Footgolfer Pele Heydon achieved probably one of the best rounds ever played at footgolf. His round of 46 was 12 under par and smashed his previous record of 52 around the Stonham Barns FootGolf Course. His amazing round consisted of 12 birdies and 6 pars with matching front and back nine scores of 23. This gave him his second win this year at Stonham Barns UK Ranking Footgolf Tournament. In 2nd place was his father Ian Heydon who also achieved his best round ever, a 10 under par, 48. Amazing scoring! This popular event attracted over 60 players from all over the region which included 52 men, 2 ladies and 8 juniors. FootGolf is really taking off as a sport and there are now over 120 footgolf courses in the UK. The next UK FootGolf tournament at Stonham Barns is the first playing of the Suffolk FootGolf Open. This event is open to everyone and the winner will receive the Scarlett Brown Trophy and become the Suffolk FootGolf Champion. This will be held on Saturday 20th June with tee times starting at 2.00pm. Anyone interested in playing please contact Stonham Barns FootGolf Course on 01449 711545 or email tony@midsuffolkgolfacademy.co.uk. See Full Results.. Ian Haydon won the Stonham UK FootGolf Open with a score of 56 (2 under par). This was Ian’s third event at Stonham Barns and having finished 3rd and 2nd on his previous visits he has now has achieved his first win. In addition he was really pleased to have triumphed over his son Pele who has won three of the UK FootGolf events at Stonham Barn this year Ian won on count back and with birdies on his last three holes achieved an amazing six shot comeback on Darren Wheat who was five under with three to play and when he bogeyed the last three holes he finished on 56 as well. In third place was Ian’s son Pele who scored a 57 (1 under par). There were 11 juniors playing and the junior prize was won by 9 yr old Tyler Weaver with a score of 68. This was one of his first games of FootGolf and he managed to beat his 12 yr old brother, Max Weaver. Both Tyler and Max are keen golfers and currently in the Suffolk County under 12 squad and under 14 squad respectively. This Stonham Footgolf event attracted over 50 footgolf players from around the region. This was one of six UK FootGolf ranking events that are being held on the scenic Stonham Barns golf course this year. Full details of other ranking tournaments around the UK can be found at www.ukfootgolf.com. Footgolf is one of the fastest growing sports in the UK and combines two great sports, golf and football. The game is played on a golf course to larger holes (21” diameter cups) with a size 5 football. Players then play around the course kicking the football using rules largely based on the rules of golf. Stonham Barns has achieved fantastic success this year by opening their golf course to both golf and footgolf players. Tony Dobson, the PGA professional and owner of Stonham Barns Golf Centre, has been amazed by bookings for footgolf and said “It’s a great fun new sport that everyone can play and we have plans to keep promoting footgolf to individuals, groups and for corporate events”. The next Stonham UK FootGolf Open Event will be on Sunday 12th October. This event is open to anyone, men, ladies and juniors and there are prizes for all the categories. Entry is only £10 and all players will receive a free goody bag with loads of gifts and a free round of golf voucher. All footballs and equipment are provided. Anyone that would like to play can contact Tony Dobson at Stonham Barns on 01449 711545 or emailtony@midsuffolkgolfacademy.co.uk. For more information on FootGolf at Stonham Barns go towww.stonhambarnsgolf.co.uk/footgolf. Rob Gillan won the July FootGolf UK Ranking Tournament at Stonham Barns on Sunday 20th July with an excellent score of 56. Rob won on count back as Alex Sutton also scored a 56 and the title had to be decided on the last 9 hole score and Rob scored 27 to Alex’s 28. This was Rob Gillan’s first win at Stonham Barns and his score of 2 under par included 6 two’s.
Rob was delighted to be presented the 1st Prize trophy by ex England and Ipswich football player Russell Osman. Russell, playing his first ever round of footgolf, also played in the event and said he really enjoyed playing and could see why this new sport has become so popular. He said he certainly will be playing more footgolf in the future. Pele Haydon won has won the last three UK Ranking events at Stonham finished 4th with a score of 57 and now moves up to second in the UK National Ranking Table. The ladies prize was won by Faye Trigg from Millers Barn who are just building their own FootGolf Course and the junior prize was won by Joe Sims. On a day when it looked like thunder and lightning may halt play over 50 footgolf players from around the region played 18 holes in pursuit of some ranking points. This was one of six UK FootGolf ranking events that are being held on the scenic Stonham Barns 9 hole course this year. Full details of other ranking tournaments around the UK can be found at www.ukfootgolf.com. Footgolf is one of the fastest growing sports in the UK and combines two great sports, golf and football. The game is played on a golf course to larger holes (21” diameter cups) with a size 5 football. Players then play around the course kicking the football using rules largely based on the rules of golf. Stonham Barns has achieved fantastic success this year by opening their golf course to both golf and footgolf players. Tony Dobson, the PGA professional and owner of Stonham Barns Golf Centre, has been amazed by bookings for footgolf and said “We opened the FootGolf course at the end of last year and this year we have had over 800 players go round the footgolf course with more bookings already for July and August. I think the numbers have been boosted by the World Cup as we have been particularly busy this month.” The next FootGolf UK Ranking event at Stonham Barns will be on Sunday 17th August. This event is open to anyone, men, ladies and juniors and there are prizes for all the categories. All footballs and equipment is provided. To enter contact Tony Dobson at Stonham Barns on 01449 711545 or email tony@midsuffolkgolfacademy.co.uk. For more information on FootGolf at Stonham Barns go to www.stonhambarnsgolf.co.uk/footgolf. Pele Haydon won the June UK Ranking FootGolf Tournament at Stonham Barns Golf Centre on Sunday 15th June, smashing his own course record with a score of 6 under par, 52. This was his third straight win at Stonham Barns after winning the April and May tournaments. Pele had eight birdies helped by a back nine of five under par. His score bettered his own previous course record by 6 shots. In second place was Danny Whitehouse, 5 shots back with a score of one under par 57 and in third was Ian Heydon, Pele’s father, with a score of 58. The event attracted over 40 footgolf players from around the region and included over 32 men, 6 ladies and 2 juniors. This was one of six UK FootGolf ranking events that are being held on the scenic Stonham Barns 9 hole course this year. Full details of other ranking tournaments around the UK can be found at www.ukfootgolf.com. Pele, who is now leading the National UK rankings, is bidding to remain in the top spot at the start of September as the leader will win a trip to New York to represent the UK and compete in the US FootGolf Open later that month. Footgolf is one of the fastest growing sports in the UK and combines two great sports, golf and football. The game is played on a golf course to larger holes (21” diameter cups) with a size 5 football. Players then play around the course kicking the football using rules largely based on the rules of golf. Stonham Barns has achieved fantastic success this year by opening their golf course to both golf and footgolf players. Tony Dobson, the PGA professional and owner of Stonham Barns Golf Centre, has been amazed by bookings for footgolf and said “We opened the FootGolf course at the end of last year and this year we have had over 600 players go round the footgolf course with more bookings already for July and August. I think the numbers have been boosted by the World Cup as we have been particularly busy in the last couple of weeks.” The next FootGolf UK Ranking event at Stonham Barns will be on Sunday 20th July. This event is open to anyone, men, ladies and juniors and there are prizes for all the categories. All footballs and equipment is provided. To enter contact Tony Dobson at Stonham Barns on 01449 711545 or email tony@midsuffolkgolfacademy.co.uk. For more information on FootGolf at Stonham Barns go to www.stonhambarnsgolf.co.uk/footgolf. Amazingly a footgolfer named Pele (Pele Haydon) won the first ever UK Ranking FootGolf Tournament at Stonham Barns Golf Centre on Sunday 13th April. The event attracted over 30 footgolf players from around the region and is the first of a number of ranking events run by the UK FootGolf Association all over the UK. Pele Haydon won the tournament by 3 shots after scoring a great score of 58 for the 18 hole event. In 2nd place was Oliver Riches who scored a 61 and in 3rd place (on countback) was Ian Haydon (father of Pele) who also scored a 61. The junior winner was Josh Driver who scored a 69 and the ladies winner was Emily Donnachie. We should mention the incredible hole in one achieved by Paul Dobson on the 7th hole which lifted him into the top twenty and gaining valuable ranking points. It’s the first hole in one at FootGolf achieved on the Stonham Barns FootGolf course since it opened last August. Pele and many of the players are aiming to play in as many of the ranking tournaments as possible in a bid to top the National Rankings at the beginning of September. The leader will get an all expenses paid trip to New York to represent the UK and compete in the US FootGolf Open later that month. Footgolf is one of the fastest growing sports in the UK and combines two great sports, golf and football. The game is played on a golf course to larger holes (21” diameter cups) with a size 5 football. Players then play around the course kicking the football using rules largely based on the rules of golf. FootGolf is now being taken seriously around the world, in fact recently the president of the US PGA, Ted Bishop, endorsed FootGolf saying that he was excited by the prospects of FootGolf as a way to bring people in who are into football and to give them the opportunity to go to the golf course, experience what it’s like to play round a course and maybe then come along and try golf. There are a number of UK Ranking tournaments around the country and all the details of these events can be found at www.ukfootgolf.com/2014-events/4582748787. The next FootGolf UK Ranking event at Stonham Barns will be on Sunday 18th May. This event is open to anyone, mens, ladies and juniors. All footballs and equipment is provided. To enter contact Tony Dobson at Stonham Barns on 01449 711545 or email tonydobson8@gmail.com. Call NOW to Enter the Stonham Barns UK FootGolf Ranking Tournament - Sunday 13th April - Tel 01449 711545 With the season drawing to a close, we are reaching out to all local footballers to try a new sport during the close season. The sport is called FootGolf, and it is now the fastest growing “new” sport in the world. It is open to players of all ages, gender and abilities. This is a specific request to footballers based within a 20-30 mile radius of Stonham Aspal, and the reason for this is that Stonham Barns Golf Club is currently the only UK FootGolf Association (UKFGA) approved course in your area. If you fancy your chances at being able to play a sport based on the principles of Golf, but using a size 5 football, and your feet, and you enjoy competing against friends and family or maybe you would like to take a more serious approach and enter competitions. Then this is the sport for you to try during the summer. It is also a great tool for training, and fine tuning your skills. Stonham Barns has been selected to host National Rankings Tournaments, and these will take place once a month, with the first event being held on Sunday 13th April 2014, entrance fee is just £10.00 and all players will get guaranteed National Rankings Points. If you fancy your chances at being able to take on a new sport at a competitive level there are prizes available, and the National Rankings Leaders will be selected to represent the UK in the US FootGolf Open, which takes place in New York this September (all expenses paid for by the National Governing Body for the sport, the UKFGA). Please share this information with your footballers, as we would really like to increase the participation numbers for the sport in Suffolk/Norfolk, and we are looking for more serious players to get involved and become Professional or Semi-Professional Players. If you would like more information, please do not hesitate to get in contact with me, or visit the UK FootGolf website at www.ukfootgolf.com I have also attached a You Tube link to a feature shown on Transworld Sport from last year, where they filmed the UK Open Championships:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=451j2UhCI6Q The next event is on Sunday 20th October 2.00pm-5.00pm. During this time the 9 hole course at Stonham Barns will be solely for Footgolf players! Everyone is welcome, there are no dress rules and footballs will be provided. The cost will be £6 per person for a round of Footgolf and £10 per person for 18 holes. The Stonham Barns 9 hole course is situated just 5 mins off the A14 between Ipswich and Stowmarket. The full address is Stonham Barns Golf Centre, Stonham Aspal, Suffolk, IP14 6AT. For more information on this great new sport go to our FootGolf Page FOOTGOLF - BOOKING FOR GROUPS AND STAFF OUTINGS In addition we are taking to take bookings for Footgolf for staff outings, footballs teams and anyone looking to bring a group over for some Christmas activities so why not book the course for your event this year. It will be fun and everyone will enjoy it and then afterwards visit the Stonham Barns restaurant for a snack and refreshments. To book or enquire call Tony on 01449 711545. The next Footgolf event at Stonham Barns will be on the Sunday 22nd Sept between 3.00pm and 5.00pm. Come and have a go at this great new sport on Suffolk's first Footgolf course. Everyone is welcome, there are no dress rules and footballs will be provided. The cost will be £6 per person for a round of Footgolf and £10 per head for those wishing to enter the tournament. Footgolf is a recognised international sport that can be enjoyed by everyone of any age. The player just kicks the ball around the course in the least number of kicks into larger football sized holes. The rules are pretty much the same as golf. Its great fun and good excercise. Please book you tee time now by calling call Joe or Tony on 01449 711545. |
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