It's crazy but it's true – to stop the bickering between the golf and football fans in your group and which activity is best, to keep all ages and genders happy Footgolf is the perfect compromise. Yes, it IS a real sport and pretty big in America where it originated but sorry, we're not flying you there, why bother when we have some brilliant Footgolf courses here in the UK?
Still trying to get your head around it? OK, first imagine a golf course, with fairways and bunkers etc, then see the holes large enough for a football instead of a golf ball to drop into. Aha, starting to get it?
Next you're not hitting the balls with a club but with your foot. Yes, you are literally kicking a football around a golf course and getting the ball into the flagged holes. INGENIOUS!
Play 6, 9, 12 or 18 holes, which are strategically placed, as of course your football won't travel as far as a golf ball would be hit. This fantastic creation brings you the best of both worlds, in a most genteel way … there's no tackling peeps, remember the golf element.
Faster-paced than golf but still using those skills of power, judgement and aim, this will appeal to many age-groups who love a kick-around but without the full-on contact and still with that mild (or not so mild) hint of competition.
