EGBA golf day 2025: a tremendously thrilling day
The EGBA golf day 2025 was an absolute triumph, raising nearly £8,500 for The Greenaway Foundation, and we’re chuffed to bits to share all the smashing highlights with you, including a £2,000 prize for a hole in one.
What a cracking day we had on the 2nd of October 2025! The East Grinstead Business Association hosted its third annual Charity Golf Fundraiser in support of The Greenaway Foundation, and it was absolutely brilliant. This incredible event was proudly sponsored by Plumb Digital Media and held at the prestigious Chartham Park Golf and Country Club.
Breakfast, a shotgun start and prizes on every hole
The EGBA golf day 2025 started with a proper hearty breakfast to fuel our eighteen spirited teams, who teed off with a 10am shotgun start. The excitement was positively buzzing as many of the holes boasted fantastic prizes!
There was the ‘Nearest the Pan’ challenge, brilliantly sponsored by the fabulous Paella Fella, where participants gave it their all to land closest to the very large paella pan. We also had two holes each for the ‘Longest Drive’ and additional ‘Nearest the Pin’ competitions, adding to the thrill.
Konsileo Insurance raised the stakes with an exhilarating hole in one contest across all the par three holes, offering a staggering main prize of £10,000 in TUI vouchers on the thirteenth hole. What a reason to swing with all your might!
A hole in one on the ninth
As the sun shone brightly upon us, something utterly astonishing happened on the ninth hole. To everyone’s sheer amazement, Alasdair McKenzie stepped up and smashed a remarkable hole in one, bagging a phenomenal prize of £2,000 in golf breaks!
The crowd went absolutely wild with cheers, and though every other player put their heart into matching this feat, it remained the only hole in one of the EGBA golf day 2025. What an unforgettable moment, and one that was still being talked about over dinner!
Dinner and a rip roaring auction
After four and a half hours of lively play, our golfers were chomping at the bit for a well earned afternoon dinner. The day then took an electrifying turn with a rip roaring auction, where absolutely splendid prizes were up for grabs.
Picture this: a week’s stay in a breathtaking villa in Spain, or an exclusive afternoon at the illustrious 67 Pall Mall private members’ club, alongside other marvellous offerings. The energy in the room was simply electric as bids flew left, right and centre!
Nearly £8,500 raised for local children
We are absolutely thrilled to share that the EGBA golf day 2025 raised just under £8,500! This fantastic sum went a long way towards helping The Greenaway Foundation reach its 2025 target of raising £250,000, with the aim of supporting at least 2,000 families and making over 4,000 Christmas wishes come true for children that festive season.
Every pound raised on the course went straight to local children from financially challenged families across much of Surrey, Sussex and Kent. You can read how that Christmas turned out in An Amazing Christmas 2025 for The Greenaway Foundation.
A huge thank you to every player, sponsor, prize donor and volunteer who made the day such a success, and to Grahame Russell and the East Grinstead Business Association for organising it. Grahame’s commitment to the Foundation doesn’t stop at golf, either: read about his Route 66 charity bike ride across America.
What happened next: the 2026 golf day
The EGBA golf day 2025 set a high bar, and the fourth annual golf day followed on Friday 2nd October 2026, again at Chartham Park. You can read all about the latest event, the winners and the sponsors in our write up of the 2026 charity golf day.
If you would like to play, sponsor a hole or donate a prize at a future golf day, please drop an email to Darren Greenaway at darren@greenawayfoundation.org. Let’s keep making each year even bigger and better for this truly wonderful cause!
You can also support local children right now by making a donation, however small.
Photos from the EGBA golf day 2025
Hole and tee sponsors
Thank you to all of our hole and tee sponsors for the EGBA golf day 2025:
ABC Workplace Consultancy
Ashdown Solutions Ltd
Konsileo Insurance
Martells Removals
Paella Fella
East Grinstead Business Association
Greenaway Residential Estate Agents
Spuddy Buddy
Kicks Dance East Grinstead
Woods Hill Carpentry
Plumb Digital Media
About The Greenaway Foundation
The Greenaway Foundation is a UK registered charity and is the charitable side of Greenaway Residential Estate Agents, which donates over 10% of all profits to the charity.
