A GOLFING


David Croxton is a man on a mission. As proprietor of Cold Ashby Golf Club he implemented the construction of nine new holes and has now moved on to an ecology programme with the assistance of the STRI. And, if that wasn’t enough, he is also a member of the EGU’s Executive Committee!


Our editor heads down Northamptonshire’s leafy lanes to meet him


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CRUSADE!


avid Croxton, the Proprietor of Cold Ashby Golf Club, is a man who has made owning a golf


club a true lifestyle experience. He took over the course in 1978 and has, since then, lived and worked at this delightful venue which, at the time of his purchase, occupied 130 acres of undulating Northamptonshire countryside. David, a keen golfer himself, soon began to develop the club further, both on the course and the clubhouse facilities. However, a significant development occured in the early nineties when 60 acres of adjacent land was obtained and an additional nine


holes were built.


Construction of the new nine holes began in 1992 and was completed the following year. The greens on the new nine were constructed to USGA specification and, at the same time as these were built, the opportunity was taken to upgrade and extend the irrigation system across all 27 holes. The new greens were gradually


brought into play during the summer of 1994. The official opening finally came on Captain’s day in July 1995. w The club can now offer three loops of nine holes, which can be conveniently mixed and matched, allowing both players and greenstaff


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