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CONTINENT 8 SPONSORED GOLF TOURNAMENT RAISES OVER £5,000 FOR MANX CANCER HELP The Manx Cancer Help Golf Tournament sponsored by Continent 8 Technologies was held on Friday 17th July at the Castletown Golf Links and raised over £5,000 for the charity, a fantastic success for such a deserving charity. Fourteen teams took part in windy but sunny conditions in a Texas scramble competition. The competition was hard fought with the spectators in the clubhouse following the action on the GameBook app. After eighteen tough holes SMP Partners came home winners with stunning net score of 17 under par. In addition to prizes for the winning team there was a hole in one prize on each of the course’s par three holes with fabulous prizes sponsored by Browne Craine & Co, as well as beat the Pro on the 13th. SMP’s Steve McGowan won the straightest drive and Jamie Crellin won the nearest pin on the 8th. Photos: www.facebook.com/ManxCancerHelp?fref=ts www.facebook.com/Continent8IsleofMan)
TOMMY CLUCAS CHARITY GOLF DAY The second Tommy Clucas Charity Golf Day took place at Peel Golf Club on Sunday 23rd August once again with the kind sponsorship of Richard and Alison Jones of Hanover. A total of 18 teams started playing into a stiff Easterly breeze but with the course in excellent condition good scoring was likely to be possible. With numerous holes sponsored and plenty of spot prizes up for grabs everyone had plenty of chances to pick up a prize. Whilst the results were being finalised, all the teams were fed and watered with refreshments made available by Heron & Brearley.
NET GAINS FOR BUSINESSES PLAYING BADMINTON The business world tried its hand at badminton on Saturday as Manx Sports and Recreation (MSR) hosted its annual tournament for local companies. Eight teams took part in the event, held at the NSC, organised by the Isle of Man Badminton Association and sponsored by EY.
The results saw the first members of the ‘Tommy Club’ inaugurated. To become a member, your team must score a minimum of 120 points to reflect the qualifying criteria for the Tommy Club in the Manx Grand Prix. With 120 points and finishing in third place were the team of Brian Coll, Phil Kniveton, Rob Condra and Ian Nicholson. Second place and also into the Tommy Club with 121 points are Terry Quayle, Mark Chatel, Tony Grant and Chris Kelly. Both of those scores on any other day would have been good enough to win, however with a score of 132 points Chris Looney, Kerron Christian, Andrew Mackie and Daniel Lace claimed first prize. Danny having 42 points and Kerron having 40 will see both of them playing off a lower handicap for the next event!
Many of the 40 participants were trying the sport for the first time.
The day raised in excess of £2,400 for the Tommy Clucas Community Sports Hall based at Peel Football Club and the Captain of Peel Golf Club, Peter Manzi was delighted to hand over the cheque to Anne Clucas and Neil Cain. In addition to this donation, the teams that contest the ‘Congary Cup’ also donated £500 to the charity making it an extra special day.
The tournament winner was a team from Old Mutual International, which received a trophy from Bryan Birchenough of EY.
Many thanks to our sponsors for their continued support and we look forward to the 2016 event.
Kerry Quayle, Badminton Development Officer with MSR, said the tournament was run on a round robin basis to give participants as much time as possible on court.
For more information on ‘No Strings’ sessions or the sport generally, contact Kerry on 01624 651572 or email kerry.quayle@gov.im
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