The road to The Belfry is a competition for all to get involved in. No matter what your ability is or how old you are this is quite possibly the perfect competition for golfers of all levels. Grab a few mates and make a weekend out of it.
The organisers, James and Ollie, said they pride themselves on being a mini tour series for your everyday golfer which provides the professional tour event feeling we all crave.
Springfield Golf was founded just after the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions were lifted and ever since then it has grown in popularity amongst all golfers. I was lucky enough to tee it up at Wyboston Lakes Golf Club in Bedfordshire recently, and it was dramatic!
Here’s how it went…
Day One
Ahead of tournament weekend you are sent your tee time for day one and a schedule of how the weekend will run. For Springfield Golf, the more the merrier, I had asked If caddies were allowed, and the organisers were all for it – absolutely they are.
On arrival you head up to the check in desk where you sign in and receive a goodie bag, so no matter where you finish at the end of the weekend you all go home with a little thank you for taking part gift. Music is playing as more and more competitors turn up and as I stand there observing, everyone seems to be greeting each other with high fives or fist bumps. They all know each other from previous Springfield Golf events.
(Image credit: Monty McPhee)
Beers were flowing and as the first tee off time approached the organisers, gathered everyone around for a short briefing. Once that was concluded we all watched the first group tee off – not much pressure! Fortunately, I was in the third group, so the crowd had dispersed. I never normally drink before a competition but to get into the spirit of things I joined in with the pre-game antics and had a beer and this seemed to calm the nerves on that first tee.
Round one was very relaxed with a nearest the pin, longest drive and hole-in-one prize up for grabs. The hole-in-one hole drew a lot of attention with beers from SALT Beer being passed about and a whopping £10,000 on the line. The hole was playing about 187 yards, slightly up hill and no real trouble, it should have been easy. I stepped up to try my luck at getting that elusive hole-in-one. Six iron in hand I struck the ball and off it flew sailing left of the green. It wasn’t meant to be.
The day wrapped up with a few beers in the bar as the final few groups finished off and then a small presentation followed…
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