Many people will know of the Goodwood estate in West Sussex but will likely associate it with either horse racing or motorsport rather than golf. All are important, along with a number of other pursuits, but while in some ways the scale of the golf operation – despite now boasting 42 holes following the opening of the short six-hole Copse course last spring – pales in significance compared to horse racing and motorsport, in other ways it is of equal importance.
“Golf At Goodwood isn’t necessarily the first thing people think of about the Goodwood estate,” admits general manager, Gary Beves, “but it plays a huge part in the estate and, of course, it’s one of the few parts that is in operation 365 days of the year. As a result, the members are hugely important to us and the wider estate.”
