FROM THE EDITOR

Welcome to the third edition of Staffordshire Golfer. We’ve been delighted with the response to the first two issues and have really enjoyed reading stories from all over the Union through the winter months. Please keep them coming. We’d love to share news from your club in coming issues and we really think the stories that make you proud of your club will make the most interesting stories for all of our readers. Contact Gareth Shaw our County Secretary at the email below with any news you’d like us to share. Here at SUGC the ‘off season’ has been incredibly busy as you’ll see inside. We’ve created and launched our new website that will make it easier for everyone to access County information and events; we’ve been working tirelessly to add our 47th member club and are delighted to announce that JCB Golf & Country Club have joined the Union – and have also featured in the Today’s Golfer Top 200 courses in just their 5th year; plus we’ve had the small task of planning our Centenary year. The 100th year of the Union has

THE TEAM AT STAFFORDSHIRE GOLFER

Editor and Production: Medi8 Golf – david@medi8ltd.co.uk

Editorial research: Gareth Shaw – secretary@staffsgolf.org.uk

Editorial research: Michael Entecott – michael.entecott@staffsgolf.org.uk

A Message From The County Secretary

been a long time in the planning – 10 years as new County President Andrew Dathan explains in our feature interview. From an anthology of the past 100 years brought together in our Centenary book, to a calendar of events to mark the milestone, this year promises to be a celebration of the best of Staffordshire Golf. And once again, let us know of any stories of note from your club or events you would like to promote. You never know, you might make it into the bi-centennial book!