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egularly chosen for regional finals, Ringway Golf Club has most recently hosted the Cheshire Men’s Match Play Championships and the Northern Qualifying


Round of the prestigious Brabazon Trophy for amateur golfers.


The clubhouse sits at the top of the course on Hale Mount and affords extensive views across Cheshire and the Pennines. It is a modern facility that was rebuilt after a disastrous fire in 1987 which destroyed the original buildings.


Just a stone’s throw from Manchester Airport, in Hale Barns, Altrincham, I meet


up with Richard (Richie) Stephens, Course Manager at Ringway Golf Club. Richie has been at the club for three years (previously at Flixton Golf Club) and he is enjoying the challenge at this prestigious course. It’s the middle of winter, and there are still a lot of projects Richie and his team are working on. Before we sit down and discuss this in detail in Richie’s office, he is kind enough to switch the radiators on, so I can warm up when we get back from looking around the course; the plan being to look at the ongoing works being carried out and take a few photos. I’m very glad of this as I’m definitely feeling the cold these days; I must


be getting soft!


The club has recently employed a new general manager. This led to a meeting to discuss what direction the club was going in and what could be done to improve the course. The general opinion was that the tees needed improving as a matter of priority.


Richie explains; “We have set up a programme of improvements where we are doing six, six and six over three years, so all eighteen sets of tees - men’s and ladies. They will be drained, where necessary, but mainly they will all be releveled with the help of BPG Contractors Ltd from Oldham and


If you have a dream job, Ringway is that place that you perhaps didn’t know about that ticks all the boxes. I don’t know if it’s the endpoint, but it’s certainly the type of club I was aiming for when I first got into the industry


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