Golfers have Dream opportunity to play alongside the professionals
THOUSANDS of amateur golfers from more than 1,900 clubs will get the chance to chase their dreams with Bridgestone, after the tyre and rubber company confirmed that it will again run the Chase Your Dream Trophy with England Golf.
The competition captured the imagination of golfing enthusiasts like never before in 2017, with an epic journey taking club winners to regional finals, a national final and then a round at the pro-am of the Bridgestone Challenge.
Three overall winners then teed it up with Ryder Cup hero Nicolas Colsaerts at the pro-am of the British Masters supported by Sky Sports.
This year will follow a similar path, with the Chase Your Dream Trophy again open to all amateur golfers who belong to clubs affiliated to England Golf – and who enjoyed success in 2017 club competitions. England Golf has confirmed that the top club winners, based on net scores, will qualify for a regional final, playing 18-holes of medal strokeplay.
The leading players at each regional final will then go forward to the national finals, played during England Golf Week at Frilford Heath Golf Club in Oxfordshire.
The women’s final will be held on August 16 and the men’s will follow 24 hours later. Both finals will be played on the Red course and the competitors will be overnight guests of England Golf and celebrated at gala dinners. The winners will be crowned England’s champion male and female handicap golfers of the year and the top nine players at each final will play in the pro-am at the Bridgestone Challenge at Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire on September 5.
The winning team will go on to play in the pro-am at the British Masters at Walton Heath in Surrey on October 10.
Bridgestone’s consumer sales & marketing director, Farrell Dolan, said: “Our Chase Your Dream Trophy has captured the imaginations of many, many golfers.
“We want to build on our 2017 successes and create another competition that is etched in the diaries of English amateur players.” ● For full details about the Chase Your Dream Trophy visit the website www.englandgolf. org/championships