Golfhacker: Issue 12

summer a very special tournament
Every
played. It doesn’t have the same
is
that some of the other
fanfare
have during the summer of
tournaments
that invades Britain. Instead, it
golf
goes about its business whilst at
quietly
same time breaking barriers within
the
game. The Cromwell Course at
the
Hall plays host to the British Par
Nailcote
Championship and if you have never
3
about this hidden gem within the
heard
then perhaps this might make you
game,
about coming along. Here is a
think
where age, ability, sex and
tournament
counts for nothing. For four
reputation
in August in Warwickshire, the
days
Course brings the game
Cromwell
in ways that often feel is
together
Cressman, the owner of Nailcote
Rick
perhaps sums up the event better
Hall,
we ever could. He told Golfhacker
than
“It doesn’t matter how old they are,
that:
doesn’t matter what sex they are. It’s a
it
opportunity to show that this game
real
a game for all and it’s a sport that
is
is a sport for life. You can enjoy
really
3 Golf has an enormous role to
“Par
in the future of the game in a
play
around the world that has less
society
to enjoy their leisure,” continued
time
who also believes that Par 3
Cressman
is where you can really hone in on
golf
is where you can practice the
“This
that pay the bills. We have all
skills
the phrase “Driver for show, putt
heard
dough”, but this is where you can
for
all of those short game skills that if
see
are going to be a really good
you
player who regularly graces the
One
at Nailcote Hall is Carly Booth.
course
LET player echoes what Cressman
The
about the short game. “Do you
says
what, it kills me every year. It
know
me feel like I have the worst
makes
“It makes me realise
how important the
short game is. You play
for great money so the
competition is top with
great players. It brings
a little fun and a
different light to golf
as well.”
Carly Booth
LET Professional
this from 5 to 95.”
your golfing improvement.
impossible.
golfer, you’ve got to have.”
Above: Nigel Mansell (Champions PLC)
Top Left: Carly Booth (ChampionsPLC).