Two auctions staged at the world-renowned Emirates Golf Club and Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, have raised \u00a316,950 for the Seve Ballesteros Foundation, operator Dubai Golf has announced.<\/p>\n
As part of the many celebratory events to mark the 25th anniversary of Emirates Golf Club \u2013 the Middle East\u2019s first all-grass golf course and home to the World Top 100 Majlis Course \u2013 and the 20th anniversary of Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club, Dubai Golf hosted the two charity auctions featuring some incredible items, including:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Business class trip for two on Emirates Airlines to play Oak Hill Country Club in America, venue for this year\u2019s USPGA Championship, and stay at the Country Club of Rochester in New York<\/p>\n
\u2022 Business class trip for two on Emirates Airlines to stay and play at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, host venue of last year\u2019s US Open<\/p>\n
\u2022 Week\u2019s golf holiday for two on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, staying at The Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Spa Resort<\/p>\n
\u2022 Tennis shirt signed by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.<\/p>\n
The Seve Ballesteros Foundation, a charity established by the iconic golfer in 2009, in partnership with Cancer Research UK, funds pioneering, life-saving research into brain tumours. <\/p>\n
Jools Tait, Director of Partnerships at Cancer Research UK, said: \u201cOn behalf of the Seve Ballesteros Foundation, I \u2019d like to say a very big thank you to Dubai Golf for the fantastic funds that have been raised. We continue to work towards a day when all cancers can be cured and achieve Seve\u2019s vision for his foundation. Funds raised by Dubai Golf, through the generosity of its members, will make a huge difference and go directly towards our brain cancer research.\u201d <\/p>\n
Christopher May, Chief Executive of Dubai Golf, added: \u201cSeve was an inspiration to golfers across the world but also made a huge impression in Dubai, winning the Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club in 1992 \u2013 it also seemed fitting that we presented the cheque to his charity at the \u2018home of golf\u2019, St Andrews, where Seve won the second of his three Open Championship titles in 1984.\u201d<\/p>\n
For further information about Dubai Golf, Emirates Golf Club or Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, visit www.dubaigolf.com<\/a><\/p>\n