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2014 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
WHEN: October 23 - 26
WHERE: The Royal Melbourne Golf Club
WEBSITE: www.aacgolf.com
The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (ACC), one of the
world’s premier amateur golf tournaments, will this year be
staged at the internationally acclaimed Royal Melbourne Golf
Club from October 23-26.
With entry into the 2015 Masters Tournament and places in
the 2015 Open Championship Qualifying Series up for grabs,
competition between the 120 amateurs from 38 countries will
be fierce.
Played on the composite course at Royal Melbourne, home
of the 1998 and 2011 Presidents Cup. The AAC is conducted
in partnership with the Masters Tournament, The R&A and the
Asia Pacific Golf Confederation.
The sixth Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship will be played
in Australia for the first time and boasts PGA Tour winner
Hideki Matsuyama (2010, 2011) and teenage phenomenon
Guan Tianlang (2012) as past champions.
The Charity Challenge Golf Series
Sydney:
WHEN: Thursday 7th October
WHERE: Macquarie Links International Golf Club
Melbourne:
WHEN: Wednesday 10th December
WHERE: Woodlands Golf Club
The Charity Challenge Golf Series - run by Gary (Smokey)
Dawson OAM & Matthew Laverty, is supporting the Australian
Leukodystrophy Support Group with both a Sydney and a
Melbourne Golf Day this year. The Australian Leukodystrophy
Support Group (www.alds.org.au) is a Not For Profit that
supports hundreds of Australians (and their families) affected
by a severe group of genetic neurological diseases known
as ‘Leukodystrophies’. In the case of childhood diagnosis,
the result is often fatal within a matter of years. The Support
Group provides much needed financial as well as emotional
and advocacy support services and is grateful to the Charity
Challenge and its golfers who raise urgently needed funds for
the Group.
Individual, Team, Sponsorship & Prize enquiries: Contact
Earl - 0439790151 or [email protected]
NOVEMBER
Parkinson’s NSW Golf Classic
When: Thursday 13th November
Where: Monash Country Club, Ingleside
Cromwell Property Group presents the 8th Anniversary
Parkinson’s NSW Golf Classic. The fun-filled day will include
on-course competitions including NTP, LD and the famous
putting competition.
Afterwards enjoy a delicious buffet dinner in the dining room
overlooking the golf course and live entertainment. As usual
there will be heaps of golf prizes and amazing auction items.
Your support will assist in raising awareness and money to
fund essential research and support services for people living
with Parkinson’s, their families and carers. Proceeds go to the
Parkinson’s Counselling Service; a vital program that helps
take away much of the initial anxiety and uncertainty that
confronts people with the disease. People with Parkinson’s
disease their families and carers can access a counsellor by
ringing 1800 644 189 for an appointment.
In Australia every hour of every day someone is diagnosed
with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s does not discriminate.
It can attack anyone and has - Pope John Paul II, the great
Mohammed Ali, Michael J Fox, former Governor General
Zelman Cowan, NRL St George & Cronulla great Peter Proven,
former Penrith Panthers star Brett Lobb and Mike Leyland
of the Leyland Brothers have all been diagnosed with
Parkinson’s disease.
To participate please complete the registration form at
http://pnswgolfclassic.gofundraise.com.au, or contact the
Events & Fundraising department on 02 8875 8900 or email
[email protected]
Veteran Matchplay finds a home
T
HE NSW Veteran Golfers Association Matchplay
Championship has long been a popular tournament for
older golfers and the 2014 edition will now go ahead in
the Newcastle area after fears it may not find a home this year.
The week-long event for over 55’s will take place at the top
rated Newcastle (Stockton) Golf Club, Waratah Golf Club,
Belmont Golf Club and Charlestown Golf Club from Monday
November 3rd to Friday November 7th.
For the entry fee of $120 male and female golfers get
four days of competitive golf at four great courses plus a
presentation lunch on the Friday.
Entries for both men and women are divided into groups of
16 determined by handicap order for the tournament, which
has a rest day on the Wednesday.
The top 16 male golfers with the lowest handicaps play off
scratch in a premier grouping that competes for the overall
championship and the Bob Coulson Shield.
Players who lose matches in the first three rounds aren’t
eliminated and everyone entering gets a full week of golf.
No matter what a golfer’s results are du ɥ