RICHMOND Golf Club raised $5000 to go towards Pink Finss on Thursday, September 21, as the club hosted its annual Breast Cancer charity day.
On the same day the Hawkesbury Race Club raised about $100,000 for Pink Finss at its own charity race day.
About 100 golfers enjoyed Richmond sunshine, while having a hit of stableford golf.
The day’s winners were: best mixed team – M Selby, M Ready, R Walden and J Hayes with 101 stableford points; best men’s team – G Baker, E Taylor, A Della Porta, M Loftus with 94 points; best ladies team – L Cameron, J Starr, W Rasmussen, L Cabban with 93 points; and, best corporate team – K Powell, M Powell (Windsor Toyota), C Cook and A Smith (Riverstone Batteries) with 94 points.
Following golf the players had lunch and hosted some fundraising activities, bringing the grand total raised to $5032.20.
The charity day is an annual fixture for the golf club, with the club raising $9000 and $7000 in previous years.
Richmond ladies captain Carolyn Lozier said the club and its members were more than happy to help.
“We had perfect weather for golf, some nice sunshine and little breeze. We couldn't have asked for a better day,” she said.
“We’ve happy with how much we raised and we plan on continuing to fundraise for Pink Finss.”
