CHANNEL ISLAND IS MISSING THE TOURISM BOAT

  An action shot from the Royal Jersey links. Picture taken from the Royal Jersey GC website.

WHY DOES JERSEY NOT PROMOTE

ITSELF AS A GOLF  HOLIDAY 

DESTINATION?

ASKS COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Just back from a short break on the Channel Island of Jersey. Never been there before and wanted to test the water. 
Verdict: Yes, my wife and I liked it and will go back for a longer stay at the same hotel.
We stayed at the two-star Runnymede Court Hotel at St Helier. Not expensive, good food and big helpings!
You can look up its website: www.runnymedejersey.com
Delightful Irish lady Mary O'Neil is in perpetual motion running the hotel and helping to serve breakfast and dinner
There are so many hotels on an island which is only nine miles wide and five miles deep, that Mary says the competition for hotel staff is very keen and she needs more.
If you fancy a summer/autumn job - the hotel closes for the winter - on Mary's staff, you can call her at 01534 720044 or by e-mail to Runnymede@troysleisure.com
On a golf note, there are something like six or seven nine and 18-hole courses, on Jersey, including the oldest and the best known, Royal Jersey (founded in 1878!) and La Moye (1902).
But the Jersey Tourism Office, does not seem to promote golf as one of the island's attractions. A missed opportunity in my humble opinion.
Now, if I were over there permanently, I would introduce a Jersey Golf Pass whereby you would buy a book of vouchers and play the courses at a discounted rate.
Royal Jersey is not one of the public courses but non-members are welcome in the afternoon.
And a Jersey Golf Festival, with a competition linking up the courses, would give the island a golfing focal point.
They know where to get me if they want my help!