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Farmersgolf is a variation on the classic game of golf, played with large-scale clubs, balls and holes designed to be played on a variety of terrains. It is great fun and can be played by children and adults with no previous experience. The aim is to play on a round of ten holes in as few stokes as possible.
The first Farmersgolf course was created by a dairy farmer and cheese maker in the Netherlands in 1999. Since then, over 100 courses have been established in Europe.
The UK's first Farmersgolf course was set up at Tulley's Farm in West Sussex in 2009.
Farmersgolf is suitable for any business with an outdoor area of at least 2-3 acres. it is an ideal attraction for increasing income and footfall for farms, holiday parks and other outdoor attractions.
A Farmersgolf course is usually set out on farmland and consists of 10 holes of an average length of 100 metres. Each hole has a start point, from which players hit the ball, and an end point consisting of a bucket sunk into the ground and marked with a numbered flag. The course can be designed around the terrain you have available and can include a variety of natural artificial hazards, such as streams, ditches, bridges, tyres and fallen trees.
Each player is issued with a small, coloured football and a wooden club with a head shaped like a traditional Dutch clog. Players take turns to hit their ball from the start area of the first hole, aiming to get their ball into the hole in the least possible number of shots.