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DAN WALKER JOINS LEGENDARY GOLF LINE-UP RAISING MONEY FOR CHARITY

Jack Rayner — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:31:51 +0000

Top television presenter Dan Walker will be part of a star-studded line-up of celebrities that will head to the sunshine island of Mauritius at the end of next month to take part in an international golf event for charity.

Breakfast TV host Walker, one of the stars of the 2021 series of Strictly Come Dancing, will be one of eight leading personalities from the worlds of sport, entertainment and media who will travel to the Indian Ocean to compete for a prize fund of £100,000 for their chosen charities, with the winner receiving £25,000.

Joining the broadcaster in the field for the Celebrity Series Grand Final at the MCB Tour Championship – part of The Legends Tour – will be former England footballers Teddy Sheringham and Robbie Fowler, Scottish sporting legends Gordon Strachan and Gavin Hastings, ex-Boyzone singer Keith Duffy, former Irish Gaelic football manager Jim Gavin and television sports presenter Georgie Bingham, who is the current host for the Legends Tour and notably known for her time with ESPN and Sky.

Ex-Liverpool striker Fowler, who qualified for the final after winning the Celebrity Series event at Formby Golf Club last year, said: “I can’t wait for the Celebrity Series Grand Final in Mauritius; it is going to be a brilliant event.

“I have great memories of playing at Formby last year with the Legends Tour and I am looking forward to competing in the Indian Ocean this time round – and most importantly it is for a great cause with all prize fund winnings going to charity!”

Duffy said: “I am delighted to be playing in such a prestigious event, especially with it being in Mauritius. My ‘Old School Tour’ with Boyzlife starts in September so it was perfect timing for me to play alongside other celebrities and watch the legends in action.”

The inaugural Celebrity Series Grand Final will take place on March 29 at Constance Belle Mare Plage, Mauritius, teeing off an exhilarating week of golf, followed by the MCB & Constance Pro-Am from March 30-31 and the MCB Tour Championship, which will be staged from April 1-3.

Ex-Scotland and British Lions captain Hastings, who booked his place in the line-up after winning the Scottish Senior Open Celebrity Series at Royal Aberdeen last September said: “I managed to play on the Constance Belle Mare Plage course in December. It is simply stunning and it has made me even more excited to compete in the grand final.

“Winning the Scottish Senior Open Celebrity Series last year earned me a spot to play in Mauritius and here’s hoping I can play as well again.”

Phil Harrison, chief executive officer of the Legends Tour, said: “The field of celebrities is terrific, and having people from media, business and sport get involved with the chance to win huge prizes for their chosen charities is amazing to see. The Celebrity Series has been an overwhelming success, not only for our celebrities but for our members too, giving them a once-in-a-lifetime experience of playing alongside a vast range of well-known personalities that are involved with the Legends Tour.

“MCB, Constance and the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority have done an amazing job in ensuring that it will be an unforgettable event in the Indian Ocean, and I can speak on behalf of the Legends Tour in saying that we cannot wait to arrive at The Legends Course at Constance Belle Mare Plage. It is the perfect way to end the official 2021 season.”

For more information and the opportunity to play alongside the celebrity legends, former Ryder Cup captains, Major winners and true legends of the game at the MCB Tour Championship, please CLICK HERE.

The eight celebrities will be playing for the following chosen charities in Mauritius:

Dan Walker – The Sheffield Children’s Hospital

Georgie Bingham – The Golf Foundation (and) Cancer Research

Keith Duffy – ASIAM.ie

Robbie Fowler – Zoe’s Place

Jim Gavin – deterMND Tackling Motor Neurone Disease

Gavin Hastings – Cure Parkinsons

Teddy Sheringham – Macmillan Cancer

Gordon Strachan – Muirhouse LIFT Community Centre

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Trust Golf’s ‘birdies for better’ raises $46,000 for charity

Jack Rayner — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 09:54:40 +0000

In their first year as Title Sponsor at the Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open, Trust Golf pledged their support to NHS Charities Together and The Ramathibodi Foundation in Thailand through their Birdies for Better Campaign.

Making a donation of $200 per birdie or better on the Saturday of the tournament, the field produced an impressive 232 birdies or better meaning a total of US$46,400 was raised for both of the respective charities.

Dr. Prin Singhanart, the founder of Trust Golf said, “It was an absolute pleasure and honour to be in Scotland for the 2021 Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open and we had an excellent inaugural year as the title sponsor.

We are very proud to be making this donation to NHS Charities Together and matching the same amount to The Ramathibodi Foundation in Thailand and thank everyone in Scotland – especially our partners VisitScotland – for giving us the warmest of welcomes and the most stunning week at Dumbarnie Links.”

NHS Charities Together is the national charity caring for the NHS. As the national charity partner of the NHS, NHS Charities Together is made up of 241 charity members working with hospitals, mental health, ambulance and community health services across the UK.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the charity created their ‘Be There for Them’ campaign, which aims to offer mental health support to front line health care workers who have been negatively affected by the demands of the pandemic. So far, the charity has allocated £125 million in a range of projects supporting staff, patients and volunteers, including but not limited to, counselling services, 24-hour help lines and psychological support for post- traumatic stress disorder.

Justine Davy, Head of Fundraising for NHS Charities Together, said: “We are very thankful to Trust Golf and everyone at the Trust Golf Women’s

Scottish Open for choosing our charity and making this generous donation. It was brilliant to see live sport happening again in Scotland – and even better to realise our wonderful NHS workers will be benefitting. We have 240 member NHS charities across the UK, and the scores from these amazing golfers can now help the NHS as it recovers from the most challenging time in its history.”

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The secret of a great charity golf day…

Jack Rayner — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 08:44:13 +0000

After two years of social restrictions, a day of fun with friends is up there on people’s lists of priorities. Team this with the pure joy of a round of golf, on a beautiful course, for a great cause, it all adds up to something special, and an event the Melanoma Fund was proud to be a part of.

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Can you help these 4 golfers? Join their amazing golf raffle

Jack Rayner — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:22:53 +0000

On the 21st of June, four golfers will play 101 holes in 18 hours to raise as much money as possible in aid of NHS Charities Together Covid-19 Urgent Appeal.

The golfers, including Babouche! Golf founder David Long will play at East Berkshire Golf Course after taking their inspiration from the late Captain Sir Tom Moore, choosing 101 holes as this would have been Sir Tom’s 101st birthday this year.

David, along with Matt Niedzwiecki, Rory Woolridge and Matt Robinson, has organised an amazing raffle so golfers all around the UK can have a chance at winning a range of stunning prizes. Prizes include equipment from major brands such as TaylorMade, Cobra and Srixon, as well as signed merchandise and memorabilia from some of the world’s greatest players such as Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Sergio Garcia, Henrik Stenson and many more.

The first prize is a day of coaching with the internet’s most popular golf coaches – Piers Ward and Andy Proudman from Me And My Golf.

One of the raffle prizes is a set of brand-new Harlequin design Babouche! head covers fresh from the outstanding range offered by the business.

“My super talented head cover maker wanted to support my charity golf event,” said David, “So, unbeknown to me, she and her graphic designer daughter created a simply stunning brand-new design, and then made up this amazing set of head covers and accessories.

“I knew these beauties would be perfect as a donation to the prize fund.”

The raffle has over 50 prizes up for grabs and will be adding more. You can see the full and up-to-date list of prizes by visiting the 101 holes for NHS heroes website.

Tickets for the raffle are £10 and can be purchased from https://raffall.com/225887/enter-raffle-to-win-101-holes-for-nhs-heroes-golf-hosted-by-david-long

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Bosses at The Belfry agree to donate first day’s green fees after lockdown to charity

Andrew Griffin — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:06:52 +0000

The 10th hole on the Brabazon Course at The Belfry has seen plenty of drama in both European Tour and Ryder Cups.

THE owners of regular Ryder Cup venue The Belfry have pledged to donate to chairty their entire green fees from the first day it is able to reopen after the COVID-19 lockdown ends.

The golf course near Birmingham – which has three different courses including the Brabazon, which staged four Ryder Cups between 1985 and 2001 – was set to host more than 30 charity golf days during 2020.

But due to the coronavirus pandemic, fundraising activities and other planned donations have been cancelled or postponed.

The donations from the resort’s green fees will be given to a variety of good causes.

The charities that will benefit from the generous gesture include cancer research, heart, kidney and Parkinson’s, plus children’s charities, hospitals and hospices.

Trusts that support ex-sportsmen will also benefit along with The Belfry’s own two nominated charities for 2020 – the Matt Hampson Foundation and LoveBrum.

Belfry sales director Katie Niland said: “We want to share some positivity and support during what is an exceptionally challenging time for many charities, who rely on donations to survive and show our support for the amazing work they do.

“At The Belfry, we have the pleasure to host many charity golf days a year, so we want to take this opportunity to give something back so they can continue to help those who need it most.

“We therefore really want the first day we open the courses to count.

“The Brabazon, PGA National and The Derby will all be available to play and there will be some fun opportunities out on the courses to donate further, so whether you are a beginner, amateur or pro golfer, it’s sure to be a great day for some truly fantastic causes.”

The 54-hole complex at Wishaw, Sutton Coldfield, could host hundreds of golfers and has packages for 36 holes, including one night’s stay at the on-course hotel priced from £119.

As well the Brabazon, which also hosted the last four B&H International tournaments on the European Tour, the Dave Thomas-designed PGA National, which opened in 1997, has staged the PGA Seniors Championship on the European Seniors Tour twice.

As well as the newer inland links styled PGA National, the other course at The Belfry is the Derby – a more gentle parkland layout, which was designed by Peter Alliss and Dave Thomas, and opened in 1977.

A good turn out on the first day of golf after the lockdown ends, could raises thousands for the charities chosen by The Belfry team, who won English Golf Resort of the Year at the World Travel Awards, in 2018.

•To find out more about green fees and golf packages visit the The Belfry website.

Europe’s Ryder Cup-winning team at The Belfry in 2002 with captain Sam Torrance holding the famous trophy after beating the USA. Picture by STUART FLETCHER

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