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Published:
May 14, 2008
In
photos: National Hunt jockeys back Brean celebrity golf event
Glorious
sunny weather greeted the 23 teams who took part in the Charity
Pro Celebrity Am tournament at Brean Golf Club on Tuesday (May
13th).
After
having to postpone the popular event in 2007 due to problems with
the greens, this year the players found the course in superb condition
thanks to the hard work of Robin Williams and his greenstaff.
Sportsmen
from horse racing and cricket, along with the local professionals,
accompanied the teams around the course during what was an enjoyable
day for all.
Unfortunately,
the event did suffer a couple of late withdrawals from some of
the jockeys due to injuries and being called up to ride elsewhere.
This included former Champion Jockey Tony McCoy and the 2008 Gold
Cup winning jockey Sam Thomas.
The
winners were the Brean Ladies 'B' Team, who surprised themselves
to win the Tom Childs Memorial Trophy. Their score of 127 (11
under par) tied with four other teams but, thanks to a great up
and down for a par at the last by Irene Trumper, they finished
just ahead of the rest.
 The
team consisted of this year's Lady Captain at Brean Golf Club,
Debbie Windmill, Jenny Dodd and Irene Trumper, along with their
'celebrity' Chris(tine) Payne. They compiled their score steadily
and with the countback situation required, the final hole was
to be prove to be the one which separated them from the second
placed team from Holiday Resort Unity.
The
HRU team had been successful in the past in this event but had
to settle for second place this time. The team was led by Somerset
Golf Union player Curtis Edwards alongside Ryan Edwards, Tim Piper
and Brean Leisure Park Chef Pat Culkin.
Third
place went to the Scottish & Newcastle team, who also returned
a score of 127 with the team of Somerset County Cricketer Pete
Trego partnering Mark Short, Adam Horsborough and Dave Willis.
This team may have missed out on the top prize but between them,
they managed to collect all three nearest the pin prizes!
In
fourth place was the last team off the course. This team is yet
to win the event but has been close now on a number of occasions.
Team Jay Vee consisted of Brean Head Professional Andrew March
with Jim Vearncombe, Russell Shaw and Paul Plume. They were left
to rue a couple of missed putts on the back nine which proved
costly in the end.
March's
team's back nine score pushed the other team on 127 into fifth
place. This team were the first out on the course in the morning
and were representing Burnham Golf Range. Brean Director of Golf
David Haines led the team of Jordan Jones, Graham Exton and Mike
Preddy, who were unlucky to miss out on the prizes in one of the
closest finishes anyone can remember in the event.
The
prizes and trophy were presented afterwards in the Tavern by the
Tom Childs' daughter, Jo.
"Thanks
must go to all who helped organise and run the event and to the
celebrities who turned up to play. We will all now look forward
to another successful Pro Celebrity Am in 2009 which will hopefully
be played over the new extended Brean layout," said Andrew
March, Head PGA Professional at Brean Golf Club.
The
event is expected to have raised a bumper sum for the Injured
Jockeys Fund, St Margaret's Hospice Taunton and The Alzheimers
Society.
Martin
Bosley, third from right, is a racehorse trainer of national hunt
and flat horses
National
Hunt jockey Jodie Mogford, left, was on the 'Jones Brothers' team
Somerset
county cricketer Pete Trego played on the Scottish & Newcastle
Team
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