Charity Day 2007

The Wexham Park golf club biennial charity day was held this year on Saturday 14th July 2007. The main beneficiary of this year's fund raising efforts was the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance. The air ambulance landed on the course during the day and the crew are pictured here with the club captains.

A total of £9,100 was raised on the day, of which £1,000 will be donated to Wexham Park Hospital with the balance going to the air ambulance.

Golf Competitions

This year the format for the golf was a four ball better ball stableford competition with two shotgun starts at 7am and 1pm. Seventy teams of two entered the competition and there were also prizes for the longest drive and nearest the pin on each of the par 3 holes.

For an additional £5 entry fee, players could enter the hole in one competition. On each par 3 hole there were different prizes that could be won for a hole in one ranging from a set of irons to a car. Unsurprisingly, no one managed to claim one of these prizes. This competition also included a prize for hitting the green off the white tees on the 10th (198 yards drive) and several players successfully did this to win a sleeve of balls.

The winner of the putting qualified for the 'golden putt' which was a single 60 yard putt to win a set of clubs. As the winner of the putting was a junior aged under 18, the golden putt attempt went to Gerry McIntyre. Gerry had an excellent attempt coming very close to the hole.

Fundraising

There were a number of different fund raising activities that took place and a big thank you must go the following people and companies:

The hole sponsors and nearest the pin sponsors, who were:

Bailey Gibson Solicitors	PRH Heating	Carol Grant
Imperial Welding	Citywall	Inmind
Slocombe Motorcycles	Orchard Developments	Wexham Park Ladies Section
Mick Collard	Matrix Plumbing	Wheels VT
Jigsaw Properties	Ian Arnold, for the putting prizes and hole in one cover

The Golf Clubs that donated rounds of golf at their courses for the sealed bids auction and raffle. The companies and individuals that also donated prizes.

The course owner, Gill Lindsley, who donated the green fees for the day.

And finally, thank you to the two captains Chris and Sue for organising such a successful day and also thank you to their helpers.

Raffle Winners

The winners of the raffle were:

1st Prize: £400 John Lewis Vouchers	00041 E Walsh
2nd Prize: Round of golf for 4 at Stoke Park	00799 Les
3rd Prize: Night for two in a top London hotel	00298 Fiona Hogg
4th Prize: £100 Marks and Spencer Vouchers	00219 Clive
5th Prize: Day membership at Cannons	00809 C Margaret
6th Prize: Bottle of Glenfiddich	Louise Meftah
7th Prize: Bottle of Champagne	00340 Gold
8th Prize: Bottle of Brandy	00083 Keith
9th Prize: Bottle of Scotch	Janet Smith
10th Prize: Bottle of Rum	01926 Ron Ashley
11th Prize: Bottles of Wine	00684 J. Cathcart
12th Prize: Watch and necklace set	James O'Shea
13th Prize: John Smith's Brewery Fleece	Ron Staddon