The Duke's St Andrews has become the 100th golf club to sign up for the National Golf Club Challenge.
The Challenge, recently featured on the European Tour website, will be held on the 24th and 25th July 2010 and will bring hundreds of golf clubs together on the same weekend as part of a nationwide charity golf event – with the aim of raising a million pounds for the Help for Heroes charity.
For more information, visit the National Golf Club Challenge website >>
The Duke's St Andrews
The Duke's is highly regarded as one of the finest heathland championship courses in the British Isles and a 'must play' course for any golfer. With a spectacular setting above St Andrews, The Duke's offers magnificent panoramic views over the surrounding countryside to the sea.
"The Kohler Company, owner of The Duke's Course and The Old Course Hotel located in the 'Home of Golf' St Andrews, is delighted to be supporting a most worthy cause, Help for Heroes, through the National Golf Club Challenge."
Debbie Taylor, Managing Director of the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa
The Duke's style ranks alongside the great inland challenges which demand accuracy and inventive play as well as power golf and, with five separate tee positions at every hole.
For more on The Duke's St Andrews, visit their website >>
The Challenge – 100 Clubs and Counting
With golf clubs entering on a daily basis, the National Golf Club Challenge is on course to become the largest amateur golf event to take place in the UK.
"We are so pleased to have The Duke's St Andrews participate in the National Golf Club Challenge. Reaching 100 clubs is a significant mile-stone for the Challenge, and having such a renowned club as The Duke's sign up makes it a double celebration. Our aim of course, is to encourage hundreds more golf clubs to get involved."
Stacey Jeffries, Event Director
Ten golfers from the top six scoring clubs will be invited to play in The Grand Final. The Final, sponsored by YourGolfTravel.com, will be held over two days in October at The Belfry, four times host to the Ryder Cup.
The Help for Heroes National Golf Club Champions will win seven nights (for the winning ten golfers) at the 5 star Marriott Taba Heights Resort on the Sinai Peninsula.
For more information, visit the National Golf Club Challenge website >>
How to Get Involved
Get your golf club involved by having them register to participate (no entrance fee) on The National Golf Club Challenge website.
If you are interested in sponsoring The National Golf Club Challenge, please call us on 01565 818107 or email us at support@nationalgolfclubchallenge.org.uk.
If you would like to show your support by publishing an article about The National Golf Club Challenge, you may find our latest press releases useful, or simply call us on 01565 818107 / 01565 818106.
About Help for Heroes
Help for Heroes was the idea of appeal chairman Bryn Parry and a group of friends and relations. They wanted to help wounded soldiers returning home from combat and came up with several fundraising ideas which led to Help for Heroes being born.
The Charity are completely non political and accept wars happen under any government, all they want to do with the help of the British public, is to assist our wounded heroes. Find out more at www.helpforheroes.org.uk.
The National Golf Club Challenge Sponsors
We would like to give a big thank you to the following National Golf Club Challenge Sponsors – who have made the event possible.
Win a Trip to the Fantastic Sawgrass Golf Resort & Spa, Florida
Enter our prize draw to be in with a chance of winning a fabulous stay at The Marriott Sawgrass Resort & Spa Florida, one of the world's premier golf resorts. This is your chance to walk in the footsteps of champions on the famous fairways of the Stadium Course and stand on the tee of the most talked about hole in golf, the 17th hole at Sawgrass.
The prize includes five nights for two at the 5 star Marriott Sawgrass Resort & Spa including flights with two rounds of golf for two on the stadium course (RRP: $300 per round) and one round for two on the valley course!
Good luck!
Regards
Stacey Jeffries & Matt Leighton
The National Golf Club Challenge
Tel: 01565 818107 / 01565 818106
www.nationalgolfclubchallenge.org.uk
www.ngcc2010.com
www.puregolffoundation.org.uk
www.puregolfevents.co.uk
The National Golf Club Challenge, c/o Pure Golf Events, Elizabeth House, 8a Princess Street, Knutsford, Cheshire. WA16 6DD
Help for Heroes registered charity number: 1120920
