Golf has been played on this downland course since 1890 and, therefore, 2015 saw Alresford Golf Club celebrating its 125th year. To mark the occasion, there were several events running throughout the year. The focal point of these celebrations was the second week in June, when a marquee was be erected on the patio to host a week of special events, culminating with a grand Summer Ball that had fantastic reviews.
The Club works closely with the local community and, in return, several local, and national businesses contributed to the staging of these events. All are recognised below with a link to their websites.
Thank you from all the members of Alresford Golf Club.
Gold Sponsor
From their Old Alresford factory in Bighton Lane, Alresford Salads has grown to become one of the leading specialist salad producers of watercress, babyleaf and organic salads within the UK, distributing in most major national retail supermarkets.
Silver Sponsor
Fuller’s have been making great beer for over 160 years and running everybody’s favourite locals for almost as long. They are the major drinks supplier to Alresford Golf Club, with London Pride being by far the most popular beer on our handpumps.
Tee Sponsors
1st Tee:
Alresford Salads
Part of the Bakkavor Group, Alresford Salads is located in the beautiful Hampshire countryside. We are a specialist salad producer of watercress, babyleaf and organic salads into most major retail supermarkets.
2nd Tee:
Complete Weed Control
Complete Weed Control offers a specialist contract service for the eradication of all problem weeds, wherever they appear.
3rd Tee:
Hellards
We are a truly independent estate agency with over forty years’ local experience and a reputation for providing a caring, straight-forward and efficient service.
4th Tee:
Sousa Richards Solicitors
We are a niche firm of solicitors specialising in all areas of family law and associated matters.
5th Tee:
“Appledown” – The track that skirts the eastern boundary of the course is known as Appledown Lane. It eventually meets Cheriton Lane near the battlefield site.
6th Tee:
“Youngs” – A mark of respect and affection for the family who farmed this field and provided many Captains, champions and club officers over half a century.
7th Tee:
Bluebird Care
Bluebird Care enables people in our local community to remain living independently and happily in their own homes surrounded by their family, friends and possessions. The high quality home care provider offers care visits and companionship services from 30 minutes, right up to 24hr live-in care support. Every person’s care package is tailored to their individual needs and all care is ‘person-centred’ with fantastic continuity of care. Bluebird Care, care for people of all ages with varying abilities and disabilities. With their youngest customer being 13 and their oldest being an impressive 103!
8th Tee:
The Whitfield Richardson Partnership
Our 20 years of recruitment experience, working one-on-one with clients and candidates, can help you to grow your business and maximise your success.
9th Tee:
NFU (Alton)
NFU Mutual has beaten some of Britain’s biggest names in insurance to win the prestigious Which? Award for Best Insurance Services Provider 2014.
10th Tee:
“Boniface” – Bill Boniface combined the three roles of pro, greenkeeper and publican. His HQ was The Cricketers, the clubhouse from 1911 to 1953
11th Tee:
Stephen Thorne
As a craftsman, I look forward to each commission, with its new opportunities and creative challenges, and it´s such a feeling of achievement to see a Client really appreciate a finished piece.
12th Tee:
George Cann Garden Machinery
A family business offering sales, service and spare parts from a large showroom and workshop at Bramdean on the A272.
13th Tee:
Prospect Fencing, Alresford
We are a small family run business, specialising in the manufacture of garden fencing. To compliment this we also manufacture pergolas, log stores and garden gates.
14th Tee:
“Hedges” – Tribute to Bob Hedges, long-serving (1953-1973) hon. sec. of AGC. The hole is also fringed and backed by hedges.
15th Tee:
Rawlings Opticians
Rawlings Opticians is an independent company founded in Croydon in 1895 and to this day members of the Rawling family remain in the business. The Alresford branch is in historic Bay Tree House on West Street.
16th Tee:
Alresford Marquees
We are specialists in our field with over 25 years of hands-on experience in providing high quality marquees for all your special occasions and events.
17th Tee:
“Bolton’s Folly” – Albert Bolton, a long-forgotten pro/greenkeeper, built a bunker to catch a pulled second shot (and thereafter was its principal visitor). Now gone, the hazard was not far from the big bunker left and short of the modern green.
18th Tee:
Club Chairman
Juniors’ Sponsor
Since the current owner’s great grandfather established the company in 1882, the Hartridge family have been making quality, innovative soft drinks for over 125 years. Locally-based in Hambledon, Hartridges has an interesting history including being bombed in 1940 (the soft drinks plant was miraculously spared).