Prostate Cancer UK partners with London Golf Club

Prostate Cancer UK, The PGA’s Official Charity Partner, has announced a new partnership with London Golf Club in a drive to beat a disease affecting one in eight men in the UK.

The leading club in Ash, Kent, has announced a calendar of events over the next 12 months to raise awareness of the most common cancer in men and raise funds for ground-breaking research to deliver a national prostate cancer screening programme and save men’s lives.

In addition to hosting a series of fund-raising events between now and next September including a charity golf day and Prostate Cancer UK’s 36-hole Big Golf Race, London Golf Club will promote the charity to members and guests in a number of other ways across its facilities – including donation tins in the golf shop, reception and Spike Bar, staff wearing Prostate Cancer UK’s iconic ‘Man of Men’ badges as part of their uniform and a special charity dish on the menu.

As well as having opportunities to donate and fundraise, London Golf Club members and visitors as will be encouraged to find out more about their prostate cancer risk, a disease so prevalent in the golf community considering men at greatest risk are men over 50, black men and men with a family history of the disease.

London Golf Club’s head professional, Paul Stuart, commented: “As one of the main touch points with every golfer at the London Golf Club, our PGA Professionals are delighted to support Prostate Cancer UK in this partnership; further supporting their work with the PGA as well as members and visitors playing golf here; a significant proportion of which are men at risk of prostate cancer.”

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, with around 475,000 living with and after the disease.

Nicola Tallett, director of fundraising and supporter engagement at Prostate Cancer UK, added: “We’re proud the London Golf Club are committed to helping us beat prostate cancer by hosting a charity golf day, and by getting their staff and membership networks to show their support by taking on our Big Golf Race – 36 holes of golf in one day.

“This partnership will mean more golfers understand their risk of prostate cancer; and we'll work with everyone at the club to help fund ground-breaking research to help deliver a national prostate cancer screening programme."

Golfers wanting to find out more about their risk of prostate cancer straightaway can use Prostate Cancer UK’s award-winning 30-second online risk checker available on their website: prostatecanceruk.org

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