Four local Golf Professionals
are teeing off on a special charity golf challenge to play six of Ayrshire’s
Championship courses in one day.
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| The six course challengers pictured at Trump Turnberry along with Eric Trump L - R - Kieron Stevenson, Ricky Hall, Eric Trump, Guy Redford & David Fleming |
Attempting the
feat to play six courses in one day on the 20th June, are the Head Professionals
at four of Ayrshire’s finest golf courses, including three venues that have
hosted the Open Championship 36 times between them.
Ricky Hall of
Trump Turnberry, David Fleming of Prestwick Golf Club, Kieron Stevenson of
Royal Troon Golf Club and Guy Redford of Dundonald Links, will be taking up
this challenge in a bid to raise funds for a selection of charities.
The Eric Trump
Foundation and CLIC Sargent have been named as the beneficiaries, with The Eric
Trump Foundation raising funds as part of a new partnership that will help
Yorkhill Children’s Charity.
Ricky Hall
commented:
“We all met working at Turnberry at various
times over the years and we all have stayed in touch and remained friends.
“When we started
to discuss the idea of doing something for charity it really had to involve
golf and it’s great to be able base the concept around these six great golf
courses. We will be out on the courses practicing but I’m not sure anything can
really prepare us properly for what’s to come – we’ll be walking each course
with no buggies or caddies, so it will be an interesting and exhausting day!
“We’re starting by
teeing off on the Ailsa Course at 4am so we’re hoping that our alarm clocks are
working properly!”
David Fleming from
Prestwick Golf Club added:
“We know each of
the courses really well which should make them quicker to play but there’s no
doubt it’s going to be a real challenge for all of us.
“However, it’s all
for a fantastic cause, so we’re looking forward to getting started, raising
some money and perhaps even making it an annual event.”
The team will
start on the Championship Ailsa course, before continuing on to the Kintyre
Course, Dundonald Links, then the Portland and Old courses at Royal Troon,
finishing at the birthplace of Open golf, Prestwick Golf Club at approximately
10:30pm.
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team, please visit:
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