GOLFERS at Woodbridge Park Golf Club in Brinkworth will be able to enjoy round after round on the green after waste firm Hills dished out £11,200 to help the club purchase equipment.

The money, which has been made available through the Landfills Communities Fund administered for Hills by Community First and put towards new machinery, was presented to the club on Thursday and forms part of the club's ambition to strengthen and improve the course for members.

Club manager and director Trevor Broughton said: "When Woodbridge Park became a members club three years ago, it had no option but to maintain the golf course with the machines that we in place at the time. It was recognised however that there was a clear need to not only look to improve the quality of a cutting across the course but also to increase the overall contingency against machine failure.

"A project was created to rectify the situation and due to the LCF funding along with financial assistance from a group of members, three machines were successfully purchased."

The news comes in the same week that the club revealed that James Broughton will be joining the club as the new PGA golf professional and director of golf. The 28-year-old achieved his golf professional playing card in 2011 and his full PGA coaching qualification three years later and during that time has been one of the professionals based at The Manor House in Castle Coombe.

He said: "My new appointment at Woodbridge Park Golf Club is a very exciting challenge for me. I am particularly looking forward to working with the members to assist them in developing their golf game, not only in the way they swing and hit the ball, but also in the way they approach the game."

The professional also wants to make subtle alterations to the course, set up a club shop and an indoor golf centre with a golf simulator.

For more information about the club which has a thriving men's, women's and seniors section, visit www.woodbridgeparkgolfclub.co.uk or email info@woodbridgepark.co.uk.