Written by Mandy Ambert, MG Lady Editor (and Mulligan GS organiser) Liver Transplant recipient, 2023
Thursday October 17th, we were blessed with a beautiful sunny day where 76 players from all over the UK converged to The Belfry to play the PGA National course. 24 of them were transplant beneficiaries or organ donors, (the majority on the main picture.)
The Mulligans Golf Society was formed to raise awareness of organ donation and life saving transplants, our remit has always been to raise money for transplant orientated charities and this time we raised funds for Action Pulmonary Fibrosis. www.Actionpf.org and the Family Donor Network www.donorfamilynetwork.co.uk
We also spread the word about the importance of having the conversation as to your allowing your organs to be re-used. 1500 transplants failed to happen in 2023 simply because family members did not know the decision of their loved one. Family consent is still needed for organ donation.
Our day could not have gone ahead without the sponsorship of CDT Industrial Fencing and Arctic Cabins and the generosity of Midlands Golfer magazine owner Ian Nicholson who supplied the prizes through his Midlands Golf retail shops.
Luke Street, Chris Rippon and James Cockerill from The Belfry golf team went to all efforts to ensure our day was seamlessly run with James himself being a Stem Cell transplantee.
Sadly, the previous days’ weather had not been kind, so no buggies were allowed and it was tough for a lot of the Mulligans, including one who has yet to have his lung transplant. But he was in a team with lung transplant expert Dr Amit Adlahka, so I felt at ease.
Lynne Holt from the British Transplant Games and an ambassador for transplantation was with us and Becki Portwood, Head Caterer from Penn GC was a star once again with her now famous logoed cupcakes.
Beat the Pro challenge was with Victoria Mallett and Ryan Brooks, a big thankyou to them both.
Our Longest drive came in the shape of a Hickory Club and all players enjoyed the challenge.
Thanks also to Jim White from Golf Genius for his amazing support with doing the cards and well done to Kevin Hale for the Trackman longest drive on the 10th hole, incidentally my son Louis came second.
Pictured above are the winners – ‘Bogey Monsters’ Jaffar and Jeff Shamsuddin, Tom Morley
2nd prize went to our sponsors team ‘The Hopefuls’ with Steve Cooper, Leo Forrester, and Gareth Mcaloon
Our next Mulligans GS event will be held at Newcastle under Lyme GC June 26th, 2025 in aid of the Liver Unit at University hospital of North Midlands, my local hospital.
If interested, please contact me by email ladyeditor@midlandsgolferco.uk
