THE BADER CUP is now recognised to be Europe’s largest National Mixed Golf Tournament and, thanks to the hard work, dedication and support of those involved, annually raises a considerable amount of money for the Douglas Bader Foundation. For more information, please visit The Bader Cup Website. You will find a link at the bottom of this page and on the Results Page.

All the Regional Finals for THE BADER CUP have now been played and the last results have just arrived from Pitreavie Golf Club, Fife, Scotland where the final was held on the 1st September. Many congratulations to mother and son team, Maria and Cameron Giblin playing for Torphins who won with 45 points.

They will go on to meet Pamela and Howard Chamberlain (Pleasington) who won at Birchwood Golf Club on the 26th July; Karen Over and Kevin Nicholson (The Park) who won at Pontypridd Golf Club on the 28th July; Barbara King and Jack Marris (Whetstone) who won at Craythorne Golf Club on the 29th July; Gill and Andy Jones (Workington) who won at Darlington Golf Club on the 5th August; Kate and Denis Thompson (Bedale) who won at Pike Hills Golf Club on the 6th August; Janet and David James (Ashford) who won at North Downs Golf Club on the 10th August; Karen Ashcroft and John Jordan (Slinfold Park Golf and country Club) and Sue and Clive Richardson (Lewes) who won at Piltdown Golf Club on the 11th August; Lynne and Keith Sutton (Forest Pines) who won at Market Rasen & District Golf Club on the 16th August, Sandi and Chris Stott (Parkstone) who won at Stover Golf Club on the 19th August; Michelle Hawkins and Danny Adkins (Stock Brook Manor) who won at Ely City Golf Club on the 24th August and Robin and Richard Chapman (Muswell Hill) who won at Aldwickbury Park Golf Club, achieving a hole-in-one on the way, on the 25th August for the Grand Final in the Algarve, Portugal between November 7th – 11th to play for the prestigious BADER CUP.

Many congratulation to all the winning couples. We hope, win or lose, that you thoroughly enjoy your stay and your golf in the Algarve in November.

Our thanks, as always, to the participating Golf Clubs for their support in staging the Regional Finals, to John Southwick for organising the Tournament and to our sponsors, The Tivoli Lagos Hotel, Monarch Airlines and Morgado do Reguengo for making it possible.

We hope that all who played but didn’t win this time enjoyed the competitions and will be back to try again next year.

For more information and for a link to the full results, please click HERE to go to the Results Page on the Douglas Bader Foundation Website.

N.B. THE BADER CUP 2011: All this years regional finalists are handed an advanced entry form to complete and return to gain entry for THE BADER CUP 2011. And it is now possible to make the entry through The Bader Cup Website:  www.thebadercup.co.uk