FOREWORD
It was on 15 July 1972 that Badgemore Park Golf Club was officially opened for play. At the men’s committee meeting in January 2021, mention was made that one of the members had put together a catalogue of the numerous club trophies and their origins. From that came the idea to create a commemorative book capturing the key events and anecdotes that have led to Badgemore becoming the club it is today. We took the idea to Jon Connell, managing director, and he threw his weight fully behind the endeavour. Time was then spent gathering the source material for the book. This ranged from looking at the personal collections of members – who had kept just about every communication that had been issued by the club over the years – to carrying out informal interviews to capture anecdotes worthy of retelling. As the club is constantly looking to improve and will never rest on its laurels, the next 50 years should be very interesting indeed. This celebratory book is a reflection on the past, the present and the future of our wonderful club. We hope you enjoy the read.
ABOVE: JON AND DI CONNELL
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