ROTARY CLUB OF ST ANDREWS KILRYMONT
 
THE 9th INTERNATIONAL GOLF CHALLENGE
 
KINGSBARNS LINKS ON MONDAY 25th OCTOBER 2010
Brian Gray, 16 Newmill Gardens, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 8RY 
Tel: 01334 473884 Mob: 07825 545422 Email: brianwgray@tiscali.co.uk
 
Dear Kingsbarns Friend,
 
Many thanks for your past support and, once again, we look forward to welcoming you to the world famous Kingsbarns Links for this year’s event.
 
The ENTRY FEE is £90 per person and this includes the following:
 
  • Coffee & bacon roll on arrival.
  • Green fees (the normal green fee at Kingsbarns is £165!!!)
  • Use of Club House and practice facilities.
  • One course meal after your round of golf.
 
The COMPETITION will consist of:
 
  • A Grand Match involving Teams representing England and Scotland with full handicap applying.
  • An individual Stableford competition with handicap restricted to 18. 
  • Prize for “nearest the hole”.
  • Prizes for the “most accurate drive”.
 
The GRAND MATCH will be played along the following lines:
 
  • Each Team will be represented by Pairs of golfers.
  • Each Pair will be challenged by a Pair from one of the other Teams.
  • The format will be Four Ball / Better Ball.
  • Strokes will be received from lowest handicapper in the four – ¾ of the full handicap difference.
  • The winning Pair will gain TWO points for their Team.
  • Each Pair will gain ONE point for their Team in the event of a halved match.
  • The winner will be the Team gaining the most number of points.
  • The winning Team will receive The Chesterhills Claret Jug.
  • Each member of the winning team will receive a small prize.
 
The INDIVIDUAL STABLEFORD will be played along the following lines:
 
  • Normal Stableford format withhandicap restricted to 18.
  • The individual winner will receive The Kilrymont Vase plus a prize.
  • There will be prizes for those finishing 2nd and 3rd.
 
The ARRANGEMENTS
 
Entry is restricted to no more than 6 golfers from each Rotary Club to give more Clubs the opportunity to participate. We are also continuing with a handicap restriction of 24 for men and 30 for ladies. 
 
We will tee off from 8.30am through to 10.40am, enabling play to be completed by 3.15pm or 3.30pmat the latest. Prize giving will be at 3.45pm allowing everyone to leave by 4.15pm. That’s the plan and hopefully the sun will continue to shine as it has done every year so far – for the past 8 years!!
ENTRY REGISTRATION
 
As Past Captain of your group, it would assist our planning if;
 
----     By Monday 28th June, you could email me an indication of your support.
 
----      By Monday 30th August, you complete the entry form & return it to me by email or at the above address, enclosing cheque to cover all team members to secure your entry.
 
Should you have more than 6 golfers wishing to enter, those extra golfers will be placed on the reserve waiting list and entered into the competition after that date if there are places available.
 
BENEFICIARIES
 
 
All proceeds go to our Community Service & Rotary Foundation Funds, but the main beneficiaries will be:
 
HELP FOR HEROES (organisation to assist those wounded in recent conflicts  http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/)
 
CHILDREN’S HOSPICE FOR SCOTLAND (http://www.chas.org.uk/)
 
KEEPERS OF THE GREEN (KEEPERS St Andrews based charity, providing motorised wheelchairs for the disabled   http://www.keepersofthegreen.org/).
 
A raffle will be held in aid of these worthy causes.
 
 
OPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY
 
 
A number of you travel on the Sunday, have a round somewhere en route and stay overnight in or around St Andrews. Therefore, we are again offering the optional opportunity to enjoy a purely fellowship round of golf with members of the RC of St Andrews Kilrymont on Sunday 24th October over The Dukes Course - a stunning heath land championship course just outside St Andrews, owned by The Old Course Hotel and designed by 5 times Open Champion Peter Thomson.
 
We have secured tee times between 10.00 and 11.30hrs and negotiated the same arrangement as before – namely, a green fee of £40 – (normal green fee is £105) or £45 to include soup, sandwiches & fries. This is purely a fellowship event with no fund raising involved and is not meant to detract from the main event the following day.  
 
If you are interested, again please email me to indicate your support and complete the entry form accordingly. 
 
 
WEBSITES - You may find the following of interest:
 
 
2009 Event Video                                         www.standrewskilrymontrotary.org/news.asp?intent=viewstory&newsid=21844
Accommodation in St Andrews                      www.standrewsbandbs.co.uk
Kingsbarns Links                                          
The Dukes Golf Course                                 
St Andrews Links Trust                                 
           
 
We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you once again at Kingsbarns in October.
 
Yours in Rotary,
 
 
Brian Gray
Joint Convener - Kingsbarns Charity Golf Committee.
 

Meantime, if like to get flavour of this event, please refer to our web page on the 2009 event. This includes details of charities supported along with winner details, pictures taken on the day, along with a video. Last year, we raised over £5000 for the various charities we support.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FURTHER DETAILS INCLUDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER A RAFFLE FOR A 4 BALL TEAM ENTRY ON THE DAY.

We are alsol ooking for sponsors on the day. If would like more details, please refer to Sponsor Invite sub page or Will Aitken, Club Secretary    wh.aitken@virgin.net