On Thursday the 1st April, the National Golf Club Challenge team, together with Challenge Patron Sam Torrance hosted a Battle Back Golf Clinic at The Belfry.

Sam, Ryder Cup winner as a player and captain was joined by Match of The Day pundit Alan Hansen, top golf coach and Sky TV commentator Tim Barter and European Tour players Richard Finch and Oliver Fisher. As well as receiving expert hints and tips to improve their golf, the wounded Servicemen participating in the Battle Back scheme also enjoyed Dave Edwards’ amazing trick shot show.

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Sam Torrance warms up – Alan Hansen looking on		Sam begins his master-class
Dave Edwards with Pte Lionel O'Connor		Tim Barter sharing some tips with Sgt David Patterson
Tim Barter interviewing Oli Fisher		Group photo with the NGCC team, pros and the troops participating in the clinic

The Battle Back scheme – partly funded by Help for Heroes – is run by the British Armed Forces and encourages wounded Servicemen and women to participate in adaptive adventure training and sports, including golf, as part of their rehabilitation.

As well as give an insight into how sport plays a significant part in the rehabilitation of injured service personnel, the purpose of the Battle Back Clinic event was to help raise the profile of the National Golf Club Challenge, which will take place on the 24th and 25th of July this year, and aims to raise £1 million for the Help for Heroes charity.

The National Golf Club Challenge is a nationwide charity golf event on a scale never seen before, in aid of the Help for Heroes charity. On 24th and 25th July, golfers throughout the UK will be play against each other for some fantastic prizes, including playing the Challenge Final at The Belfry and a chance to win an all expenses paid golfing holiday to Egypt.

Register Your Club to Play in the Challenge
If you already have a competition planned for the 24th or 25th July, you can simply incorporate The National Golf Club Challenge fund raising event into it, in aid of Help for Heroes.

To register, please return this email with the following details or register on the website:

• Golf club name
• Your event coordinator
• Your club captain / secretary
• The full address of your golf club
• An email address for correspondence
• Telephone number.

Once registered, you will be featured on the NGCC website, including a dedicated web page to help promote the event at your club. Like this one created for Hesketh Golf Club: www.ngcc.at/thedukes.

The National Golf Club Challenge Sponsors
We would like to give a big thank you to the following National Golf Club Challenge Sponsors – who have made the event possible.

Strategic Media Partners
We would also like to recognise the significant contribution being made by our strategic media partners.

The Help for Heroes National Golf Club Challenge Trophy
Special thanks also goes to Wedgwood for designing the
National Golf Club Challenge trophy, in aid of Help for Heroes.

The 2010 Challenge Final
Finally, we would like to recognise our National Golf Club Challenge partners who are
working closely with us to make the 2010 grand final a fantastic event.

Thank you for your time.

Regards
Stacey Jeffries & Matt Leighton
The National Golf Club Challenge

Tel: 01565 818107 / 01565 818106
www.nationalgolfclubchallenge.org.uk
www.ngcc2010.com

www.puregolffoundation.org.uk
www.puregolfevents.co.uk