Rothley Park unveil club captains for 2018 season
ROTHLEY Park Golf Club has elected its captains for the 2018 season.
The men’s captain is Paul Roberts who joined the club as a junior member with his brother Matthew in 1983.
He said: “It is a great honour to be men’s captain of Rothley Park G.C. in a year when we will see major changes on both the course and in the structure and management of the club.
“My chosen charity for 2018 is the Jamaica National Children’s Home which I visited with my mother-in-law, who was a director of the home for five years. She tasked with turning around a struggling and underfunded but vital institution which now accommodates 80 children, nearly half of whom have severe and multiple physical disabilities.”
The 2018 ladies captain is Kim Turner who has been a member of Rothley Park for over 20 years.
She said: Rothley Park has one of the largest ladies sections in the county and is attracting many younger ladies that I believe is due to forward thinking by the club providing business ladies with the freedom to play and compete in competition at weekends.
“The ladies are always very supportive of each Captain’s chosen charity and my charity for the year is Dementia UK, raising money for the first Admiral nurse for Leicestershire. An Admiral nurse cares for not only dementia sufferers but also the families of those affected and at present Leicestershire is sadly lacking.”
Senior men’s captain is Anthony Johnson - he joined Rothley Park in 2012 along with his brother Eric who will be Senior Men’s captain next year.
This year’s junior captain is 16-year-old Ben Spillane who joined Rothley Park when he was nine.