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the Aylesbury Vale. It is best described as a chalk downland course, but with some parkland characteristics. At just 5,300 yards (par 69) it is not a long course, but Head Greenkeeper Steven Horwood is keen to point out that its length doesn’t tell the whole story; “the terrain provides a real challenge for all golfers. It’s more about placement than length. To score well, you have to plot your way round the golf course. It is really unique in that way. This was highlighted in Golf Monthly magazine in 2011, where we were recognised as one of the UK’s top 100 Hidden Gems .” Steven has been at Chiltern Forest for twelve years. “I initially got involved in the
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Chiltern Forest Golf Club occupies an undulating and north facing position in the Aylesbury Vale and provides a tough challenge for golfers and greenkeepers alike. Head Greenkeeper Steven Horwood explains more
hiltern Forest Golf Club sits midway between Aylesbury and Tring in one hundred acres of beautiful, undulating Buckinghamshire countryside in
golf industry through caddying at Moor Park Golf Club from the age of eleven,” he begins. “I then started playing in the junior artisan section there, and this is where I came into contact with the then Course Manager, Gordon Childs. He offered me an apprenticeship and I’ve been in greenkeeping ever since. From Moor Park I moved on to Gerrards Cross Golf Club, where I was promoted up to Deputy Head Greenkeeper, and it was from here that I secured my current position at Chiltern Forest Golf Club in 2001.”
“When I started my career, in 1978, there
was no recognised training for greenkeeping other than the City and Guilds in horticulture as this was prior to the formation of BIGGA. I attended Oaklands College, St Albans for two years to achieve this. By 1984, I had moved on to Gerrards Cross Golf Club and the recognised qualification was now City and
Chiltern Forest
Rising to the challenge...
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