Terry Wogan Golf
Tournament : Friday 9th September 2005
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As the sun rose over the dew-spangled greens of
historic Moor Park Golf Club on Friday the 9 th of
September, some nine million Britons tuned in as
usual to ‘Wake Up To Wogan’ on BBC Radio
2, only to learn from Terry Wogan that this was no
ordinary day – for it was the day of The Ireland
Fund of Great Britain’s annual golf tournament,
hosted by none other than Terry Wogan himself. Terry
was generous in his mention and praise of the work
of The IFGB and even dared to share with the nation
his hopes and dreams of leading his team to victory.
(Alas, the scorecards would tell another story, in
spite of the best efforts of his team; football legend
Niall Quinn, sports commentator and former Ryder
Cup referee Alex Hay and Terry’s on-air cohort
and producer, Paul Walters.)
Fortunately for those who managed to get a ticket
for this exclusive event, his bad luck on the fairways
did not effect Terry’s performance as chairman
of the event committee which raised a record breaking £45,000
in profits. This is a staggering amount given that
the tournament is strictly limited to one hundred
or so players and guests. Much of the credit and
thanks must go to sponsors Anglo Irish Bank, Ballymore
Properties and Doonbeg Golf Club, and also to committee
members Ruairi Conneely and Paul Brennan.
Players came from as far afield as Dublin, Clare,
Birmingham and the London area, and included teams
from both Irish and British based companies such
as A & L Goodbody, Clancy Docwra Ltd, The Ardmore
Group, Ruddy, Jones Lang Lasalle and Tourism Ireland.
Other long-standing Ireland Fund supporters were
also present, including Tom Gallagher (Council member
of The IFGB and the man behind The American Ireland
Fund’s Dallas golf event), John Kennedy from
Manchester and IFGB Trustee The Hon. Kevin Pakenham.
First prize and the Tourism Ireland Trophy were
fiercely contested, but Andrew Coville’s team
from Ballymore Properties managed to pip Tom Gallagher’s
team to the post. Third place went to Anglo Irish
Bank’s team captained by David Murray. Every
member of the winning teams was presented with a
spectacular crystal bowl designed by Louise Kennedy
and generously donated by Tipperary Crystal. Other
prize donors included The PGA European Tour, ProQuip,
Lacoste, TaylorMade, Hattie Smart and The Merrion,
Dublin.
To book your team and/or advertising space for
2006,
please contact The Ireland Fund of Great Britain
P -
+ 44 (0) 20 7378 8373
E - greatbritain@irlfunds.org
Photo Index
1. Niall Quinn
2. Helen Wogan & The Coleens
3. Terry and Paul Walters
4. Niall Quinn, Alex Hay, Terry Wogan
5. Simon Maisey, Mick Donovan, Roger Hamilton-Brown,
Tom Gallagher
6. Andy Covill and Russell Taylor from the
winning team, Ballymore Properties
7. Third prize winners (Anglo Irish Bank):
John Walsh, David Murray, Terry, Pat O'Hara,
John Daly
8. Terry congratulates Sylvia Temporal, who
beat off stiff competition for the Ladies 'Nearest
The Pin' Prize
9. Terry with Ruairi Conneely & Paul Walters
- who were so desperate for a prize they tried
to pass themselves off as contenders for the
Ladies Nearest The Pin!
10. The IFGB Team with Terry
11. Terry explains exactly what went wrong
on the 16th
12. Geoff Read with Dermot Clancy
13. Eamon Maher, Chalfont Foodhalls Ltd
14. Jody Gilhooley
15. Paul Walters with Peter Houlihan of Doonbeg
16. Chris Lyttelton played with the Putnam
Lovell NBF team.
17. Terry keeps an eye on the weather
18. The magnificent dining room at Moor Park
19. The much coveted Tourism Ireland Trophy
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