May 23rd, 2010
The World Hickory Golf Festival has announced two charity beneficiaries.
The Euan MacDonald Centre is a hub of clinical and academic research excellence at the University of Edinburgh. We are committed to defeating Motor Neurone Disease through innovative fundamental research - www.euanmacdonaldcentre.com.
The other charity is “Keepers of the Green”, a Hickory players Golf Club whose members raise money to buy electric wheelchairs for the seriously disabled. www.keepersofthegreen.org
More details to be posted here shortly.
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April 30th, 2010
The 2010 World Hickory Festival of Golf including the 6th World Hickory Open Championship, the first hickory tournament to receive full PGA recognition, will be held at Musselburgh Links, Craigielaw and Gullane Golf Club on 19th – 24th September 2010.
More details to be posted shortly, but in the meantime please contact us to receive more information.
Photography: Tony Marsh
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April 30th, 2010
Bill McLaren was a man who represented all that is best about rugby union. He was known as “The Voice of Rugby” not just because of the beauty of his tone and the delight of his imaginative phrasing, but because he portrayed our game as we would always wish it to be.
With the support of his family, a Foundation has been set up in Bill’s name, which we invite you to help establish.
Your support will serve three purposes :
- To develop and promote the sport of rugby union and its values
- To encourage and provide sporting opportunities for young people
- To create an educative centre which will include the Bill McLaren Archive
The Foundation have recently launched a Supporters’ Club, which we would ask you to consider joining.
For this – hopefully! – reasonable sum:
- you are entitled to a “Supporters’ Club” certificate (If you would like this, please confirm by emailing us your address)
- you will receive a Club newsletter. (you can unsubscribe now or later if you wish)
- you will be the first to be informed of the latest discoveries from Bill’s archive
- And the first to hear of new events and goings on throughout the Foundation
Even if you would prefer not to join up, we look forward to keeping you in touch and would ask you to tell all your friends about us.
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March 4th, 2010
We’re delighted to be working with The Bill McLaren Foundation.
Bill McLaren was a man who represented all that is best about rugby union. He was known as “The Voice of Rugby” not just because of the beauty of his tone
and the delight of his imaginative phrasing, but because he portrayed our game as we would always wish it to be.
| Bill McLaren – The Voice of Rugby. |
A foundation has been set up in Bill’s name, and with the support of his family.
The aims of the foundation are:
- To develop and promote the sport of rugby union and its values.
- To encourage and provide sporting opportunities for young people.
- To create an educative centre which will include the Bill McLaren Archive
The Foundation was officially launched on 4th March 2010, more news and developments will be posted shortly – in the meantime, for more information – please visit the Bill McLaren Foundation website.
News Flash – SRU Tribute to Bill McLaren
If you’re going to be in the Murrayfield area on 11th March make sure you head to the stadium for the Scottish Rugby Union tribute to Bill. All welcome and free entry.More details regardin the SRU Tribute to Bill McLaren available from the Scottish Rugby Union website.
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February 25th, 2010
The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers have donated the clubhouse and course for the whole day. The event, which will be played annually, is by invitation only and will feature teams of four players.
| We’re delighted to be working with the Murrayfield Centenary Fund on their inaugural golf event – taking place for this first year at Muirfield on 21 October 2010. |
The schedule for the day includes a hearty breakfast in the clubhouse, a fourball match and a late lunch – in every sense we suspect. The prizegiving and dinner will take place in the clubhouse with speakers to entertain and educate.
The Murrayfield Centenary Fund is the Scottish Rugby Union’s own charity, set up in the Union’s centenary season 1972-73 to give assistance to injured players. Since its inception it has helped many players, whether with long-term or short-term injuries.
The view from the 14th hole.
Muirfield is a classic links course and is one of the oldest clubs in golf. Its world famous course is a renowned host to major championships amateur and professional, international and national, men and ladies – with the next Open Championship scheduled to be played in 2013.
At this early stage we are delighted to receive expressions of interest.
For more information on taking part and/or sponsorship opportunities, please contact us.
Muirfield Clubhouse
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