Rufford Park Golf Club will be 'better'than ever before'

That’s the view of Director of Golf James Thompson ahead of the course’s return to action on March 29th.

“We are back bigger and better,” he said. “The course looks lovely and the owner has invested a lot on the course and remodelled greens and bunkers as well as the clubhouse.

“We have lost 24 weeks out of the last year, which is scary. If ever we had a lockdown again this is probably the best months it could have been.

“But it allowed us to get on with a lot of jobs around the course that we wouldn’t have had a chance to do.”

Interest is understandably high with the first two weeks all but booked out in daylight hours.

“We run a really tight booking system and we know what to expect from day one,” he added.

“At the moment it’s pretty full for the first two weeks. It’s going to be mental.

“It will be brilliant to see the smiles on faces again. It has been a tough lockdown with the poor weather and being inside.

“There will be some wild swings on the first tee, but people will be over the moon to be back.

“Golf is so important to a lot of people, as a lot of sports are.

“We keep in touch with the members a lot and they are so excited to get back to it.”