Canterbury Golf Membership has confirmed that its massively profitable Competition of Golf will return from 5 to 12 July 2026, with near 1,400 golfers anticipated to tee it up throughout a packed seven day programme.
The week lengthy celebration of the sport, as soon as once more backed by Canterbury primarily based accountancy agency Burgess Hodgson as headline sponsor, will showcase quite a lot of codecs over the membership’s basic Harry Colt designed course on the outskirts of the cathedral metropolis.
Pilgrims Cup to headline opening day
Proceedings will get below method on Sunday 5 July with the distinguished Kent Order of Benefit Pilgrims Cup, a 36 gap medal competitors that historically attracts a powerful discipline from throughout the county and past.
The pageant will then function a broad mixture of particular person and staff occasions, culminating within the Members Higher Ball Stableford on Sunday 12 July.
Basic Supervisor Roger Hyder welcomed the expanded backing from the membership’s lengthy standing supporters.
“Burgess Hodgson have been long run supporters of Canterbury Golf Membership and have at all times sponsored one of many competitions held by the week however this 12 months they’ve actually stepped up their help by agreeing to be the headline sponsor for the entire Competition,” he stated.
“It could even be remiss of me to not thank our each day occasion sponsors Perspective, Shepherd Neame, Brakes, Café du Monde and WWMartin.”
Robust native backing for flagship week
Burgess Hodgson is a full service accountancy apply primarily based in Canterbury, combining London degree experience with a neighborhood relationship led method. Based in London in 1938, the agency relocated to Canterbury in 1976 and is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary within the metropolis this 12 months.
Rachael Florence, Head of Advertising at Burgess Hodgson, stated: “Supporting the Canterbury Golf Membership Competition of Golf displays lengthy held values at Burgess Hodgson. Sport has at all times performed an necessary function within the agency’s tradition, reflecting the identical dedication, drive and resilience that underpin success each in sport and in enterprise.”
The complete schedule for the Competition of Golf is:
Sunday 5 July – Pilgrims Cup 36 gap medalMonday 6 July – Over 55s Seniors OpenTuesday 7 July – Texas ScrambleWednesday 8 July – Canterbury Open 18 gap StablefordFriday 10 July – Texas ScrambleSaturday 11 July – Group StablefordSunday 12 July – Members Higher Ball Stableford
All occasions are open to women and men until said in any other case, and golfers with an official WHS handicap can enter through the membership’s web site.
Established in 1927, Canterbury Golf Membership is residence to a famend 18 gap format designed by Harry Colt, whose portfolio contains Wentworth, Sunningdale, Rye and Camberley Heath, together with important redesign work at Muirfield, Hoylake and Royal Portrush.
The membership can be taking entries for its Women Open on 13 Might and its Junior Open on 25 August, each of which frequently appeal to sturdy fields.
