MONTY DAY AT KINGS BARNS RAISES OVER £40,000 FOR MAGGIE'S CENTRES
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Scottish
golf legend Colin Montgomerie has expressed his delight at the funds
raised for the foundation set up in his mother's name by a special golf
day at Kingsbarns Golf Links.
More
than £40,000 was raised for the Elizabeth Montgomerie Foundation from
the event on Monday, September 17 which was sponsored by the John Clark
Motor Group.
The
foundation was established in 2007 in memory of Monty's mother and is
currently working to raise £4 million for two new Maggie's Cancer Caring
Centres in Scotland which provide support for individuals and families
affected by cancer. The centres are scheduled to open in 2013 in
Aberdeen and Lanarkshire.
Around
60 golfers took part and were greeted by the victorious European Ryder
Cup captain at the renowned modern links in the East Neuk of Fife. Monty
gave the golfers some swing advice during his golf clinic and played
with them at the par three 8th hole.
Speaking from Kingsbarns, Monty, the eight-time European Tour Order of Merit winner, said:
"I'm
delighted to see such a good turnout at the golf day which will raise a
fantastic amount for the Elizabeth Montgomerie Foundation. Providing
support to people who have been affected by cancer is so important and
events like this give a great boost to our fundraising efforts.
"I
hugely appreciate the support we have received from Kingsbarns Golf
Links in donating the course for the day and John Clark Motor Group in
sponsoring it. To play golf at Kingsbarns on such a beautiful day is a
pleasure and I'm sure everyone taking part has enjoyed themselves
enormously."
Alan
Hogg, the Chief Executive of Kingsbarns Golf Links, said: "Colin has
been a great friend of Kingsbarns over the years and we are proud to be
able to support his fundraising efforts for the foundation. It is an
extremely worthy cause and we are delighted to back it along with a
number of smaller charities we support throughout the year. The course
is in excellent condition as we look forward to the Alfred Dunhill Links
Championship and I'm sure the golfers relished the opportunity to play
it ahead of some of the world's leading golfers."
John
Downie, Group Marketing Director at John Clark Motor Group, commented:
“We have had some fantastic feedback about the event and about the golf
course. We would like to thank the golfers who took part for their
generous contributions which have given a considerable boost to our
wider fundraising efforts.”
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