Established under the reign of Queen Victoria, Wimbledon Park Golf Club has hosted some of the finest players the sport has ever created.
The late Seve Ballesteros and Colin Montgomerie are among many world-class champions invited to play on the meandering fairways in south-west London. Former cabinet secretary Lord O’Donnell and popular TV hosts Ant and Dec – Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly – are reportedly on the waiting list to join the prestigious club.
But now a bitter dispute over unsporting behaviour on the fairways and inappropriate language within earshot of the wood-panelled bar has begun to overshadow the usually tranquil atmosphere.
Some of the club’s 800 members, which include rich businessmen, senior policemen and television presenters, have threatened to leave unless a club champion is ‘thrown out on his ear’ for alleged cheating. Read more on The Daily Mail
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