Why entering some opens at golf clubs can be unfair

Golfshake Ambassador Matt Holbrook has written a piece expressing frustration with ballot systems used at golf club open competitions when events are oversubscribed, arguing the process is unfair to players who enter well in advance. After returning from a non-golf holiday, Holbrook reports he is preparing to play in the Coronation Cup at Felixstowe Ferry Golf Club, having switched from his original plan to enter the Coxmoor Cockerel at Coxmoor Golf Club in Nottinghamshire. The article was published on August 3, 2026.