At the beginning of July I played in the Celeb/Am day at the Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship
at Nailcote Hall. I was part of the Eurojet team and our celebrity for the tournament was no other than Willie Thorne. Apart from playing golf and winning one of the closest to the pin prizes (I will touch on that again later) I was mainly there to launch our new venture www.jetsetgolf.com! www.jetsetgolf.com is a new concept which brings the expertise of www.chakatravel.com and www.eurojet.eu.com together to create an amazing bespoke luxury golf travel experience. The launch at the event was a resounding success and our aim was to get a lot of chins wagging about www.jetsetgolf.com and we certainly achieved this. The tournament itself was run superbly, the course, even though a par 3 was very challenging so it made for a great days golf and most importantly a great chance to practice the short game. Our 4 ball had superb craic during the round which added to the whole experience.
That night we attended the Gala dinner which was hosted by our celebrity Willie Thorne so we had prime position at the front of the room. The night was absolutely outstanding, excellent food, company and entertainment. Of course the auction at the end contained some brilliant prizes and the pick of the bunch had to be ‘Private Jet for the day’ supplied by www.eurojet.eu.com. Now I will touch on the worthwhile cause that this was all arranged for. ‘Rainbows’ is a hospice for children and young people and they are based in the East Midlands. Rainbows works tirelessly supporting sick children and their families through difficult times so it was a breath of fresh air to see so many celebrities give up their time to attend and support and event like this.
You will remember I briefly touched on winning a closest to the pin prize during the day, well that occurred on the 7th hole on the course. To everyone’s astonishment my expertly guided tee shot landed 2 feet from the pin. Now I have mentioned everyone’s astonishment and that is because they had already been put through the pain of watching my golf for 6 holes! Well, after all the laughs (mostly towards my golf) I was very proud to come away with a brilliant memento from the day and most of all it was presented to me by ‘Mr Charisma’ himself, Larry Laoretti who has been one of the most flamboyant and entertaining golfers to grace a course.
Just over a week later we were (www.chakatravel.com)
one of the sponsors at the Rory McIlroy classic which was hosted at Holywood Golf Club where Rory grew up and mastered his game. This was the second year of the event and it is organised to raise funds for the ever successful junior section at Holywood. This year’s event carried a lot more publicity due to Rory bagging his first major in 2011 so it was great to be involved. Credit goes to Paul Gray the general manager and all his staff for organising a super day and night which was enjoyed by all who attended. A big thanks to Rory also who found time in his hectic schedule to make an appearance and present all the worthy prize winners. I would also like to thank him for signing a couple of autographs without hesitation, top guy and its brilliant to have a Major winner from my home club Holywood.
Finally my buddy Stuart Cameron ran a golf day at Holywood on Tuesday past. This is a yearly event he organises through his ‘Really Teed Off’ society and each year they select a worthwhile cause to donate the money to. I met Stuart at the beginning of the year as he was a new member to Holywood and we hit it off right away. We have enjoyed many rounds of golf and most importantly many beers together to console ourselves after our brutal performances on the course. It is amazing how friendships can be forged through sports and I was extremely happy in supporting this excellent event which raised £1200 for another children’s charity, Spina Bifida & Hydracephalus Society. What also amazes me is the generosity of people in these so called hard times we are living in. My hat goes off to Stuart because it has never been more difficult to get sponsorship and prizes for these events and he did absolutely brilliant. He will hopefully read this and I hope he feels proud of his achievement and gives himself a pat on the back. P.S. Your halo is in the post!
Well that’s enough from me, once again thank you for listening and I will report back soon.
All the best
G
