GOLF CLASSIC
THE LORD’S TAVERNERS ACT BRANCH CIC AUSTRALIA / COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL CHARITY GOLF DAY 2010
On 1 March, Royal Canberra Golf Club once again opened its doors for the staging of this annual event with its unique format. On a cool but clear day marking the first day of autumn, a field of 92 professional and amateur golfers competed in a fun day for both team and individual prizes. Supporters came largely from the Canberra corporate community but several individuals emerged from the Lords' Taverners ACT ranks to make up a highly competitive field. With the Japanese Golf Tour about to commence, Brendan Jones again showed his commitment to charity by throwing his support behind the Lords' Taverners ACT.
With an opportunity to bring together benefactors and beneficiaries, attendees had a chance during lunch to listen to Adam Cunningham (a dual winner of scholarships from Lords' Taverners) and Terry Peake from Sailability talk about the support they have received from LT.
Sir Richard Hadlee was the guest speaker on the day and although he was prevented by injury from playing, he walked with the field and entertained the gathering prior to the prizegivings in his usually engaging manner.
Prizes on the day included fine wines, a cricket bat signed by the Australian Test Team and a trip for two to Hong Kong staying at the remarkable Peninsula Hotel. A day of golf with Brandan Jones was auctioned off as one of star items.
Lords' Taverners ACT regarded the event as a huge success as over $33,000 was raised for its beneficiaries and many supporters have already indicated their support for next year’s event.
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Scott Mills receives the Taverners Cup from Lords' Taverners ACT President Rick Forster |
2009
On a beautiful sunny Monday in February, we held our annual charity Golf Day at Royal Canberra Golf Club. The format varied from past years and focused on attracting corporate donors to participate with several local and international touring golf professionals in a fun team environment. The Lord’s Taverners were supported by ten professional golfers including:
Brendan Jones 62 in the world rankings
Nikki Campbell a touring professional and winner on the Ladies Professional Golf Association circuit
Damon Welsford the Australian Trainee Player of the year
Golf professionals Brendan Jones, Steve Whitelock and Patrick Maher were major drawcards at the 2009 Golf Day. |
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Brendan Jones shows why he is ranked 62 in the world.
Nikki Campbell arrived fresh having completed the final round of the Australian Open LPGA event the day before and Brendan Jones left immediately after our charity event to play head to head against Tiger Woods in the first round of the World Match Play Championships.
Our major sponsors were Canberra Investment Corporation and Colliers International. Several Canberra companies sponsored the event by purchasing professionals with whom to play on the day. The Fosters Group also supported the event with excellent wines to complement the wonderful food provided by Royal Canberra Golf Club.
The winning team comprised local identities Rob Service, Dennis Nihill, Michael Kumm and Mac Howell. The winning individual was young aspiring professional Allan Haughie who shot a very impressive 67 off the stick.
Before the golfers teed off, participants and sponsors were addressed by several of the beneficiaries of Taverners’ fundraising. ACT Cricket CEO Mark Vergano outlined aspects of the excellent and supportive relationship between Lord’s Taverners ACT Branch and ACT Cricket which he said was ACT Cricket’s most significant partnership in assisting charitable and community activities.
Nick Haydardedeoglu from ACT Blind Cricket spoke of the valuable and vital support Lord’s Taverners had provided to the ACT Blind Cricket team over a number of years which had enabled it to participate in National Competition and for some of the team members to gain selection in the Australian team. Adam Cunningham, a Lord’s Taverners 2009 Scholarship winner, in his first public speaking experience, most articulately informed those present of how his Scholarship funding helped him pursue his athletic ambitions.