Beau Desert Golf Club
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Membershiip at<br />
<strong>Beau</strong> <strong>Desert</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Club</strong>
Dear Sir or Madam<br />
Thank you for your recent enquiry regarding the availability of membership here at <strong>Beau</strong><br />
<strong>Desert</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Club</strong>.<br />
I hope that within this booklet we address some of the questions you have and that we<br />
provide you with the confidence to consider <strong>Beau</strong> <strong>Desert</strong> as a <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Club</strong> you wish to join –<br />
one where you can spend many happy golfing years.<br />
We view the member’s commitment to <strong>Beau</strong> <strong>Desert</strong> as long‐term, a time<br />
when you will both enjoy and develop your love of the game.<br />
If you have any questions relating to this information or process then please call me on<br />
01543 422626 ext. 6<br />
Yours sincerely<br />
Steve Mainwaring<br />
General Manager – <strong>Beau</strong> <strong>Desert</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Club</strong>
Why <strong>Beau</strong> <strong>Desert</strong> – Well, from an existing member’s perspective the answer to this<br />
would be very simple – <strong>Beau</strong> <strong>Desert</strong> is one of the finest courses in the Midlands<br />
providing a range of facilities you will find hard to match, so why consider anywhere else.<br />
Our management team also recognise that people select the golf club they want to<br />
become a member of based on the quality of the playing conditions and here at <strong>Beau</strong><br />
<strong>Desert</strong> we have a course which is consistently presented to Championship standards by<br />
our head green keeper, Steve Mucklow and his team.<br />
Designed by Herbert Fowler, <strong>Beau</strong> <strong>Desert</strong> is a Championship heathland course<br />
which as a venue is highly regarded and regularly used by both National and County<br />
Associations.<br />
In addition, we also never lose sight of the fact that we are a Members <strong>Club</strong> which,<br />
whilst fortunate to currently enjoy a very healthy membership, never forgets the fact that<br />
our members come first – all of the time!
Location, Location, Location…. – Set within the majestic Cannock Chase, the course,<br />
which is owned by the members, sits on land belonging once to the 6 th Marquess of<br />
Anglesey. The Marquess commenced building the course in 1911 and named the course<br />
<strong>Beau</strong> <strong>Desert</strong> – the beautiful wilderness after his nearby home.<br />
Situated within a triangle comprising<br />
Stafford to the North, Cannock to the<br />
South West and Lichfield to the South<br />
East, the <strong>Club</strong> is well positioned<br />
providing easy access from many<br />
parts of the midlands.<br />
The real beauty of <strong>Beau</strong> <strong>Desert</strong> is hard<br />
to capture in words and is perhaps<br />
best summed up on the adjacent page<br />
by Tom Cox, an aspiring young<br />
amateur player in his day and now<br />
occasional columnist for the ‘Financial<br />
Times…’
My performance in the <strong>Beau</strong> <strong>Desert</strong> Stag – a 36‐hole amateur event, still held at the course –<br />
had been a disappointment not just because it was the last straw (during a year when I’d<br />
thrown everything into golf and seen my game deteriorate as a result), but because I’d<br />
fantasised about the tournament like no other. The course had everything I loved: tight,<br />
sandy fairways, pine trees, gorse, heather, and fast, big, undulating greens.<br />
So now, when I pull into the car park, my head spins. I become a sweaty teenager again,<br />
with factory‐second polo shirts and a hairstyle that looks like it’s been poured out of a Mr.<br />
Whippy machine. A sign warns me not to change my shoes in the car park. Normally, I’d<br />
ignore it, but I feel strangely obedient here.<br />
I have more or less the same physique now as I had at 17, but I expected <strong>Beau</strong> <strong>Desert</strong> to<br />
seem smaller than I remembered. It is, however, just as majestic: its epic feel belies its<br />
comparatively short 6,500‐yard length. The grassy, heathery chasm in front of the first tee<br />
still induces the same terror as it did in my youth, and the course’s own Amen Corner – a<br />
selection of par threes and short par fours around the halfway point, located deep in the<br />
forest – is as devilish and picturesque as I remember it.<br />
As host to numerous Open Regional Qualifying events, County Championships and events<br />
like the Carris Trophy, <strong>Beau</strong> provides a stern, yet fair examination of everyone's game. It is a<br />
course to test yourself against: and one where you can still be assured of a warm welcome<br />
from everyone at the <strong>Club</strong>.<br />
Tom Cox
Membership – <strong>Beau</strong> <strong>Desert</strong> offers a range of memberships for both men and ladies, the<br />
fees for which are shown below. In addition, we have a very active junior section.<br />
2015 Subscription Year<br />
Full Gent / Lady £975.00<br />
Restricted Gent / Lady £790.00<br />
Juniors<br />
Rates range from £18.00 to £815.00 depending on age<br />
In addition to the Annual Subscriptions which run from the start of January through to the<br />
end of December, the <strong>Club</strong> also requires a Joining Fee of £1,500.00 and a small annual Bar<br />
Levy of £75.00.<br />
Various payment options are available and our General Manager, Steve Mainwaring will<br />
be more than happy to discuss these with you.<br />
Finally, as the information pack is put together, we have an excellent offer for a new<br />
lady member which provides a £500.00 discount against subscriptions for the<br />
first 3 years. Detail of this offer can be viewed through the <strong>Club</strong>s website or discussed<br />
with our General Manager.
Facilities – In addition to our 18 Hole Championship Course, we have an excellent<br />
two storey <strong>Club</strong>house overlooking the 18 th green, which offers an extensive range of<br />
services.<br />
Open from 9.00am weekdays and 7.30am at<br />
weekends, our Chef, Richard Handley and Bar<br />
Manager, Kelly Riley take great delight in looking<br />
after the needs of our members. The <strong>Club</strong>house<br />
provides a welcoming oasis of relaxation after your<br />
game where you can enjoy a bite to eat or a drink<br />
from our well stocked bar.<br />
The <strong>Club</strong> has a busy social programme which runs<br />
throughout the year with a regular ‘<strong>Club</strong> Night’ on<br />
Wednesday’s incorporating a free members draw where you have to be there to win<br />
it.<br />
Practice facilities include a covered 10 bay driving range, an internal driving area<br />
adjacent to the 2 nd and 17 th fairways where members can practice, two putting greens, a<br />
chipping and practice bunker area, as well as warm up ‘driving nets’.
The Joining Process – Applications for membership should be made by completing an<br />
‘application for membership’ form and submitting it to the <strong>Club</strong>’s General Manager.<br />
Forms, which are available through the <strong>Club</strong>’s website may also be requested from our<br />
office by calling 01543 42262 ext. 6 or by emailing a request to office@bdgc.co.uk.<br />
Following receipt of the completed form, which needs a ‘Proposer’ and ‘Seconder’, you<br />
will be invited to the <strong>Club</strong> for an interview. The interview process is a great way of<br />
finding out a little bit more about each other and gives you the opportunity to ask<br />
any questions you may have. An offer of membership is then usually made within 4<br />
weeks.<br />
If you are unable to provide a ‘Proposer’ or ‘Seconder’ then a letter of introduction from a<br />
former <strong>Club</strong> or your business will usually suffice. If you believe this may be a problem then<br />
please discuss the matter with our General Manager as we usually find there is a way<br />
around things.<br />
Contact Details ‐ Address – <strong>Beau</strong> <strong>Desert</strong> GC, Rugeley Road, Hazel Slade,<br />
Cannock, WS12 0PJ<br />
Telephone ‐ 01543 422626<br />
Email ‐ secretary@bdgc.co.uk<br />
Web ‐ www.bdgc.co.uk