2015 National Golf Club Challenge auction now live

National Golf Club Challenge

The National Golf Club Challenge auction has returned for 2015, with golfers able to bid on a huge range of lots to raise funds for wounded servicemen charity Help for Heroes

The National Golf Club Challenge auction has returned for 2015, with golfers able to bid on a huge range of lots to raise funds for wounded serviceman charity Help for Heroes.

The NGCC auction is part of an initiative to bring together golfers all over the UK to support injured troops.

It s the biggest online auction in the UK and, this year, there are more than 300 items to bid on.

This includes sought-after memorabilia, hundreds of fourballs, golf with celebrities, golf breaks and equipment from some of the biggest brands in golf.

Some of the best lots include…

- Fourball at Trump International Golf Links, Aberdeen

- Golf at Royal Liverpool in the company of England footling legend Kevin Keegan.

- Motocaddy M3 PRO electric trolley with 18-hole lead-acid battery

- Fourball at Trump Turnberry (Ailsa Course)

- Four-night break for five at Sunset Beach Club, Costa del Sol

- Gary Player one-off signed and hand-painted canvas

- Rory McIlroy's Open Championship Presentation Frame

- A Busnell Tour V3 laser rangefinder

- Luxury golf break for two at former Ryder Cup host venue, the K Club

- Wilson Staff FG Tour M3 driver

To bid on any of the above lots, plus hundreds more, visit www.nationalgolfclubchallenge.org.uk

The National Golf Club Challenge - now in its sixth year - is the UK's largest charity golf competition.

Clubs stage events in May, June and July 2015.

The top-performing clubs will take part in regional qualifiers and be in with a chance of making the National Final at Turnberry.

There is no registration fee - the only requirement is that participants do their best to raise as much money as possible for Help for Heroes.

Lee Westwood and Sam Torrance are among the event patrons.

"Together we have the chance to change the lives of those who have sacrificed and endured so much so we might live fill and free lives," said Westwood.

Nick Bonfield
Features Editor

Nick Bonfield joined Golf Monthly in 2012 after graduating from Exeter University and earning an NCTJ-accredited journalism diploma from News Associates in Wimbledon. He is responsible for managing production of the magazine, sub-editing, writing, commissioning and coordinating all features across print and online. Most of his online work is opinion-based and typically centres around the Majors and significant events in the global golfing calendar. Nick has been an avid golf fan since the age of ten and became obsessed with the professional game after watching Mike Weir and Shaun Micheel win The Masters and PGA Championship respectively in 2003. In his time with Golf Monthly, he's interviewed the likes of Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Jose Maria Olazabal, Henrik Stenson, Padraig Harrington, Lee Westwood and Billy Horschel and has ghost-written columns for Westwood, Wayne Riley, Matthew Southgate, Chris Wood and Eddie Pepperell. Nick is a 12-handicap golfer and his favourite courses include Old Head, Sunningdale New, Penha Longha, Valderrama and Bearwood Lakes. If you have a feature pitch for Nick, please email nick.bonfield@futurenet.com with 'Pitch' in the subject line. Nick is currently playing: Driver: TaylorMade M1 Fairway wood: TaylorMade RBZ Stage 2 Hybrid: Ping Crossover Irons (4-9): Nike Vapor Speed Wedges: Cleveland CBX Full Face, 56˚, Titleist Vokey SM4, 60˚ Putter: testing in progress! Ball: TaylorMade TP5x