Golfers offer support to Help For Heroes
ARMED Forces charity Help for Heroes benefited to the tune of more than £9,000 when readers of Golf Monthly magazine got together for their annual fundraiser at Blackmoor Golf Course.
More than 80 golfers took part in the 12th running of the annual Golf Monthly forum golf day, which has raised almost £150,000 in that time.
It was the brainchild of the late Rick Garg, who gives his name to the RickG Memorial Trophy, awarded to someone who makes a great contribution to both the day and the forum. This year, it
was presented to brothers Ian and Phil Murgatroyd, from Aylesbury, for their continued support of the event.
First place on the day – and the GoKart Challenger trophy – went to Adam Duff, from Sandhurst, in Berkshire, with 41 Stableford
points, two points ahead of second-placed Jakob Lilliehook, of Whetstone GC, in Barnet, while 36 points earned Worlebury GC’s Andy Judkins, from Somerset, the third spot.
Sandy Hallett, the lady captain of Princes GC, in Sandwich, Kent, won the prize for the best gross score with an impressive four-over par.
After the competition, golfers listened attentively to Help for Heroes’ Band of Sisters ambassador Michele Apter, who gave a poignant talk about how her family was affected by both her sons having posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), following service in Iraq and Afghanistan, and how the charity has helped the brothers and the family as a whole.
The Charity’s Area Fundraising Manager, John Carpenter, said: “It was courageous of Michele to stand up in front of a room full of people she did not know