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November 2012 / Issue 216
LINGFIELD PARK GOLF CLUB
Herts man bags world blind title A blind golfer from Potters Bar Golf Club has won the World Blind Golf Championship, which was held in Nova Scotia, Canada. South African Pieta Le Roux (pictured centre) who joined the Hertfordshire-based club last year, added the prestigious title to earlier wins at the British and Canadian Opens, and the English Blind Golf Matchplay Championship. To celebrate his success, Potters Bar hosted a specially-organised day for visitors to find out a bit more about blind golf, and club chairman Alan Summers is hoping that Le Roux’s achievements will inspire other disabled golfers to take up the game. “Pieta just walked in one day and had a word with me, and we were more than happy to have him as a member here,” said Mr Summers. “We provided him with some new clubs and we were one of his sponsors as he went away entering various competitions. He is extremely talented and we want to hold a presentation for him to mark his success. Hopefully we can bring in other local disabled players to come in and play a bit of golf. What Pieta has achieved is incredible, and we are proud to have a golfing champion here in Potters Bar.”
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The champagne was flowing – although not of the SuperNova kind – at Urban Golf in London last month, after an amateur golfer from Surrey fought off fierce
competition from 23 rivals to win the title of ‘London’s Best Golfer’. Amateur golfer Liam Gallagher – who is not the former lead singer of Oasis –
won the title after playing a virtual round at Pebble Beach on a simulator in the fewest number of shots in the grand final held at indoor golf centre Urban Golf. Gallacher, who is from Kingston-uponThames, beat fellow amateurs Tony Moss and Sam Maloney in a six-hole final, after the remaining 21 competitors had been eliminated. He took the title in thrilling fashion, with his tee shot at Pebble Beach’s infamous 18th hole ricocheting off the rocks by the sea and bouncing safely back into play. His prize is a trip for two to play the US Open course for real, courtesy of Pebble Beach Resorts, including return flights, accommodation at the Lodge at Spanish Bay, and rounds of golf at Pebble Beach, Spanish Bay and Spyglass Hill. Gallagher, who plays off scratch, and whose best round on a real course is a two-under par 70 at Royal North Devon, said: “I play two of three times a week, saw this competition at my local Urban Golf and thought I’d give it ago. Now my friends know I’m on a week’s holiday to Pebble Beach, I’m getting phone calls left, right and centre.”
Doug’s birthday bash raises £20k This year’s renewal of the Doug McClelland Birthday Challenge at Kingswood Golf & Country Club in Surrey resulted in over £20,000 being raised for two deserving causes. McClelland, a Master PGA Professional who owns the eponymous golfing superstore at Silvermere Golf & Leisure in Cobham, has been running a charity day since 1984, and the latest edition saw almost 90 players take part in an 18-hole Stableford competition, with three amateurs being joined by a local PGA professional. The winning team benefitted from home advantage, with Kingswood’s club captain Matt Winfield, leading fellow members James Kazal and Matt Davidson, and Kingswood pro Terry Sims to victory. The proceeds from the day, which were boosted at an after-dinner auction hosted by comedian Adger Brown, were shared between one of HRH Prince Andrew’s charities and the Lt Dougie Dalzell MC Memorial Trust, which supports ex-servicemen and their families. Mark Stewart, secretary at Kingswood, said: “It was an incredibly proud day for the club and all who attended. The generosity of everyone has been awe-inspiring.”
Doug McClelland’s charity day helped raise a huge sum for deserving causes