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Last year’s Captain Colin Mason has presented a cheque to his chosen charity Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance.

The amount of £10,000 was raised through various golfing events during the year and donations when players went into the Captain’s charity bunker next to the 18^th green.

Colin said “I would like to thank all members and visitors for their generosity during the year. I chose the Air Ambulance as it is entirely funded by donations and maybe used by anyone at a time of injury. Unfortunately it has landed on the course a few times to aid golfers.”

Colin is pictured with the team of pilots, doctors, and paramedics in front of the helicopter and presenting the cheque to pilot David Kemp.

In 2019 the organisation celebrates 25 years of service and provides the equivalent of an A&E department to people suffering from the most serious of illnesses and devastating injuries, providing the best possible treatment as quickly as possible.

On Thursday, April 25^th the first Belton Park C team match of the season was played at home against Spalding Golf Club on a day of sunshine and showers. Stand-in Captain Andrew Macgowan was grateful for all the support for his first match at the helm.

The final result, going to the last game, which to the relief of Andrew meant that the match was halved!

Results;

The next C team match is at home to Rutland County on Thursday, May 2nd.

2019 sees the Handicap League ladies from Belton Park Golf club team up with local hairdresser, Gerard Hair. The sponsorship has provided the ladies with the opportunity of new shirt colours for their matches. The league matches this year include games against Blankney, Belton Woods, and Greetham Valley.

Tony Corston, owner of Gerard Hair, is pictured here with the Belton Park Ladies.

Helen Long, Lady Captain at Belton Park, thanked both Tony for his support for the ladies, together with Sarah Walton, Head Professional at Belton Park for sourcing the shirts.

On Tuesday, April 23^rd, St Georges day, 43 Seniors played in a Stableford competition on the Belmont course (holes 10-27) in dry, but breezy conditions. The winner was Steve White with a fantastic 43 points and it was a close contest for the remaining places.

Result;

Belton Park Seniors, in a close match with Newark Seniors, were denied a draw by a determined home team. Despite some good performances from the Belton Park team, Newark were the eventual winners by 5 games to 3.

The match was played in fine, springtime conditions over a well-prepared course. Both teams enjoyed an excellent lunch after the match and captain Mike Collins thanked the home side for their great hospitality and camaraderie.

The next Seniors match is at home to Blankney on Tuesday, April 30th.

On Tuesday, April 16^th 38 ladies played in the annual competition between the Lady Captain and the Lady Secretary. The format was changed this year to a 4BBB stableford competition with each of the 10 teams aiming for high points score. Following the completion of all the games the points from each team were totalled to provide the overall winning score. This year the Lady Secretary was successful with a score of 401 against the Lady Captain’s team score of 386. Afterwards with another break from tradition, the ladies held a wonderful afternoon tea and prosecco in the clubhouse.