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R&A release
bird guidebook
The R&A has collaborated with the
Royal Society for the Protection of
Birds to produce a new publication.
Birds and Golf Courses: a guide to
habitat management has now been
published and is available from
www.randa.org.
The 80-page book shows how
golf courses can be valuable
habitats for many species of birds -
and that, indeed, they could be an
important factor in saving some
endangered species.
It provides greenkeepers, golf
course managers, committee mem-
bers and all others interested in
ecologically friendly management
of golf courses with clear and com-
prehensive guidance on what they
can do to support and enhance
bird populations on their land,
through simple but effective man-
agement of the roughs and out of
play areas.
"Our golf courses, if managed
sympathetically, can make a signifi-
cant positive difference to the
future fortunes of vulnerable
species of birds," said Graham
Wynne, Chief Executive of the
RSPB.
The book is written by Dr Keith
Duff, retired Chief Scientist from
the government wildlife protection
agency English Nature, and Nigel
Symes of the RSPB and costs �7.99.
R&A committ
to supporting
golf in Africa
African funding levels to reach �500,000
T
HE R&A has announced
grants awarded to golf
initiatives in southern,
eastern and northern
Africa of �52,000, which forms
part of a total commitment to
golf on the continent of more
than �500,000 over the coming
year.
�28,000 goes to next year's Zone
VI international team event, contest-
ed by up to 15 African nations, which
has been supported by the R&A since
1997. The 2010 event will return to
Botswana's Gaborone Golf Club for
the first time since 2001. The R&A will
be represented in 2010 to support
the Championship where South
Africa will defend the title they won
in Harare, Zimbabwe, last year.
The R&A will contribute �12,000
towards four new Zimbabwean
development academies. Two will be
based in Harare, with one in Bulaway
and one in Gweru. 30 sets of clubs
will also be sent to the country for
junior programmes.
Developed jointly by the Zimbabwe
Golf Association and the R&A, each
facility will be known as a
`Development Academy supported by
the R&A'.
In North Africa, the biennial Africa
Amateur Golf Team Championship
will receive �12,000. It will be held
later this month at Dreamland Golf
and Tennis Resort in Cairo, Egypt,
from 29 September � 2 October.
South Africa won the 2007 event
when it was played at Rossmund Golf
Club in Swakopmund, Namibia. The
R&A has supported this event since
2001.
SUPPORT
"The R&A has been supporting
golf in Africa for over a decade now
and has provided assistance in over
20 countries there," said Duncan
Weir, the R&A's Director of Golf
Development. "Many of those coun-
tries now send players to compete in
our Junior Open and we can reason-
ably expect African golf to continue
to progress."
The East African Golf Challenge, an
annual event contested by Burundi,
Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and
Uganda, received �6,000. The event
was held at Entebbe in Uganda just
recently. The tournament has received
almost �50,000 over the eight years
of R&A involvement.
The R&A has now supported golf
in 21 African countries through event
support, coaching grants, and the
provision of playing and green-
keeping equipment.
Another charity success at Woodlake Park
THE ANNUAL Judy Wood Charity Day was recently
held at Woodlake Park Golf Club after the competi-
tion was abandoned due to heavy rain on the orig-
inal date.
Despite some entrants subsequently not being
able to make the re-scheduled day, some 37 teams
of four players eventually competed in the team
and individual stableford contest.
As in previous years, the prizes were donated by
companies and individuals ensuring all the entry
fee money could be donated to charity. Over the
past eleven years of fundraising, Woodlake Park
has raised almost �90,000 towards cancer care in
Wales by donating the cash to Velindre Hospital.
This year the total amount raised will not be
known until the raffle is finally concluded, with all
the proceeds going to the Tenovus mobile
treatment bus appeal, the chosen charity of sthe
2010 Ryder Cup.
The Charity Day is named in memory of Judy
Wood, who died of cancer at the age of 31, so
everyone was pleased that the winning team this
year included Howard Wood, Judy's husband.
Howard teamed up with fellow Woodlake Park
Past Captains Terry Osmond, Gareth George and
Alan Edmonds, who all had an excellent round to
amass a tally of 122 points based on the best
three scores on each hole. This was two points
clear of the second placed team of Norman Cole,
Robert Jones, Colin Evans, and Tom Cole. The indi-
vidual title was Keith Kendal-Williams on 41 points,
with Kevin Charley in second place on 40 points.
FOR A GOOD CAUSE: The winning team pose for pics after another hugely successful Judy Wood Charity Day at the club

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