Oxford Golf Club has launched a special ‘nine holes and a drink’ package to encourage people to play the sport, as part of an England Golf national campaign. The historic club is offering the opportunity to enjoy nine holes and a post-game drink after 5pm on Thursday evenings throughout the summer for just £15.England Golf launched ‘Golf Express’ nationally to inspire busy people to play the sport more by promoting the nine-hole game as a complete and enjoyable experience. Oxford Golf Club … [Read more...]
Captains Inter-Club Trophy Winners
Big congratulations go to our Oxford Ladies who managed to regain the Inter-Club Trophy with victories over Henley GC in the semi-finals and Witney Lakes in the final on a scorching day over at North Oxford Golf Club last Wednesday the 25th July. The ladies faced record temperatures and battled through more than 36 holes to win in style, with Heather Scott holing the winning putt on the 2nd extra hole!Well done ladies - #OxfordLadiesRock … [Read more...]
Golf Girls Rock
A group of 22 female golfers from the Oxford Golf Club teamed up to run in the Race for Life in memory of popular club captain Jan Glover.Jan sadly lost her battle with cancer last September aged just 62.Members of Oxford Ladies Golf Club on Hilltop Road, Cowley, pulled together to take part in the charity event to honour Jan’s memory and to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.Called ‘Golf Girls Rock’ the ladies aged from their teens to mid-70’s ran, jogged and walked together to get through the … [Read more...]
Longest Day Challenge
Last Wednesday four of our golfers walked close to 20 miles each, and played from dawn until dusk, playing 72 holes in the longest day challenge to raise money for the respective Captains charities. The intrepid group consisted of Oxford Ladies Captain, Jane Tavinor. Oxford City Captain, Paul Dandridge. Along with employees of the club, General Manager, Stephen Nicholson and Bookkeeper, Heather Scott.To help encourage the group, the two Captains combined as one team against the two … [Read more...]
OXFORD GOLF CLUB CELEBRATES DIVERSITY WITH SPECIAL PRIDE THEMED FLAGS
Oxford Golf Club has backed this year’s Oxford Pride Festival by placing a rainbow themed flag in every hole on its course. All 18 holes on the historic course now proudly display the dazzling Pride flag to celebrate the diversity of the Oxfordshire community. The Oxford Pride theme this year is 'True Colours' and aims to raise awareness and inclusivity of all LGBT+ people. Oxford Golf Club have selected Oxford Pride as one of its community partners and unveiled the eye-catching flags this week … [Read more...]
Ladies Taster Sessions
Continuing our work to grow the game we are delighted to announce a list of dates where our team of PGA Qualified Professionals will be hosting fun and relaxing group golf taster sessions specifically targeting incoming lady golfers to try our great game. Working alongside the 'Get Into Golf' campaign the sessions will include:Basic tips to get one startedAll equipment provided free of chargeFun skills gamesGlass of Prosecco (or whatever your tipple) post golf£10 per personWhat's not to … [Read more...]
Junior Academy Launched To Encourage Youngsters To Get Into Golf
Oxford Golf Club has launched a Junior Academy aimed at opening the sport to children. Club Head Professional, Joe Pepperell, is the Junior Academy lead coach and will be supported by fellow PGA professional Martin Woodbridge.Juniors will receive a fantastic array of benefits by joining the academy, including membership to Oxford Golf Club, four 45-minute lessons from club professionals and a kids’ golf set and stand bag. Plus, access to all club run junior events and social occasions. The … [Read more...]
Pro-Am Ready
Getting ready for the biggest tournament of the year is never easy. Especially when you lose two members from your green keeping team and still have the same amount of work to do! Needless to say it's been a very busy few weeks. However the team were immense, starting early, and working late into the evening but with a little help from friends within the industry by way of additional machinery and man power we have managed to pull it all together in time for the big day. The course … [Read more...]
‘Pro’ Passes Away
Our long-serving professional Tony Rees has sadly passed away at the age of 77 years old. The full obituary from the PGA website can be found here.The funeral will take place at 2pm on Thursday March 1 at Oxford Crematorium, Bayswater Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 9RZ. … [Read more...]
Winter Opens
To help encourage golfers back out onto the course in advance and in preparation of the season getting underway in April we have added two Winter Open competitions to our calendar, the first one will take place on the 12th February. With the second one being held on the 26th March. For further details and to enter your pair please CLICK HERE. … [Read more...]
