Charity Golf Day
Wharton Park Golf Club was the setting for the Nicklin LLP Charity Golf Day 2008 which was played under the cover of typical English overcast weather. 18 teams of 4 battled it out over Wharton Park’s 18-hole course situated within and surrounded by the beautiful Worcestershire countryside in a Stableford Shot Gun Event.
By the end of the day just 4 points separated the top 3 teams which were as follows:-
1st Team – 98 points
Harvey Owen (Nicklin LLP)
Graham Willetts (Wharton Park)
Tony Clark (Seymour Harris Limited)
Trevor Morgan (Arthur Morgan & Son Limited)
2nd Team – 96 points
Chris Cook (Nicklin LLP)
Glenn Taylor (Structural Design Partnership Limited)
Paul Swatkins (Swatkins Group Limited)
Quinton Davies (Hadzor-Davies Residential Limited)
3rd Team – 94 points
Brian Lacey (Alphabet Screenprint Limited)
Ashley Cooper (Yorkshire Bank)
K Bains (MFG Solicitors)
Keith Avery (The Hagley Cobbler)
Other honours on the day went to Mike Mortimer - “closest to the pin” who just managed to sneak inside Ian ‘Sludge’ Lees effort on the par 3 3rd and Rob Kendrick who took the “longest drive” accolades which monstrous drive down the middle of the 12th fairway.
A fantastic day was followed by good food in the evening, which was then finished off with a laugh by ‘Sludge’ the celebrity after-dinner speaker.
Overall a total of £670 was raised for the Dudley Hope Charity which helps local children escape from poverty in the Black Country.
