The PGS raise £4K for charity & Paolo just avoids the cut!
Auctioneer Ian McIlgorm jollies cash from PGS members in aid of The Journalists Charity – photograph by Patrick Eagar
It was cold outside but the generosity of the PGS members and their guests was as warm as ever as they dug deep to raise a whopping £4,085 for The Journalists Charity at our annual Christmas Scramble.
The money was charmed from their wallets by the silver-tongued Ian McIlgorm, who found generous homes for all manner of golfing goodies, all donated by those same members and guests.
The auction followed the Scramble, held for the second year at Worplesdon, where the team of Andy Porter, Adam Piggott, Tony Smith and Colin Hancock recorded a remarkable round of just 59 shots. They beat the second place team of James Bartholomew, Ben Monro-Davis and guests Peter Dean and Charles Pender by one shot.
In third place were Hugh Whittow, Jon Jones, Nick Cherrie and James Nursey, who, according to Paolo’s calculator, were just 0.5 of a shot behind.
Paolo himself was lucky to just miss the cut, by an automated grass cutter, according to this photograph by Nick Toksvig:
Worplesdon Golf Club did the PGS proud with the course in fine condition and the meal as good as we’ve come to expect from the club.
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- WOKING – NOVEMBER 17: PGS Scramble and auction at Worplesdon , Ian McIlgorm 2025 12507363 photograph by Patrick Eagar
Pics by Nick and Patrick.