Golfers swing into action for charity
Turnberry Golf Club members have teamed up with a business to provide a cash boost to charity.
David McDowall and his colleagues have joined forces with Ayrshire Discount Golf Balls with the aim of raising funds for Ayrshire Cancer Support .
Golf club members began a charitable venture back in 2003, when golfers kept finding errant golf balls, so they installed a barrel in the Clubroom, then encouraged members to donate unwanted balls.
The balls were sorted into Grade A mint condition balls then sold through Ayrshire Cancer Supports’ shops and practice grade balls sold to a recycling company.
David McDowall said:“Since the project started and up until the Covid pandemic took hold, the project delivered 1,232 dozen of the Grade A balls for sale in the shops, generating around £6,160.
ADGB was founded in July 2020 by Troon lads Campbell Mathieson and Andrew Bogle. They specialise in selling recycled golf balls.
If any readers have golf balls lying around, you can donate them to Ayrshire Cancer Support either direct or through Turnberry Golf Club.