Chart Hills Golf Club is a private golf club in Biddenden

Biddenden

Biddenden is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The village lies on the Weald of Kent, some five miles north of Tenterden. It was centre for Wealden iron industry and also of clothmaking. During the reign of Edward III some Flemish clothworkers settled in the area...

, Kent

Kent

Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...

 in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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It is owned by Leaderboard Golf

Leaderboard Golf Ltd

Leaderboard Golf Ltd is a company that owns four renowned Golf Clubs in the South East including The Oxfordshire Golf Club near Oxford, Sandford Springs Golf Club near Basingstoke and Newbury, Dale Hill Hotel and Golf Club near Tonbridge and Royal Tunbridge Wells and Chart Hills Golf Club near...

 along with 4 other golfing venues in the South East including The Oxfordshire Golf Club

The Oxfordshire Golf Club

The Oxfordshire Golf Club is a private golf club in England, that is located Southwest of Thame, Oxfordshire.It is owned by Leaderboard Golf along with 4 other golfing venues in the South East including Dale Hill Golf Club Wadhurst, East Sussex, Sandford Springs Golf Club near Basingstoke and...

 near Oxford

Oxford

The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...

, Sandford Springs Golf Club near Basingstoke

Basingstoke

Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, in south central England. It lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon. It is southwest of London, northeast of Southampton, southwest of Reading and northeast of the county town, Winchester. In 2008 it had an estimated population of...

 and Newbury

Newbury, Berkshire

Newbury is a civil parish and the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in England. It is situated on the River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal, and has a town centre containing many 17th century buildings. Newbury is best known for its racecourse and the adjoining former USAF...

, Dale Hill Golf Club in Wadhurst

Wadhurst

Wadhurst is a market town in East Sussex, England. It is the centre of the civil parish of Wadhurst, which also includes the hamlets of Cousley Wood and Tidebrook. Wadhurst is twinned with Aubers in France.-Situation:...

 East Sussex

East Sussex

East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...

 and The Leaderboard Golf Centre in Reading

Reading, Berkshire

Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....

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History

After Paul Gibbons

Paul Gibbons (businessman)

Paul Gibbons is an English businessman, who co-owns Leaderboard Golf Ltd with his wife Jennifer.Gibbons co-founded the magazine Auto Trader and it’s parent company Hurst Publishing alongside John Madejski. He has appeared on the Sunday Times Rich List in recent years.-Life and career:Gibbons was...

 sold his business interests, he created the Leaderboard brand and negotiated the purchase of Chart Hills Golf Club.

The golf course at Chart Hills was designed by English golf player Nick Faldo

Nick Faldo

Sir Nicholas Alexander "Nick" Faldo, MBE is an English professional golfer on the European Tour who now mainly works as an on air golf analyst. Over his career, he has won six majors: three Open Championships and three Masters. He was ranked the World No...

 and Steve Smyers.

As with other Leaderboard

Leaderboard Golf Ltd

Leaderboard Golf Ltd is a company that owns four renowned Golf Clubs in the South East including The Oxfordshire Golf Club near Oxford, Sandford Springs Golf Club near Basingstoke and Newbury, Dale Hill Hotel and Golf Club near Tonbridge and Royal Tunbridge Wells and Chart Hills Golf Club near...

 owned courses, Chart Hills regularly plays host to high profile golfing events. It is a European Tour Qualifying School

European Tour Qualifying School

The European Tour Qualifying School is an annual golf tournament which enables professional golfers to gain a place on the European Tour and its official development tour, the Challenge Tour....

 venue and has hosted the Ladies European tour Event, The Ladies English Open

Ladies English Open

The Ladies English Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour. It was first held between 1991 and 1996, when it was dominated by Laura Davies who won four of the five tournaments played...

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Chart Hills is considered to be 33rd in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

on the ‘top 100 golf courses’ ranking website.

External links

• Chart Hills Golf Club Official Website