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Tee time for SSAFA at Ogmore-by-Sea

Southerndown Golf Club at picturesque Ogmore-by-Sea will again be the venue for the Wales Charity Golf Day for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.

The tourney – to take place on Tuesday, June 13 at the downland/links course – is for teams made up of four players with two scores for each hole being counted. There are prizes for Nearest the Pin at the seventh hole and for the Longest Drive at the 15th.

Tee times are from 8am until 2.30pm, and there will be free bacon rolls, tea, and coffee on arrival. The prize-giving ceremony begins at around 5pm.

Annie Lawrie, SSAFA’s Regional Fundraising Officer for Wales, said:

We’re so grateful to Southerndown Golf Club for hosting this day for SSAFA Donations raised will go a long way to ensuring that SSAFA can continue to provide support to the Armed Forces’ community – whether serving, veterans, or their families – just as it has done since 1885.

Southerndown is a wonderful championship course, and while I look forward to a very competitive standard of play, those taking part know the value of the cause they’re playing for, though I know it won’t all be serious and I expect some good-natured banter from the teams.

Entry fees for Southerndown Golf Club members are £20 per person as a donation to SSAFA, while for non-members the fee is £50 per person (£20 donation to SSAFA and £30 green fees specially reduced from £65 for the event).

Golfers can sign up in two ways:

By visiting SSAFA’s Enthuse page at ssafa.org.uk/GolfWales23

Or by visiting ssafa.org.uk/support-us/challenge-events/golf/ssafa-wales-charity-golf-tournament-2023.

Any business or individual interested in sponsoring a hole should contact annie.lawrie@ssafa.org.uk

For more information, visit ssafa.org.uk.

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