Adam Clayton Golf Foundation

Join us for the Annual Adam Clayton Golf Foundation Memorial Golf Day at Donnington Grove Golf and Country Club on Thursday 2nd July 2020.

18 hole golf, bacon roll and coffee on arrival, lunch, charity auction.

Entry is £50 per person (which includes a donation to the Foundation).

For more details and to register, please complete this form.

We are excited to announce that one of our young superstars will be taking part in the English Amateur Golf Championships this week. We'd like to wish Fraser Bown good luck and we look forward to seeing how he gets on.

Thank you to all who came to our annual golf day. We are delighted to announce that a grand total of £4822 was raised, which will help us to support our young talented golfers to achieve their dreams. 83 players enjoyed all that Donnington Grove has to offer, including a heavy mid-afternoon downpour! The winning team was led by Mark Browning, who played in the junior team with Adam, so very fitting that he should be amongst the winners.

The date for next year's Golf Day has already been set for 5th July. More details to follow later in the year.

 Join us for our annual fundraising event, made extra special this year as it marks the 10th anniversary since Adam passed away. Help us to celebrate his life and achievements whilst raising funds to help the talented young players of the future.

Donnington Grove Golf & Country Club

Price per person: £50.00 to include donation to golf foundation.
Price Includes: 

• Bacon roll & coffee on arrival.
• 18 hole golf (Stableford competition - teams of four)
• Lunch 
• Evening charity auction (starts at 6pm)  

Please click here for the registration form. Or payment can be made by BACS transfer to the following bank account:

Account: Adam Clayton Golf Foundation

Sort Code: 401769

Account No: 21424602

For more information please contact Chris Clayton on 07973 538616 or email  chrisclayton1956@gmail.com

Donnington Grove Golf & Country Club

Price per person: £50.00 to include donation to golf foundation.

Price Includes:

• Bacon roll & coffee on arrival.
• 18 hole golf (Stableford competition - teams of four)
• Lunch
• Evening charity auction (starts at 6pm)

 Please click here for the  registration form.

Or payment can be made by BACS transfer to the following bank account:

Account: Adam Clayton Golf Foundation

Sort Code: 401769

Account No: 21424602

For more information please contact Chris Clayton on 07973 538616 or email  paragonfs@live.co.uk

Donnington Grove Golf & Country Club

Price per person: £50.00 to include £15 donation to golf foundation

Price Includes:

• Bacon roll & coffee on arrival.
• 18 hole golf (Stableford competition - teams of four)
• Lunch
• Evening charity auction (starts at 7pm)

For more information and entry form, please contact:

Chris Clayton on 07973 538616 or email paragonfs@live.co.uk

Following the Junior Golf Day at East Berks in October 2013, three more young golfers will receive scholarships from the Foundation, which includes a week's academy coaching with Paul Cook in the Algarve in February 2014. The three, James Duffy, Chip Butler, and Alex Bucknerwill be accompanied by a parent and enjoy the facilities offered by this 5 star resort. This will include 3 hours coaching each day, together with a round of golf daily, and full use of the practice ranges including unlimited range balls.

Congratulations to all three of you.

The Foundation has now sent 8 young golfers to the Algarve, and helped a further 12 with lessons and equipment.

We will continue to support as many young people as possible over the coming years.

The first 2 recipients, Bella and Josh, have continued to make huge progress, with Bella receiving a 7 year scholarship from Wentworth, and currently playing off a handicap of 9(Initially 24).

Josh has now joined Donnington Grove and is now part of their first team playing off a handicap of 5, having come to the first junior golf day off a handicap of 18.

Both Bella and Josh are great ambassadors for the Foundation.

Following their week in the Algarve in February 2013, James and Daniel have improved their golf and made significant progress, having received ongoing support from the Foundation since their return from the Algarve in February.



With two days left until the golf day, the final arrangements are being put into place.

We want to make everyone aware that even if you cannot attend the auction in the evening, you can still make a silent bid if you have your eye on one of the auction lots! You can see information about the auction lots on our facebook page.

We will be accepting silent bids via email to laurad227@gmail.com. These must be made by 6pm on Friday the 20th of July and contain the following information: 

• your name
• the item you are bidding for
• your bid
• contact phone number

With less than two months to go until our annual fundraising event, we thought we would give you a preview of the items up for auction on the day.

They include:

• 3 day break at the Sheraton Algarve, Portugal
• Cricket bat signed by the England team
• Signed Michael Johnson autobiography
• Don Bradman signed photograph
• Kempton Park admission voucher for 4 people
• Porsche tumbler glasses
• Lanson Champagne
• Audi golf bag
• New Forest Wildlife Park family admission ticket
• Signed Celtic FC football
• Old Down Manor family day pass
• Nike golf bag with ACGF logo
• Signed Glasgow Rangers football shirt
• Ffos Las Race Day
• Golf lesson with TIm Butler at Newbury Golf Centre
• 2 theatre tickets for the Theatre Royal, Bath
• Meal for 2 at The Red Lion, Chieveley
• 1 night's accommodation and meal for 2 at The Bacon Arms, Newbury
• Signed QPR football shirt
• Golf lesson with Mark Grieve at Calcot Park
• 4 ball at Newbury Racecourse
• Family admission ticket to Battersea Park Children's Zoo
• Hot air balloon ride for 2 people with Bailey Balloons, Bristol

This list is not yet complete! Expect more items to be added by the time of the golf day on the 20th of July.

We look forward seeing you there!

As we move through April, the Adam Clayton Golf Foundation has been busy gathering more exciting items for our Charity Auction. The event takes place at Donnington Grove Golf and Country Club on Friday July the 20th 2012. The Charity Auction starts at 7pm following the golf competition held during the day.

The latest items include:

• Three day break at the Sheraton Algarve Hotel in Portugal
• Football shirt from Glasgow Rangers FC signed by the first team squad
• Pendant from Southampton FC signed by the first team squad.

The Charity Auction is our leading fundraising event of the year. All the money raised goes direct to the Foundation and will help us continue our work to change young lives through the game of golf.

We look forward to seeing you there!

At the Adam Clayton Golf Foundation, we are busy securing items for the Charity Auction on the evening of our Memorial Golf Day on the 20th of July 2012. Please see the previous news item for details of this event.

To whet your appetite, the following is a selection of the items we have secured so far:

• Tickets for a family of 4 to tour Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire - the birth place of Winston Churchill
• Signed Michael Johnson Autobiography
• Signed Celtic FC football

In addition, there will be a selection of smaller items to win in the raffle. 

We're working hard to get a wide range of items so they'll be something for everyone to bid for! Watch this space for confirmation of further auction items.

If you have something you would like to donate as an auction item or raffle prize, or you would like your company to sponsor a golf hole or the entire Memorial Day, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Our contact details can be found at the bottom of this page.

Donnington Grove Golf & Country Club

Price per person: £40.00 to include £15 donation to golf foundation

Price Includes:

• Bacon roll & coffee on arrival.
• 18 hole golf (Stableford competition - teams of four)
• Lunch
• Evening charity auction (starts at 7pm)

Please click here for full details.

Please click here for the registration form.

For more information, please contact:

Chris Clayton on 07973 538616 or email paragonfs@live.co.uk

The first recipients of the foundation flew out to the Pine Cliffs resort on the 16 October,ironically the 3rd anniversary of Adam's death. Bella Cordwell, 11, a member of East Berks Golf Club,and Josh Wallin, 15, who plays at Newbury Racecourse had a weeks academy coaching with Ian Godleman, Adam's coach for many years, and Lynn Brooky, a Ladies European tour player and the New Zealand No 1 player.

Each day they had individual coaching, a round of golf, and on 2 days had a coaching round with Lynn. In addition they had their swings analysed and videoed, as well as having access to free range balls all week. Bella and Josh worked extremely hard all week and benefitted from expert tuition from one of the best coaches in Europe.You can hear their individual interviews together with an interview from Adam's dad Chris, who gives an indepth interview into the aims of the foundation and the plans for moving the foundation forward by giving opportunities to more young golfers.

It is hoped that next October even more youngsters will go to Pine Cliffs to have a weeks academy coaching and enjoy the facilities at this wonderful resort. A date will shortly be fixed for the next Adam Clayton Memorial Golf Day in May or June next year to raise money for the foundation.

As well as this website you can also link to Pro Golfing Tours to find out more about the week or click on the links below:

• Winners fly out to the Algarve
• Adam Clayton foundation winners talk!

Juniors head off to Portugal. Update to follow.

10th June 2011 has been announced as the date for this summers Adam Clayton Golf Foundation Classic at Donnington Valley, Newbury. For more information please visit the events page.

12th December 2010 has been announced as the date for this winters Adam Clayton Golf Foundation Classic at Donnington Valley, Newbury. For more information please visit the events page.

11th June 2010 has been announced as the date for this summers Adam Clayton Golf Foundation Classic at Donnington Valley, Newbury. For more information please visit the events page.

13th March 2010 has been announced as the date for this years Adam Clayton Golf Foundation Classic at the Pine Cliffs, Algarve. For more information please visit the events page.

On the 13th December 2009 a group of Adams best friends and family got together to commemorate Adams 25th birthday. A golf day was organised at Donnington Valley Golf Club in the form of a Texas Scramble, in which 9 teams of 4 competed on a fun day to remember Adam. The level of golfing abilities varied from professionals to happy hackers.

After the golf, where many golfers finished in the dark, food was provided by the club, and we were joined by many of his closest friends to celebrate Adams birthday.

This was the second golf day for Adam in 2009,the first being a memorial Golf Day in May.

The Adam Clayton Golf Foundation is now officially launched and fundraising events will be held in 2010 to raise money for the foundation. There will be a Golf Day in the Algarve in late March and another in May at either Donnington Grove or Valley.

The Golf Day on the 13th December was a fitting Fun Day where we could all be together again and remember Adam. This was the 2nd year this event has been held and it is hoped that it will happen for many years to come.

On the 15th March 2009 a Pine Tree will be planted in Adam's memory at Pine Cliffs resort in the Algarve. It will be planted by the ninth tee where Adam had his "hole in one." A small memorial service will take place in the morning with about 20 family and friends attending.

The Adam Clayton Golf Foundation Classic will have it's first annual event at the Sheraton Algarve, Pine Cliffs on 13th October 2009.

The Sheraton Algarve ,Pine Cliffs was Adam's second home and he spent countless hours there working on his golf game. Pine Cliffs is a fabulous five Star resort with great practice facilities and a "unique" coastal nine hole golf course.

The idea of the day will be to raise money for Adam's golf Foundation to start helping young needy golfers and giving them that chance to learn and improve as Adam did.

To find out more about the classic and how to be a part of this wonderful three day event contact Chris Clayton at Chris@AdamClaytonGolfFoundation.co.uk

Eleven-year-old Bella Cordwell, one of the Foundation's first scholarship recipients, has won a prestigious scholarship with Wentworth Golf Club in Virginia Water, Surrey.

Wentworth Golf Club, most famous for the BMW PGA Championship, the HSBC World Matchplay and the Wentworth Senior Masters, has awarded Bella a seven year scholarship that includes membership of the illustrious golf club, coaching support and an unlimited supply of practice balls. 

Bella's scholarship is a fantastic opportunity for her to progress her golf. Established in 1926, Wentworth Golf Club has three 18-hole courses, a 9-hole course and championship quality practice facilities. 

On hearing the news of her success, Bella was 'ecstatic'. She said, 'I really want to be a professional golfer when I am older, so this is a great opportunity for me to achieve this.'

Regarding the support she has received from the Adam Clayton Golf Foundation, Bella said, 'I think that the Adam Clayton Golf Foundation really helped me by improving my swing, therefore improving my game entirely. Also, I knew what my goals were, so I could work towards them.'

The Adam Clayton Golf Foundation is proud to have contributed to Bella's golfing journey and we wish her every success with her scholarship at Wentworth.

We have some exciting new merchandise that can be purchased prior to the golf day on July the 20th.

Our Adam Clayton Golf Foundation logo has been embroidered onto NIKE polo shirts. See picture here.

SIZES (male and female styles available): S, M, L, XL

COLOURS: Black, blue, white, red, pink, green, orange, powder blue

COST: £30

Orders can be made via our facebook page or you can email Chris Clayton at paragonfs@live.co.uk

You must order by this Friday (June 15th) in order to receive the shirts in time for July 20th.

As well as our fantastic polo shirts, we have also been able to arrange for the Adam Clayton Golf Foundation logo to be embroidered onto a Nike golf bag. See picture here.

The bag will be up for grabs in the auction on July 20th!

The Foundation has provided three more scholarships following the junior golf day In October.

The three, Daniel Hearmon, James Millard and Tommy Dunstall fly to the Algarve on 3rd February, with a parent, for a weeks coaching with Paul Cook. The trip will involve 3 hours coaching and a round of golf every day. When they return they will be provided with ongoing support.

This is the second year of scholarship support and the first two recipients, Bella and Josh, have progressed extremely well since their week in the Algarve.
 
An update on their progress will follow shortly.

Donnington Grove Golf & Country Club

Price per person: £45.00 to include £15 donation to golf foundation

Price Includes:

• Bacon roll & coffee on arrival.
• 18 hole golf (Stableford competition - teams of four)
• Lunch
• Evening charity auction (starts at 7pm)

For more information and entry form, please contact:

Chris Clayton on 07973 538616 or email paragonfs@live.co.uk

Donnington Grove Golf & Country Club

Price per person: £50.00 to include donation to golf foundation.

Price Includes:

• Bacon roll & coffee on arrival.
• 18 hole golf (Stableford competition - teams of four)
• Lunch
• Evening charity auction (starts at 7pm)

Please click here for the registration form.

For more information please contact Chris Clayton on 07973 538616 or email paragonfs@live.co.uk