Harry’s game: Golfing Freemasons raise more than £3,000 in memory of talented teenager
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Golfing Freemasons and their friends have given £3,157 to the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance in memory of talented teenage golfer Harrison ‘Harry’ Carter who died in a road accident last year.
Almost 70 people converged for the event at Belton Park Golf Club to support the charity nominated by Harry’s dad David. Harry, 17, played off a four handicap as a member of the Belton Park Junior Team.
Before the main event players were invited to enter a Putting Contest, which was well-marshalled by Richard Jones, a Freemason of Lincoln-based Lindum Lodge, which put £215 into the charity total for the day.
A ‘Beat-the-Pro’ competition was made possible by the presence of former Ladies European Tour professional Sophie Hunter. One of the competition organisers Nigel Herbert said: “Sophie bravely put her reputation on the line by allowing a prize draw from any scores bettering her own. She fully entered into the spirit of the day by scoring a total that allowed a good number of winning entries into the draw, which was won by a 13-year-old Junior Girl County player Lilly Goodiff. who’d played alongside Harry in competition. With 40 entries, this alone raised £200 towards the fundraising total.”
Results
Overall Winner: Rikki Benefer – 40 points
Second: John Day – 38 points
Third: Mark Franklin – 37 points
A raffle put £555 into the charity pot, and an auction by William Gregory of Paulinus Lodge injected a real buzz into the room and raised a further £1,525.
Nigel said: “Other elements included Air Ambulance Collection Boxes around the Club. Head Professional Shay Brennan offered through his SBG retail business, a 5% rebate on all of our collective spend – in the months leading-up to and on the Day itself. This yielded an additional £81.60 for the fundraising coffers.”
The funds were handed to recently-retired Air Ambulance Chairman and Belton Park Club member by the Lincolnshire Masonic Golf Associated Chairman Steve Spavin. Both had played in the Day’s golf competitions.
Nigel added: “The glass trophies and other prizes for the main golf event winners were donated and presented by David Carter and his wife Sarah. From the many kind messages received this past week, everyone appeared to have embraced the spirit of and enjoyed the day, so when added to the total raised, it would seem that the primary purpose was achieved – that of creating a fitting tribute, honouring the memory of a very fine young man – Harrison “Harry” Carter.”
