Sheffield, South Yorkshire is located in central England, crucible steel and stainless steel of the invention, the eight major cities in England, is one of Britain’s first “sports capital.”

The seventies and eighties, along with the local depletion of mineral resources, once the height of the steel city of prosperity and a serious decline. Nineties economic restructuring, urban development, tourism and education has become a pillar industry, and gradually return to the fast-track the development of Sheffield city ranks. Sheffield “iron and steel giant” has become the past, “sports capital” nurtured the fruit of the flower is to restore the vitality of the city bloom.

As the world’s oldest football birthplace of the British crown Sheffield already has two teams (Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday), an England B team (Rotherham United); as “billiards holy city”, World Championship Sheffield Crucible Snooker Grand Theater has become a “spiritual home.” Sheffield’s football, cricket and snooker already claim to fame, while their counterparts in traditional sports of golf they are not known to everyone. Maybe for the fans outside the UK, Scotland, six centuries of “honor” has long overshadowed the rest of Great Britain golf halo, but in any case, Sheffield’s golf already taken root, and the continuation of the boom. Take a look at this year’s European Tour Order of Merit Li – Westwood, into the European Tour rookie race in Dubai Danny – Vitelli, I know that this piece of fertile ground for golf has started bearing fruit.

Sheffield golf, unlike St. Anthony so famous, but the golf here has been integrated into the lives of local people, and even can see the traces of transmission from generation to generation. Quiet and orderly, Sheffield, England, golf has become an important venue for conveying people golf, it is destined to be written into the history of British golf.

Place in England’s oldest golf association

Sheffield has a England’s oldest golf clubs in local associations – Sheffield Golf Association. Founded in 1910, nearly a hundred years of tradition and tempered, the association has formed a complete system for organizational structure and events, and the Golf Association and South Yorkshire, England Golf Association golf professionals constitute a vertical conveyor system, and assume to promote local responsibility for the development of amateur golf, and has the absolute authority of the industry.

Sheffield Golf Association general secretary Graham Needham

Formed by 40 local golf course authority

Sheffield Golf Association by the region composed of 40 courses (defined as at least 18-hole golf course, clubhouse and golf course with the Committee’s membership golf course). Association organization and each member by the Executive Committee composed of representatives elected two pitches can be regarded as a relatively large team, in which the Executive Committee is the decision-making center, including the Chairman, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, the team managers, youth events as well as the reputation of the audit manager, supervisor and other positions.

In February or March each annual meeting to assess the previous financial reports submitted by the Executive Committee, and elect a new executive committee members and honorary supervisor (a candidate last year, generated prior to November 30). Course each member has two votes, the annual needs of two-thirds of the representatives of the final decision vote. If the votes for and against are equal, then the former President of the Association cast a vote is to determine the final result will be the key to one vote. The appointment of new president need to go through the previous Chairman and the Board’s recommendation. Former chairman of the outgoing Executive Committee automatically enter the new list. Secretary of the specific matters play a key role in liaison with the organization.

“The traditional secretary day” is the annual start of the season’s first association of activities, all members of the Secretary of the golf course are all gathered in Worksop Stadium (Li – Westwood growth of course) meeting. After lunch, hit a ball in the evening for dinner, during which the Association to discuss arrangements for the new year, ideas, or whether the need for new changes.

Members of the Association is limited to men, end up driving required to submit proof of medical and insurance

At present, the Sheffield Golf Association has 31500 members, any association owned by the club’s male members to submit membership applications, can be a life-long Sheffield Golf Association member. If the applicant over 50 years, only to pay £ 15 application fee, if the applicant is under 50 years old will have to pay £ 20. Young football players need to wait until the age of 18 in order to submit a formal membership application for membership, women still can apply for membership. Once a member, it is necessary to fulfill obligations, subject to the provisions of the Association. For example, in a major conference organized by the Association to wear the uniform with the sign of the “Association tie”; at all Sheffield Golf Association’s tournament, members of the Association can only walk and play kick-off vehicles are not allowed end. For cars equipped with ball-playing 14 days in advance to apply to the Association, and supported by a medical certificate (proof of disability or Teshubingzheng) as well as proof of insurance bought on the spot events.

Organized by the Association from the Sheffield Amateur points race is limited to male members of affiliated clubs to participate in, and the need to provide proper proof of handicap. If an amateur player is a member of several golf course, then he can only be in a full season on behalf of a club, both in individual competition or team event. Stroke play, after a tie and there are no extra hole sudden-death playoff, by comparison followed by the penultimate 18-hole, 9 holes, 6 holes, 3 hole, a hole results to determine the final winner. Cell phones and electronic devices is strictly prohibited band play.

Sheffield Open Amateur Championship trophy, “Sheffield silver plate”

A complete system of classification events

In the event system, the Sheffield Amateur Golf Association series of events were launched, the number of events for the participants and almost have strict requirements. For example, the Sheffield Open Amateur Championship (36-hole, sudden-death playoff with the extension), open to the England Golf Association’s amateur player of all, almost require 5 less than 60 places (according to England’s amateur ranking points), winner will receive ” Sheffield silver plate (Sheffield Plate) “; Sheffield Stroke Championship, open to the association belongs to 40 clubs amateur to require almost 5 below, the Association Amateur points with the top 60 qualified for a day, 36-hole competition, the former 16 players short-listed Sheffield Amateur places; Sheffield Amateur Match Play Championship, with the form of 16 places for the competition, if the seeds out, after an integral player can fill the seats, the champion will receive the “Chairman’s Cup (Past President Trophy ). ”

In addition, the Sheffield Golf Association are open to the middle-aged over the age of 30 series, over 55-year-old Evergreen Series, 14 years of age and race, as well as young people aged 15-18 Club League (Association of Clubs League, regional club match) and so on. In addition, each year of a career (30) and amateur (30) mixed with playing the game, almost five amateur requested below, won the Na Jiangjin professional players, amateur players will receive a win, “vouchers.” Among them, there are special youth event provides caddies must also be under the age of 18.

According to the different levels of each game, setting up different points, the higher the competition level of the higher weight, but on behalf of the Association play for the national tournament and get the ranking points will be given special incentives. Each year, the highest player points will be the Sheffield Golf Association “Player of the Year” and won the “Tee-up Cup.”

Sheffield Park: professional golf playing against

Sheffield operated by the three municipal golf course (Graves Park, Bingham Park and Millhouses Park), in which two 9 holes (Pitch & Put Course), an 18-hole (Mini-Putting Green). Course by the Sheffield Park Service’s direct control, also known as Park. Sheffield city green area of 61%, urban owns large tracts of green belt, while the three public golf course is one of three components of the park. In addition to providing golf, parks and will also provide tennis, boating, hiking, and even safari.

Sheffield Park Service Commissioner Andy Mumford

There is no real tee, and only play mat as a “temporary tee Taiwan”

Park on the roadside on. In addition to two doors, almost all open

For starters, Park golf course is ideal for contacts. Course offer rental stroke services (1.5 pounds, only to provide a chipping and putting), 9 holes 3.5 pounds for adults, young people only need 1.5 pounds to play a holding park-year card and student card will also have special discount. Sheffield Park Service Commissioner Andy said, &quot;Municipal hope that more people come into contact with golf, especially young people. Summer, you can receive 600 people a week, most of them parents with children, couples or elderly people partnering together to come . &quot;In addition, the Park would work with local schools, communities and people with disabilities agencies, organizations related to the activities of groups of golf experience. Groups and individuals can advance by phone with the network set field. <br> <br>Park operating hours are April to September, all municipal operations from simple. Operating period, the promise of a large park with only six personal management, and 9-hole golf there is only one people, including ticketing, booking, departure, as well as services such as rental rod. Park golf course has no specific lawn Department just asked a local private club professional lawn maintenance division to do regular greens, fairway bunkers maintenance and refurbishment. In the Park there is a special provision: out of court security reasons, the players are not allowed to bring professional golf to play. Use the ball to be replaced by courses provided by the &quot;plastic ball&quot;, which is not the ball fly high and far distances to play.

Birley Golf Course

Sheffield has four municipal golf course (Beauchief, Tinsley, Birley, and Concord Golf Course), by the SIV responsible for daily operations (which should be regarded as municipal commercial courts). SIV (Sheffield International Venues) is a Sheffield venue management operators, not only managed four pitches, Sheffield Ski Village, Fitness Center, Valley City Hall and other sports as well as the scope of its operations within the jurisdiction.

Compared with Scotland, in terms of number of courses or the golf course the way they operate, England do have some lag behind. In 1870, England only 58 pitches to pitch in 1909 to 2786, but all are private membership golf course. Until the 1970s, England only appeared in public court, and to &quot;Pay-as-you-play&quot; approach to the private operator, who does not have to play a member. Since then, the golf in England officially broke through the boundaries of social class and age is no longer exclusively merchants and aristocrats movement.

In 1984, Sheffield Municipal from the hands of a private golf course operator to buy a 9-hole &quot;Pay-as-you-play&quot; golf course, redesigned and expanded and in 1989 the formal launch of the first municipal golf course. The beginning, municipal golf course has been unable to profit, while the golf course usage is not high. In 1989, the All-England&#39;s &quot;golf development program&quot; to base the promotion around the municipal golf course. Among them, Sheffield Birleys municipal golf course as a pilot for five consecutive years (1989 -1,994 years) received assistance for development projects, professional coaches free of charge 29 hours per week, Professor beginners, popularization of the year to reach 776 coach class. With the 1995 opening of Sheffield city tram, municipal golf a substantial increase in the rate of admission, operation has gradually made a small profit.

Municipal Park golf course the price of a little more expensive than the annual membership card £ 499, quarterly membership cards £ 44.99 (youth-year card £ 109, month, card £ 10.50), four courses infinitely smooth play. Non-member adults £ 16.5 18-hole holiday, young people £ 8; normally £ 13 for adults, young people £ 5; the evening before or 18 o&#39;clock before the fate of two and a half hours off the discount rate of 6.3; a student card, old card and unemployed that the enjoyment of 8 discount. Compared Park, municipal golf course features are more complete, most of them with clubs, shops, playgrounds and the Commission and teaching centers, some municipal golf course facilities, and even than some private, membership-based course should be good (and also introduced specialty cuisine). If the municipal golf course facilities and the services provided is not good, there will not repeat the.