Available to book from May 1^st, The Kent Golf Experience package includes 18 holes of first-class golf on both the Sir Nick Faldo designed course at Chart Hills and the International Jack Nicklaus Course at London Golf Club, in addition to an overnight stay at The Barn, the new luxury accommodation on site at Chart Hills, all for £299 per golfer.

This exciting new offering will allow golfers to experience two famous English courses as part of one unique package. Chart Hills Golf Club, former European Tour Q-School venue, has recently undergone a total property renovation, followed by the installation of new tee boxes on every hole.

The result is a picturesque yet challenging layout that is presented in immaculate championship condition.

Meanwhile, London Golf Club has been a fixture of British professional golf since it opened in the mid-1990s, and the International Course is widely revered for its challenging layout, impressive conditioning, and spectacular water features.

VENUE TIE UP

Anthony Tarchetti, General Manager of Chart Hills Golf Club, said: “We’re delighted to be teaming up with London Golf Club to offer golfers the chance to experience our fantastic venues.

The new addition of The Barn at Chart Hills completes the premium stay and play experience for our visitors, and we can’t wait to welcome more golfers from around the country and further afield to our fairways.”

The par-72 course at Chart Hills features dramatically undulating fairways, one of the longest bunkers in European golf (The Anaconda), numerous water features including an island green par-3, and complex greens that present a challenge.

Now boasting tees ranging from 5500 yards through to 7100, the course is ready to welcome all levels of golfer to try their hand on the first Sir Nick Faldo designed course in Europe. Sir Nick Faldo himself said that he would “never tire of playing Chart Hills.”

WHAT THE BREAK OFFERS

The new Kent Golf Experience package will also include an overnight bed-and-breakfast stay at The Barn, the new accommodation on site at Chart Hills with four luxury suites, which was launched in 2024 allowing visiting golfers to stay on the property for the first time.

Package prices will start from £299 per adult, and golfers should contact fayeb@charthills.co.uk to submit their booking enquiry.

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“We’re thrilled to unveil The Barn at Chart Hills, as part of our ongoing commitment to offering the best possible experience for our members, guests, and visitors,” said the club’s general manager Anthony Tarchetti. “In recent years, we’ve made investments across multiple areas of the golf club, and The Barn is another exciting step forward. It expands our offerings with stay-and-play options, adding yet another dimension to the Chart Hills experience.”

The club has introduced a range of winter stay-and-play packages that offer a chance to sample the new accommodation, as well as play the golf course.

Running through until March 2025, the winter rates are £199 per person midweek and £239 on weekends, and include the use of the facilities on-site for two days, including breakfast before your tee time.

Winter B&B packages will also include free access to ‘The Loop’ – the club’s new six-hole par-three course – and make full use of the driving range, putting green and other practice facilities.

For bookings, email fayeb@charthills.co.uk and for more more details visit www.charthills.co.uk

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With holes ranging from 50 to 100 yards, ‘The Loop’ is a six-hole course situated opposite the driving range, providing golfers with a unique and challenging experience, perfect for honing their short game skills and enjoyable before or after a round of golf.

In addition, the new 668 square metre practice putting green is also now open for use for members and guests. Adjacent to the first tee, this putting surface draws inspiration from the sites of Sir Nick Faldo’s favourite greens, including its very own ‘Valley of Sin’, as well as taking inspiration from Muirfield Village and Augusta.

NEW TEE BOXES

Elsewhere, as part of the next phase of the enhancements to the Faldo-designed championship course, all 18 holes have recently benefitted from an extensive refurbishment of the tee boxes.

The renovation involved stripping the tee boxes down to the soil, levelling them out, installing additional drainage where required and then returfing the tees. The result is 72 immaculate tee boxes that can withstand foot traffic and weather year-round.

The refurbishment has also included replacing all of the tee markers, which are now named based on their yardage, with the ’71’ tees representing the 7,100-yard course, followed by the 66 tees, 61 and 55 tees, which should be selected based on playing ability and the distance each golfer is capable of hitting the ball.

The club has also announced further investments, which will include its first on-site accommodation, set to provide premium suites for stay-and-play packages and wedding parties.

ONSITE ACCOMODATION

The Barn at Chart Hills, just a short walk from the main clubhouse, will provide five bedrooms of luxury, boutique-style accommodation for up to 10 guests and is set to open later this year.

“We’re proud to have unveiled the new amenities, including The Loop. It’s the result of a period of intense work from the team. The fact that it’s already been so well received is gratifying,” said General Manager, Anthony Tarchetti.

“We’re equally excited to be unveiling the latest development plans here at Chart Hills, with further investments still to come as we strive to create the very best facilities for members, guests and visitors.

Since 2019, Chart Hills has undergone a complete transformation, and under our ownership that will only continue in the future.”

“The project enhances the fine details of the course that golfers love and appreciate, as well as encouraging golfers to play from the tees that best fits their ability, improving the playing experience for everyone” Tarchetti added.

For membership enquiries and visitor tee time bookings, visit www.charthills.co.uk.

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Kicking off the year sees the launch of the new Winter Pairs Pro-Am Series in association Titleist & FootJoy, with the number of tournaments increased to seven, while the Order of Merit prize fund will rise to £2,100 (subject to a minimum 30 pairs entering per event.)

Open to entries from all South Region PGA Professionals and Registered Trainees, the new Winter Series format will see each event feature a professional individual and a Pairs Pro-Am Betterball element, with prizes on offer for both categories, including the top three for Pro-Am teams. The leading Assistant/Trainee at each event will win a ball, glove and shoe contract with Titleist and Footjoy for the 2024 season, as will the highest place Assistant/Trainee in the overall Winter Series Order of Merit.

WALTON HEATH AND SUNNINGDALE

The new Winter Pairs Pro-Am Series gets under way on the majestic New Course at Walton Heath on February 5, before moving on to popular PGA South Region host Sand Martins on March 13. Just five days later sees competitors take on Sunningdale Heath’s par-54 course on March 18, while the following week, March 25, sees the action move to Weybrook Park in Hampshire.

Back-to-back events in Surrey in April makes for the perfect play-and-stay break with tournaments at Farnham GC on April 3, followed by Camberley Heath on April 4, while the winter season wraps up with a trip to the Kent seaside, where the battle for the Order of Merit title will possibly be decided over North Foreland’s stunning links on April 17.

The South Region will be running up to 50 events during the course of the summer season, offering members plenty of opportunities to play some fantastic courses and win great prizes.

LINKS COURSES

The season tees off at Hayling Pro-Am on May 10 and runs all the way through to the traditional Christmas Fayre Pro-Am at Cinque Ports on December 7. In between, there are many highlights, including plenty of new additions to the schedule, with new events being held at Top 100 heathland courses at Hindhead (July 31) and Camberley Heath (October 10).

Golf At Goodwood is also welcome newcomer to the South Region circuit, hosting the PGA Southern Open from October 14-15, while the popular West Sussex venue is also scheduled to host a new Pro-Am event on August 23 which will combine 18 holes on the Downs Course with a visit to an evening horse racing meeting at Goodwood.

CHART HILLS

The PGA Kent Open is being staged from August 12-13 at Chart Hills, whose Nick Faldo-designed course has recently benefitted from a major renovation, while Donnington Grove joins the schedule as host of the Southern Pros Championship from August 27-28.

In between all that, there are two overseas trips to Portugal look forward to, including the Sunshine Pro-Am (Feb 17-25) and the Portugal Pro-Am (Oct 30-Nov 4), while the 2024 campaign will once again conclude in the sunshine in Turkey, where the St James’s Place National Pro-Am should attract a stellar field at the Antalya Golf Club from November 25-29.

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“We’re extremely excited to be working on another important phase in the enhancement of facilities at Chart Hills,” said General Manager Anthony Tarchetti “When we closed the course in 2020 to initiate our fairway sand-capping project, Chart Hills proceeded to undergo a complete transformation, and this project is about building on that foundation and continuing to improve the experience we can offer. This next stage is about improving the fine details of the course, which we know golfers love and appreciate, and will no doubt cement us as one of the best golf venues in the southeast.”

What’s included in the renovation at Chart Hills

The renovation of the tee boxes will begin by completely re-laying three tee boxes per hole. The tee boxes renovated will be the standard playing tees – blue, yellow, and red. After completion of the first group of holes the team will move onto the remaining holes.

This period will also see the completion of the six-hole, Sir Nick Faldo-designed par-3 course – with holes ranging from 50 to 100 yards. Inspired by the career of the former world number one, the short game loop will offer huge variety, with specific design features dawn from iconic holes at St Andrews, Augusta National, and the main course at Chart Hills.

In addition, a 668-square metre putting green located beside the first tee, also created by Faldo Design, will be officially opened for use. The green features elements of Faldo’s favourite greens from his major wins at St Andrews, Augusta and Muirfield – including its very own Valley of Sin. The new putting green was open for use on August 1.

Unlike 2020, when the club had to close the course for renovation work to take place, Chart Hills will remain open throughout the project, allowing members and visitors to play a continually improving course with minimal disruption.

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