Furniture industry colleagues from around the UK flocked to Northamptonshire in October to tee off at the National Golf Day, The Furniture Makers’ Company’s longest running charity event, helping raise £6000.
Almost 80 golfers took part in the tournament at the Northamptonshire County Golf Club – ranked in the UK’s top 100 courses – on Wednesday 19th October, making it one of the best attended National Golf Days in recent years.
The day started with breakfast which was followed by an 18-hole Stableford competition with a shotgun start. After a great day of play, competitors sat down to a two-course lunch, with the day culminating with a prize giving ceremony, charity auction and raffle.
The winners of the competition were:
Team winner – Jay-Be Team runner-up – AIS Individual winner, Tony Harvey – Castelan Runner up, Paul Mott – KI Nearest the Pin, Max Wood-Ives – Hypnos Nearest the Pin, Rob Sawyer (Castelan) Nearest the Pin, Paul Newell – Maguire Advisers Ltd Longest Drive, Clayton Gore –Savoir BedsThe Furniture Makers’ Company is very grateful for the companies and individuals that sponsored the event: Biesse UK, FIRA, Graham Marley, Häfele, Hypnos, KI, Maguire Advisers, NEJ Stevenson, Ocee Design and Savoir Beds.
Tony Attard OBE DL, Master of The Furniture Makers’ Company, said: “I would like to say a wholehearted thank you to the golfers and our generous sponsors who helped make this event a great success. We are delighted that just over £6000 has been raised for the charity.”
The next National Golf Day is taking place on Wednesday 20th September 2023.
