Spring’s here and the grass is now growing as you will all have no doubt noticed. We have applied a long life fertilizer to the fairways, tees and aprons on both courses to give us healthy grass this summer.

Golf but not as you know it ...... Chichester Golf Club is always looking for ways to show that golf is fun and not a “stuffy event”. On Sunday 27th April the Club held a family fun golf day at the driving range complex as a fantastic way to introduce golf to children of all ages.

The NA Alnassar Junior Open Championship took place at Chichester Golf Club on Monday 7th April. Juniors from Chichester and its sister club, Hill Barn in Worthing, scooped up first and third place as well as the Scratch winner.

The Spring 2008 edition of News Is Rife, the Chichester Golf Club's members' newsletter, is now available

Chichester Golf Club’s Kathy Donohoe and Jean Barnett, have both reached the final 8 of The National Captains Cup, which is being held at the Belfry on 6th April 2008.

Thank you to all Members who took the time to respond to the 2007 Member survey. Results are now available.

Chichester Golf Club is launching a Roll of Honour to record scores on its new Crazy Golf Course.

Its dark by 6 pm these days but that’s not stopping golfers at Chichester Golf Club from teeing it up.

A big thank you to everyone who completed a membership survey. The feedback has been invaluable in formulating our plans for the Club. Many members provided us with their e-mail address and we will be using e-mail and the club’s web site as the main vehicles of communication in 2006. The purpose of the survey is to provide us with feedback to ensure that the Club is moving in the direction favoured by the members and to review the 5-year plan for the Cathedral course. The feedback from the membership suggests that the modifications to the 7th and 8th holes on the Cathedral have been well received but that you see other matters of higher priority than completing the 5-year plan. We plan therefore to concentrate our investment this coming year on the pathways. With specific upgrades planned for the 1st, 4th 6th and 7th holes and a general resurfacing of many of the principal pathways. Many members have taken a golf lesson with our professionals and rate them as excellent. As an extra incentive to get your game in shape ready for the Spring, we are offering a Special Members 25% discount on all individual golf lessons taken in January and February 2006. So call the Academy on 01243 528999 and make your booking now. Finally my staff and I would like to wish you all a Happy Christmas and a prosperous 2006.

Golfers are being offered the unique chance to win a fiver when they visit Hill Barn Golf Course in September – simply by scoring just one par in their round.

On 2nd and 3rd July Chichester Golf Club held its club championships which is a 36 hole scratch event played over 2 days. The field consisted of over 50 competitors with 2 juniors.

Read the Summer edition of our Membership Newsletter, including articles from the Mens, Ladies and Vets Captains....

Now is the time when the cutting work starts to slow up and the watering tasks begin as we head into hotter drier conditions.

The courses are in fantastic condition as a result of the spring program, hard work by the green keepers and a little help from the weather.

With the Junior section growing continuously, it is now stronger than ever before.

A newly established par three competition exclusively for Chichester’s Privilege card holders was won at a canter by 74 year-old Ted Powell, who made a fantastic par 27 – closely followed in third place by 80 year-old Denzil O’ Hara. Splitting the two in second was Michael Upchurch.

We have now completed our spring preparation work and the courses are now in great shape.

Chichester and Hill Barn have launched their fantastic new menu

Chichester's best ever Davis & Tate run came to an end on Saturday

The new bunkers are now in play on holes 7 and 8 of the Cathedral course.

Junior contingent help Davis & Tate team to second victory, the Club's best performance in their 12 year history.

The launch of the long awaited new website is finally a reality.