Cancelled Due to lack of interest and clash of datesOn a previous thread I asked for interest (and got some!) in a short North East get together this summer, playing a couple of "real" Colt courses and the new course at Close House, to be called the Colt and designed by GCAer Scott MacPherson. The details of this trip are now arranged, as follows:
Friday 8 July - 36 holes at Brancepeth Castle (
http://www.brancepeth-castle-golf.co.uk ).
Saturday 9 July - 36 holes at The Northumberland (
http://www.thengc.co.uk )
Sunday 10 July - 18 holes at Close House, Colt Course (
http://www.closehouse.co.uk/golf )
Golf at Brancepeth will be £35 for the 36. At Northumberland I’m hoping to get enough members to join us so that we can avail ourselves of the members’ guest rate (£15), if not then I think the visitor rate is around £40. I’m waiting for confirmation of the Close House green fee but the website suggests it will be around £100.
I will research local hotels (I would suggest that people would probably want to stay in Newcastle, where demand for overnight accommodation can be high, particularly at weekends) and post details. Newcastle is, of course, one of the top 10 party cities in the world (according to Conde Naste, at least!) so I’m sure we’ll find ways to occupy the evenings.
Please let me know if you’re interested and intending to come. I will take a £50 deposit which can be paid by cheque, sent to:
39 Woodlands
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 4YL