The Berkshire Golf Club (Red Course)
Qualifying Event: Wednesday 15th July 2009Event Category: C
Entry Fee: £650.00 plus VAT per team of four (£747.50)
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 qualifying event in the 2009 FT Business Championship took place this week at The Berkshire Golf Club on the Red Course.
The Red Course is fairly unique having six Par 3s, six Par 4s and six Par 5s, which makes high scoring possible for the long hitters who can
Results
| Team Name | Team A Points | Team B Points | Total Points |
| Bovis Lend Lease | 45 | 44 | 89 |
| Enterprise | 44 | 41 | 85 |
| Ramac Holdings | 43 | 41 | 84 |
| Andersen Charnley | 42 | 36 | 78 |
| Polarbridge Plant | 37 | 40 | 77 |
| Abacus Trust Co | 34 | 41 | 75 |
| Marina Port and Services | 34 | 38 | 72 |
| Renesas Technology Europe | 34 | 36 | 70 |
| World Spreads | 33 | 16 | 49 |
Longest Drive - Tom Chapman (Polarbridge Plant)
Nearest the Pin - Doug Chalmers (Bovis Lend Lease)
Event Gallery
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