St Nicholas tee up £500

Dec 26 2008

THE ladies section of Prestwick St Nicholas became only the second in Scotland to earn a £500 reward from Dunfermline Building Society’s Fairway Savers initiative – then generously donated the money to a local charity.

As part of their three year sponsorship deal with the Scottish Golf Union, the society are rewarding clubs with a donation of £500 if 50 of their members open a Fairway Savers account at their local branch.

Led by lady captain Anne Grant and Ayr branch manager Katie Hodge, St Nicholas quickly reached their target and the duo were presented with a cheque from SGU chief executive Hamish Grey.

Anne said: “CLIC Sargent in Prestwick is the ladies club’s nominated charity this year and through various initiatives we have ran our members raised more than £5,000.

"We committed to donating the Dunfermline Building Society Fairway Saver reward to the charity if we reached our target, so my thanks go to my fellow club members for their support in making this and our other initiatives this year so successful.”

Katie added: “Golf is a very important part of life in Ayrshire so it’s great from a local perspective that Dunfermline Building Society has such strong links to the sport. The sponsorship has certainly been successful for us both nationally and locally and it’s wonderful to see the club’s charity also benefiting from our partnership.”