Golf club bought by trader for £1.65m
A Staffordshire golf club has changed hands for £1.65 million. Chase Golf Club, at Pottal Pool Road in Penkridge, has been bought by Chris Simmons.
Mr Simmons is the owner of Simmons of Stafford Builders' Merchants.
The club, which has an 18-hole, 6,641-yard par 72 course set in 160 acres was sold by Crown Golf, the UK's largest golf course owner/operator.
"My family and I were very pleased to take ownership of The Chase at the start of this month. We can see that it has been run to a high standard, mainly due to the excellent and motivated staff who we have now inherited from Crown Golf.
"I was keen to keep as many existing processes in place as possible, to ensure that the transition would be as smooth as possible for the members. Crown Golf and the agents, Humberts, were both very helpful and positive right through the whole acquisition process. We can now look to taking The Chase Golf Club forward," said Mr Simmons, who describes himself as a "novice golfer".
The club also has a large club house and 20-bay golf range and shop.
Mr Simmons said the purchase of Chase Golf Club was part of a diversification of his business interests.
"Chase has a lot of potential. The club house is a huge building and 30 per cent of the site is not developed.
"I am looking at the potential for development of the club." he explained.
Simmons of Stafford was founded in 1975 by Mr Simmons' father Peter. The builders' merchants has been at its present site at the Tollgate Industrial estate for the last 16 years.
