24th November 2009 – for immediate release

Stoke park will play in the 2010 national golf club challenge

Prestigious Stoke Park Invite UK Golf Clubs to Follow Their Lead

Stoke Park, one of the finest parkland golf courses in the South of England, is the latest high profile golf club to register for the 2010 National Golf Club Challenge. The Challenge aims to raise a million pounds for the worthy Help for Heroes charity.

The National Golf Club Challenge, on course to become the largest amateur golf event to take place in the UK, will bring hundreds of golf clubs, and thousands of golfers together on the same weekend as part of a nationwide charity golf event.

Giammario Ragnoli, Hotel Director said "Stoke Park is delighted to be hosting the National Golf Club Challenge. We hope that our support and the support of other golf clubs will raise a considerable donation for Help for Heroes charity."

Opened in July 1908, the Stoke Poges course has stood the test of time. The exceptionally high quality greens, which have been consistently maintained, are a particular feature of the course. The challenging and demanding golf course, together with exquisite views and an amazing mansion clubhouse, contribute to Stoke Park being voted one of the top 100 golf courses in the world.

"Stoke Park is an outstanding venue." Said Stacey Jeffries, Event Director, "Its beautiful surroundings and magnificent clubhouse make it one of the instantly recognisable courses in golf. Having Stoke Park participate in the Challenge is a real boost to what we are aiming to achieve."

The National Golf Club Challenge, to be held on 24th and 25th July 2010, will give golfers up and down the country the opportunity to compete for some outstanding prizes – including golfing holidays to Egypt.

The format for the National Golf Club Challenge is very simple; the Challenge will coincide with each participating golf club's monthly stableford event, with each club turning the day into their own charity golf event, raising much needed funds for Help for Heroes. The competing clubs will submit their aggregate scores from their best scoring 10 players. This will determine the top 6 golf clubs against standard scratch, who will then be invited to compete in the National Final.

The Grand Final, sponsored by YourGolfTravel.com, will be the conclusion of the 2010 National Golf Club Challenge. The two day event – hosted by The Belfry, one of the world’s leading golf resorts, and four times host to the Ryder Cup – will be a superb grand final, featuring a practice day, golf clinic, overnight accommodation, the final competition and a gala dinner, including guest speakers and the prize presentations.

For more information on The National Golf Club Challenge, including how to enter your golf club, go to www.nationalgolfclubchallenge.org.uk or www.ngcc2010.com.

For more information on the Help for Heroes charity and the work they do please visit their website: www.helpforheroes.org.uk.

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Challenge Contacts

Stacey Jeffries, Event Director
Tel: +44 (0)1565 818107
Email: stacey@nationalgolfclubchallenge.org.uk

Matt Leighton, Marketing Director
Tel: +44 (0)1565 818106
Email: matthew@nationalgolfclubchallenge.org.uk

NOTES TO EDITORS

ABOUT THE NATIONAL GOLF CLUB CHALLENGE
www.nationalgolfclubchallenge.org.uk
Every golf club in the United Kingdom and Ireland is invited to enter their club in to The National Golf Club Challenge (to be held on the 24th or 25th July 2010). The aim of the challenge is to find The Help for Heroes National Golf Club Champions 2010. At the same time raising much needed funds and awareness for the excellent Help for Heroes charity as the UK golfing community come together for one day in their support for our injured forces.

ABOUT HELP FOR HEROES
www.helpforheroes.org.uk
Help for Heroes was the idea of appeal chairman Bryn Parry and a group of friends and relations. They wanted to help wounded soldiers returning home from combat and came up with several fundraising ideas which led to Help for Heroes being born. The Charity are completely non political and accept wars happen under any government, all they want to do with the help of the British public, is to assist our wounded heroes.