf in the area this Sunday. We’ve created a special 2000-yard, 18-hole course, with features Par 3s, par 4s and even a 350-yard Par 5 which will test even the best FootGolfers. The course uses the natural landscape but preserves the great condition of the playing surfaces for our regular golfers.
It’s for all ages and both sexes. It’s no surprise that a lot of our regular Junior golfers have been testing out the new FootGolf course after their regular game of golf – and some could become joint FootGolf and Golf professionals! We've contacted some local football teams to try and get them involved on Sunday, to warm up for the new season.
We expect around sixty people will play on Sunday, but we want as many people as possible to come along. With Crystal Palace being promoted, and now FootGolf being launched here, it’s been an exciting sports summer for Croydon so far!”
Competitors pay £15 to play (£7.50 for under-16s), and for this Sunday’s event you can book by calling Addington Court on 020 8657 0281, or via the FootGolf website at www.footgolfengland.co.uk.
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