Turton Golf Club Crowned the 2011 Volvo National Golf Club Challenge Champions!
The 2011 Volvo National Golf Club Challenge will be an event not to be forgotten for many years to come for the sixty golfers that qualified for the Volvo National Golf Club Challenge final at the stunning Turnberry Resort in Scotland.
After a well fought event, Turton Golf Club did enough to claim first place in the men's section – becoming the 2011 Volvo National Golf Club Challenge Champions. As well as winning a superb golfing holiday to Greece, courtesy of Starwood Hotels, Turton Golf Club was also presented with the prestigious 'Lee Westwood Cup', created and donated to Help for Heroes by Wedgwood, creators of the World Golf Championship trophies.
Held on the 25th and 26th of October, the final was sponsored by Your Golf Travel, Europe's fastest growing golf-travel company. The two day event brought together the four best men's and ladies teams from qualifying events held throughout the UK in June earlier this year.
The sixty finalists were treated to playing on the historic Ailsa course on both days, with the stunning Turnberry Resort as an awe inspiring back drop. The venue was outstanding, the weather was kind and the golf was challenging – but the finalists had a wonderful time with some excellent scores being returned.
Commenting on their win, Adam Bullough Turton Golf Club Captain said, "Turton Golf Club felt extremely privileged to have even reached the final of such a prestigious and worthy event so for us to then go on and win the Lee Westwood Cup makes us feel very proud indeed. This is by some distance the most significant golfing achievement in our clubs 103 year history."
Runners up in the men's section of the 2011 Volvo National Golf Club Challenge final, sponsored by Your Golf Travel were The Players Club, with Robin Hood GC coming in third place and Guildford GC in fourth.
The ladies section was won by The Nottinghamshire GCC, beating competition from Ladbrook Park GC (runners up), Broke Hill GC (third) and Diss GC (fourth). As ladies champions, The Nottinghamshire GCC will be treated to a luxurious golfing holiday to a top Tunisian golf resort, courtesy of the Tunisian Tourist Board.
Teri Hancox, event organiser from The Nottinghamshire GCC commented, "Not in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine that we would qualify to go to Turnberry, let alone win it! We'll never forget the exceptional time that we had at Turnberry and the camaraderie of the competitors. What a reward for supporting a charity that is very close to my heart."
All the finalists were awarded enviable prizes, including golfing holidays courtesy of Sunset Beach Club, La Cala Golf Resort, Marriott Taba Heights and Taba Heights Golf Resort, to top of the range golf equipment from Motocaddy, Direct Golf UK, Titleist and Ping.
As if that wasn't enough, Emma Howie from The Nottinghamshire GCC, having topped the individual order of merit also wins a place at the Volvo World Golf Final at the Fancourt Golf Resort in South Africa. Where she will play alongside amateurs and pros alike in a once in a life time golfing experience, courtesy of National Golf Club Challenge sponsors, Volvo in Golf.
To top the event off, the presentation evening was attended by special guest speaker David Livingstone from Sky Sports. In speaking of his admiration and support for the challenge event and the Help for Heroes charity, David said "It’s heart warming to see how so many golfers up and down the UK have participated in the Volvo National Golf Club Challenge. It’s a tremendous opportunity to bring the Great British golfing community together in supporting such a worthy cause. Our Armed Forces deserve our help."
Aiming to build on its tremendous success as the UK's largest amateur charity golf event, the Volvo National Golf Club Challenge invites golf clubs throughout the UK to take part any day in June 2012 to help raise another substantial amount for the Help for Heroes charity. There is no fee for golf clubs to enter; all that is required is for each club to raise as much money as they can by holding their own charity golf day which also acts as a qualifying event. Golf clubs can enter the challenge charity golf competition at www.ngcc2012.com.
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