Sun shines on NTDA Golf Day
The 2013 NTDA Golf Day, sponsored once again by Westlake Tyres, was held on Wednesday, 24 July. The setting was the stunning stately home of Brocket Hall, which stands in 540 acres of grounds and boasts two championship golf courses. The NTDA event took place on the Palmerston course and, unlike last year at The Belfry, when a torrential rainstorm swept the course, the day's play took place in brilliant sunshine. A full list of winners is given below, but a couple of highlights were the guest speaker Adger Brown, who proved that comedy is not his only talent by winning the Les Amiss Bowl, and Brian O'Neill of the ITIA, who recorded a hole in one. The 'Beat the Pro' competition on the fifth hole raised the figure of £400 for BEN.
In the evening, there was a superb sit-down dinner in the Oak Room at Brocket Hall, attended by around 100, followed by the presentation of the prizes. This was MC’d by John Tarbox, honorary captain of the NTDA Golf Society and the prizes were given out by Surender Kandhari, chairman of the Al Dobowi Group.
The standard of play was generally very high, with some impressive scores being returned, but congratulations should go to John Shortt, of the ITIA, who was named as the overall winner of the Westlake Trophy and the prestigious Westlake black jacket.
Adger Brown’s stand-up set brought the organised part of the evening to a close, but many guests continued to socialise, reflecting on what had been a great day, thanks to the hard work and organisation of the NTDA, for whom Lynne Smith deserves a special mention, plus of course the generous sponsorship of Westlake Tyres.
Below is the full list of winners
1ST OVERALL Westlake Trophy
Winner: John Shortt (ITIA) 39
TOP NTDA MEMBER Gorrill Cup
Winner: Adit Chopra (Autogem Invicta Ltd) 38
1st Division Les Amiss Bowl
1. Adger Brown (Guest Speaker) 39
2. Mike Turnham (Pan Autos Ltd) 36
3. Keith McLaren (GEA) 36
2nd Division Fullwood Bowl
1. Mike Bourne (National Tyres & Autocare) 36
2. Surender Kandari (Al Dobowi Group) 35
3. Mike Rigocki (Britannia Tyres Ltd) 33
3rd Division Godsall Cup
1. Dave Alsop (Stapleton’s Tyres Services Ltd) 36
2. Carl Johnson (ATS Euromaster Ltd) 33
3. Martin Blakey (Tech Europe Ltd) 31
Nearest Pin on Hole 8: K K Singh (Eskay/Westlake)
Nearest Pin in 2 on Hole 12: Phil Rainford (Pirelli UK Tyres Ltd)
Longest Drive on Hole 10: Matt Boxer (Jetyres Ltd)
Team Prize: Adger Brown, Kevin Farrell, Kevin Peck & John Shortt
Beat the Pro on Hole 5: 23 players beat the Pro and the competition raised £400 for BEN
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