Golf tournament held at Bedworth club

Saturday, 29 February 2020 at 13:00

It gets underway today.

The Bedworth Disc Golf Club will be holding the Midlands Open and British Nationals tournament from Saturday 29 February – Sunday 1 March at the Miners Welfare Park.

Hosted at the Ex-Servicemen’s club, the Midlands Open will be a two day Professional Disc Golf Association rated event with 3 rounds of 18 and a final 9 for the top 5 in each division.

This event is also on the British Disc Golf Association tour, and will include a great player’s pack with top notch prizes provided by Ace Disc Golf and DiscGolf UK.

The British Nationals is a match play tournament with the top 16 players in the country. The event will consist of 4 rounds of match play over the weekend, with a number 1 being crowned for winning all 4 matches.

Cllr Ian Lloyd, Portfolio Holder for Arts and Leisure said:

“We are looking forward to the Midlands Open and British Nationals tournaments that will hopefully be an exciting two days experience for golf lovers in the area!”

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