The Berkshire Golf Club (Blue Course)
Qualifying Event: Wednesday 14th July 2010Event Category: C
Entry Fee: £650.00 plus VAT per team of four (£763.75)
Course Website: www.theberkshire.co.uk
The Berkshire Golf Club is a Private Members' Club which was founded in 1928 when both Courses were constructed by the Office of Crown Lands on estates once used by Queen Anne for her hunting parties in the 17th/18th century. The Club has hosted many Amateur events over the years, of note being The English Amateur Championships, The British Seniors Open Championships, the English Ladies' Close Amateur Championships, The English Senior Ladies' Matchplay Championships, the Women's Home Internationals and the Vagliano Trophy played between Great Britain and Ireland versus The Continent of Europe. The Berkshire has the unique distinction of having a golf course which has six Par 3s, six Par 4s and six Par 5s - The Red Course. Situated less than 20 miles from Central London and being very close to Heathrow Airport the Club is perfectly situated for visitors from overseas and has strong reciprocal arrangements with many leading clubs in Australia.
Event Report
The 8th event in the 2010 Financial Times Business Championship was hosted by The Berkshire Golf Club on the Blue Course. Despite the forecast, the weather was reasonably kind to competitors with just a couple of short showers.
It was a high scoring day with a number of pairs scoring in the
Results
| Team Name | Team A Points | Team B Points | Total Points |
| Bovis Lendlease | 52 | 46 | 98 |
| Oscar Jacobson | 48 | 43 | 91 |
| Moneybookers | 43 | 34 | 77 |
| TJM Developments | 41 | 36 | 77 |
| Towers Watson | 36 | 40 | 76 |
| Thompson Bros | 38 | 37 | 75 |
| Askis Ltd | 26 | 42 | 68 |
| Monarch | 30 | 33 | 63 |
Nearest the Pin - Dave Murdoch (TJM Developments)
Longest Drive - Jonathan O'Neill (Thompson Bros)
Event Gallery
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