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July 2012 / Issue 212
Pick the golf society package that best suits you... At Epsom we have a range of packages to suit every golf society and to encourage you to try our 120 year old traditional downland course with fantastic views over London. Or call to create a golf day to suit your particular needs.
ORGANISER PLAYS FOR FREE: For any society of 12 or more the organiser plays for free.
SPECIAL RATES FOR 20 PLUS:
Simply call us to discuss your group.
WEEKEND GOLF SOCIETIES: Please call to ask about availability.
GOLF SOCIETY PACKAGES: PAR PACKAGE: Coffee and bacon rolls plus 18 holes of golf: £28. BIRDIE PACKAGE: Full English breakfast plus 18 holes of golf £31.50. EAGLE PACKAGE: Light lunch plus 18 holes of golf: £32.50. ALBATROSS PACKAGE: Two course meal plus 18 holes of golf: £40. EXTRA 9 OR 18 HOLES: Just £10 extra per person.
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Virgin Atlantic’s unique online golf league programme, Flying Club Swingers, is more than just an amateur golf tournament – it’s a golfing community, where likeminded souls can discuss golf, review courses, and set up rounds with fellow Swingers at golf clubs around the world. Each month there are bundles of prizes to be won in competitions ranging from photography to player of the month. One of the most popular of these is the ‘Swingers Prediction Competition’, where members predict the winners of all four majors. All those that select the winning player enter a draw to win a Bushnell rangefinder, with anyone giving the only right answer winning this
Swingers take a punt on Major winners
superb prize outright. This is exactly what happened to Barry Scott, who was the only one to predict Bubba Watson’s thrilling US Masters
victory, while Swingers member Philip Kilgour was one of only four people to predict Webb Simpson’s US Open triumph, and his name came out of the hat. The Open Championship was taking place as Golf News went to press, but there is still plenty of time for members to get their predictions in for the final major of the year – the US PGA Championship. Currently, as you might expect, Tiger Woods is the leading choice among the selections, although a player with longer odds might be in with a better chance
of winning the Bushnell rangefinder outright. For your chance to win, all you need to do is register as a Swinger at www. flyingclubgolfleague.com and make your prediction. Be sure to enter the code ‘GolfLive12’ when registering to be in with a chance of winning a Stewart Golf bag signed by the stars of Golf Live. As media partner, Golf News will be featuring monthly updates on Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club Swingers. For more information, visit www. flyingclubgolfleague.com.
Prior swaps bails for balls at Mannings Sussex and England cricketer Matt Prior enjoyed a rare opportunity to take off his wicket-keeping gloves and don a single golf glove, when he hosted a charity golf day at Mannings Heath Golf Club on June 26. The 30-year-old, who is currently in the middle of his benefit year, following 11 years of service to Sussex County Cricket Club, organised the golf day at the Horsham-based club to help raise funds for his two chosen charities, Chestnut Tree House and the Professional Cricket Association Benevolent Fund. Prior was joined by eight first team players, including Chris Nash, Ed Joyce, Joe Gatting and Murray Goodwin, in a day which saw 26 teams compete over Mannings Heath’s 6,683-yard Waterfall Course. Prior, who plays off seven, was in hot form with his clubs too, helping his team to take second place in the best three-from-four Stableford event. The winning team was ‘Fore Lost Balls’, which comprised (left to right in photo flanking Mat Prior) Andy Cuthill (who won event overall with 46 points playing off 16), Ian Maxwell, team captain Steve Morley and Daryl Gayler. The day finished with a gala three-course dinner and an auction of some of Prior’s sporting memorabilia, including a signed pair of his keepers’ gloves, while a pair of framed bats signed by the current England team, proved popular prizes in the post-dinner raffle. See page 47 for Me & My Travels with Matt Prior.
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