St Mellion 91 hole marathon for Seve Foundation

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Next Friday (July 15th) a group of four men from Cornwall’s St Mellion International Resort will attempt to play 91 holes in one day to raise money for the Seve Ballesteros Foundation supporting Cancer Research UK. 

The 91-hole challenge is the brainchild of David Moon, Golf Operations Manager at St Mellion, and himself a PGA Professional. He has teamed up with the Club Captain, Chris Pountney, Vice Captain, Jon Behennah, and Darren Gass, PGA Professional and Performance Coach at St Mellion International Resort.

Seve Ballesteros, one of the great names of golf, recently lost his battle with cancer but his legacy lives on with his Foundation, raising both awareness and funds for brain cancer research.

Ballesteros himself was no stranger to St Mellion, having played in several European Tour events on both of the stunning championship courses at the Resort.

His most famous visit was in 1994 when he won the Benson & Hedges International Open, which proved to be his last win on UK soil, and for those spectators fortunate to be lining the 18th hole on that Sunday afternoon, it was a win they will never forget. 

Moon said: “During the course of his career, Seve won 91 tour events, so it seemed appropriate to play a hole for each tour event he won.

“The challenge will start at 5am and we hope to complete it by sunset at 9.25pm. It will be a marathon day, but it is a challenge we are all looking forward to.”

The fundraiser is part of a National Golf Club Challenge taking place in July, part of a fundraising initiative that Crown Golf, owners of St Mellion, are running across their 29 golf clubs, aiming to raise over £30,000 for the Seve Ballesteros Foundation.

In the lead up to the day all the players will be pursuing sponsors, and aim to raise £1,500. For further information, or to make a donation, call David Moon on 01579 352004 or e-mail stmellion-golfdays@crown-golf.co.uk

St Mellion is the home of the world-famous Nicklaus course and the revamped Kernow layout and is a member of 2-FORE!-1 – you can play there for half-price after 3pm with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher.

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