Pat and Bill to visit 35 golf courses, including Evesham and Worcester, for epic Molly Ollys fund-raiser - The Evesham Observer

Pat and Bill to visit 35 golf courses, including Evesham and Worcester, for epic Molly Ollys fund-raiser

Evesham Editorial 5th Mar, 2022   0

WHEN it comes to fund-raising, two golfing friends certainly aren’t playing around.

Pat Manning and Bill Ryan will be teeing off at 35 golf courses across Worcestershire, Warwickshire and the West Midlands as part of their epic 11-day golf challenge in aid of children’s charity Molly Ollys later this month.

The pair are hoping to raise more than £4,000 as they walk 160 miles between the chosen courses, stopping to play a hole at each.

Starting and finishing at Leamington and County Golf Club, they will cover courses in Warwick, Kenilworth, Stoneleigh, Coventry, Sheldon, Solihull, Birmingham, Kings Norton, Bromsgrove, Redditch, Droitwich, Worcester, Evesham, Welford and Stratford.




The challenge marks the first in a year of fund-raising for Molly Ollys at the Leamington and County Golf Club, at which both men are members.

Bill, the club’s current captain, said: “I have been looking at a number of charities to support throughout my year as captain which was becoming difficult as there are so many worthwhile causes.


“It became easier after meeting the founder of Molly Olly Wishes who described to me the incredible work they do for young children going through extremely difficult times.”

Pat and Bill are already clocking up the miles in preparation for the challenge, which starts on March 14 and which will see them cover an average of 15miles-a-day, with clubs in tow – quite a feat for players aged 59 and 62.

Pat said: “The weather is predicted to pose the biggest potential problem, but whatever’s thrown at us we’ll get through it one way or another.”

Molly Ollys was established in 2011 following the death of Rachel and Tim Ollerenshaw’s eight-year-old daughter Molly from a rare kidney cancer.

Rachel said: “Pat and Bill have certainly come up with a novel way to fund-raise and one that will definitely be a challenge.

“A big thanks to everyone involved at the clubs and those who have donated.“

Visit justgiving.com/fundraising/pat-manning to sponsor Pat and Bill.

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