The Annual PAM Tournament

Charity

The 2018 Peter Alliss Masters (PAM) Tournament will take place on the 20th September at Old Thorns in Liphook, Hampshire – GU30 7PE.

The format will be 18 holes, full handicap Stableford shotgun start for individual prizes. After the competition, and in front of the press, chairs purchased by the charity will be formally handed over to their families. After the presentation, there will be time to change and meet for pre-dinner drinks in the champagne bar. After that, a gala dinner with celebrity speakers and presentation of the PAM green jacket for the winning man, and PAM green pashmina for the winning lady.

Preliminary itinerary for the tournament will be;

  • Registration, card collection, raffle, silent auction, PAM merchandise, coffee and bacon butties.

  • 10.30am Shotgun start followed by the wheelchair presentation
  • Pre-dinner drinks
  • Gala dinner

For those who wish, a complimentary practice round can be played the day before (N.B. Please identify this req

uirement when booking).

And, at additional cost, you may stay for a relaxed pre-tournament dinner on the evening of the 19th with accommodation at the hotel for a swift start on the 20th.

Old Thorns – A history

Old Thorns in Hampshire is one of the finest four star golf resorts in the south of England. Having recently undergone an extensive refurbishment, the resort offers the very best in golf, accommodation, spa, health club and conferencing facilities.

The resort was originally the family home and farm of businessman Ken Wood. He commissioned Peter Alliss to construct the course in 1981 with his business partner David Thomas.

The course was opened by Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros, Bill Rogers and Isao Aoki.

Southern Region Packages

The Chair Package – £5,000

The chair package will provide a branded wheelchair which may be presented at the tournament or at a place of your choosing to a child in your area accompanied by their family. All presented chairs will receive press acknowledgement.

This package includes three entries for the tournament on the 20th with complimentary buggies and a gala dinner that evening.

Also included are three complimentary practice rounds the day before (with buggies at a discounted rate of £35) and an invitation to the pre-tournament drinks and dinner after your practice round at £45 per person.

The Individual Package – £250

This package includes one entry for the tournament on the 20th with a complimentary shared buggy, and a gala dinner that evening.

Also included is a complimentary practice round the day before (with a buggy at a discounted rate of £35) and an invitation to the pre-tournament drinks and dinner after your practice round at £45 per person.

Direct Donations

If golf is not your thing, but you would like to donate to this worthy cause we would be extremely grateful.

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Quotes from the families

The chair will make a huge difference to Harry’s independence. His biggest love is his sausage dog ‘Poppy’ and now with his powered wheelchair he will be able to take her out for a walk without assistance.

Father Chris, 2017

We are so excited as this will make a huge difference to Georgia and ourselves. Georgia’s current chair is very heavy… and I’m only 5ft 2 so this will be amazing. I also suffer with fibromyalgia so really struggle. Once again massive thank you!

Tracey, Paul, Dan & Georgia x – 2017

A power chair makes a real difference to our family as it gives Summer some much needed independence. It also makes it much easier for us to go out as a family and… I start to struggle after a little while pushing and keeping an eye on my youngest too.

Mother Sam, 2017

A powered wheelchair gives me the ability to go out with my friends and not be dependent on people pushing me, it means I have more independence in every aspect of life and therefore improves it as a whole.

Louis, 2017

It will make a great difference to my life because it will make everyday tasks easier, and where the wheelchair can rise it will help with my anxiety so I can be at the same level as other people instead of others looking down on me or completely ignoring me.

Jade, 2017

More on our website; www.peterallissmasters.org

Our Charity

On the 30th November 1974 the late George Makey M.B.E. penned the first of his ‘famous’ letters concerning his idea of raising funds to provide PWCs (powered wheelchairs) for disadvantaged youngsters.

The purpose was to ask professional golfers and showbiz celebrities mainly in the south of England, to become members, so that money could be raised which would pay for two powered chairs at £300 each. (The cost for a chair in 2016 now averages £3,000.) The ‘PWC crusade’ as George called it, launched successfully in 1975 and has blossomed since under different names depending on the sponsor. It ultimately became the Peter Alliss Masters in 1988; some may well recall it being known as ‘Golfers Anonymous’ but more so as ‘The Marley Wheelchair Classic’.

Lee Trevino and Fuzzy Zoeller were the first ‘high profile’ professional golfers to donate PWCs and set a precedent, following that Open Champions over the years have personally donated more than 30 powered wheelchairs to ‘the crusade’, Seve Ballesteros alone donated 17!

Over the last 40 years, the generosity of golf clubs and societies throughout the UK and Ireland has enabled the £7 million mark to be reached.

Last year (2017) we raised £150,000 and presented 50 chairs.

Our Patron, Peter Alliss

Born in 1931, Peter decided at the age of sixteen to follow in his famous father Percy’s footsteps and make a living playing golf. During a long and distinguished career, Peter won three British PGA Championships played in eight Ryder Cups and represented England in golf’s World Cup ten times. He won twenty three tournaments, with one of the highlights being when he won the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese Opens back-to-back. Since his time as a player, he has become known as a widely knowledgeable commentator with an instantly recognisable style that has endeared him to millions for whom he is simply “The Voice of Golf”. Peter was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2012 in recognition of his lifetime achievements.

Payment Details;

  • Natwest – Sort Code 55-61-31 – Account No 70507678
  • Account name – The Peter Alliss Masters
  • Payment Reference – “Alliss Masters +Your Name ”

Registered charity number 1113745

The date for 2019 has already been set as 16/17 September; a note for your diary!