Golf Society

I have now been a Nuffield Scholar for 20 years, always enjoying meeting up with scholars around the country, continually getting inspired and informed as well as having a wonderful time. I also love the game of golf! Putting the two together is how the Nuffield Golf Society came about.

We started in June, when we met at Steve and Meryl Ward’s Uncle Henry farm shop and cafe, followed by a great game of golf at Elsham in Lincolnshire. Meeting up after such a long time in lockdown and watching England win over Germany at football in the evening made the day very special. In July we had a wonderful tour of the Scottish Borders climaxed with a very narrow win over a team of farmers from the Roxburgh Kelso area! What a fantastic day, a great golf course, great company whose hospitality was so generous and was very much appreciated! The tour had started in Denholm Howick at the Cross Keys for lunch and a farm visit to Jim Shanks NSch farm; tomatoes have never tasted so good! The day was made even more special by the scholars who attended - some who hadn’t been to a Nuffield event for some time! The September visit was to Herefordshire, meeting at Richard and Sarah Burt’s Mynde Park; we were shown around their beautiful estate seeing how they, like many farmers, are having to find ways of creating a secondary income. In the evening we were hosted there and joined by a number of local farmers to the most amazing dinner. The following morning we visited Ben TaylorDavies NSch ReGen farm, which was a tremendous. A story of turning adversity into positivity, I advise everyone to read his book. We finished with a cracking game of golf at The Rolls of Monmouth - Wow what a great course! As you will gauge this society is not just about golf, it’s about meeting up with potential, recent and long standing scholars and their partners in a relaxed format. I would like to thank everyone who hosted, attended and competed in the Nuffield Golf Society events. We will be circulating dates and venues for next year very soon. To register and interest, please email david@farmeco.co.uk

David Rose NSch, Golf Society Chair