Goodwood turns back time in Revival Challenge event
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For the sixth successive year Goodwood members and their guests will turn back the clock almost 100 years to compete in the annual “Revival Golf Challenge” with original hickory shafted clubs and dressed in formal period costumes on Friday 13th September 2013.
More than 70 golfers are expected to take part in the 18 hole event played over the Sussex club’s James Braid-designed Downs Course which celebrates its centenary next year. In fact the event has established itself as a tribute to the great man who won five Open Championship titles over a ten year period and made an enormous impact on the game during the Edwardian era.
The Goodwood members will leave their graphite clubs and modern day golf bags at home in favour of pencil thin carry bags filled with brassies, spoons and niblicks with whippy shafts and small persimmon heads – far less forgiving than their modern day counterparts.
The legendary James Braid who designed more than 200 courses in his illustrious career was also known for his trademark tweed cap and Norfolk jacket always worn with a collar and tie, symbols of his respect for the game.
Stuart Gillett, General Manager at Golf At Goodwood said: “It really is a memorable and charming day with everyone being transported back in time to a special golfing era. It is a hugely popular event and we look forward to running it for many years to come in conjunction with the Goodwood Revival motorsport meeting.”
Prizes will be awarded for best dressed, best individual and team scores and following the event golfers will travel by vintage bus to The Revival, the world’s most popular historic motor racing meet and step back in time to the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
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