Prostate Cancer UK, which hosts golf's largest fundraising event, the Big Golf Race, has teamed up with golf software pioneer Trackman to offer golfers across the UK the chance to take part in an innovative indoor virtual golf challenge this winter.
Winter penalty kicks for major golf tournaments start on Wednesday 1stYingshi In January 2025, it is a three-round, nine-hole stroke play event played on the front nine holes of three iconic major golf courses – St. Andrews, Evian Resort and Bethpage Black, also the 2025 Le Hosting venue of the German Cup.
Each round of the competition lasts for one month. An individual winner will be selected, and the accumulated points will be added to the overall merit champion. The champion will win the award-winning Motocaddy M5 GPS electric trolley and Dry-Series bag.
Any golfer across the UK can take part in the Big Golf Tournament Winter Shootout by visiting one of the Trackman indoor simulators across the country.
One in eight men in the UK has prostate cancer – the most common cancer in men – this will be highlighted on the 8thth Each signature course has a hole closest to the flagstick, and the winner will receive a dozen Titleist Pro V1 golf balls each month.
Seren Evans, head of events and community fundraising at Prostate Cancer UK, said: “We in golf are committed to saving lives and we hope our partnership with Trackman will allow us to reach even more golfers. , and keep our golf supporters engaged throughout the winter.
“We hope to inspire as many golfers as possible to take part in next summer's major golf tournament and raise money to fund life-saving research to stop men dying from prostate cancer.
“We're really excited to see how Trackman has helped us expand our major golf competition into the virtual golf world and keep our summer fundraiser in the minds of the golf community. Being able to reach golfers around the world is an added bonus. ! she added
The free-to-enter tournament will be played on Trackman VG3 (Virtual Golf 3) software, the industry-leading graphics engine that makes indoor golf more realistic and fun.
“We’re delighted to be working with Prostate Cancer UK to spread the word about major golf events through our technology and we look forward to seeing the winter penalty shootout come to fruition,” said Mike Lea, Trackman’s regional sales director for the UK, Ireland and the Middle East.
“Unfortunately, someone in our lives may be affected by cancer, and especially in the golf community, prostate cancer is a very real threat.
The statistics are shocking – one in eight men – so we are passionate about spreading the Prostate Cancer UK message across the UK,” he added.
The major golf competition asks players to play 36, 72 or 100 holes over longer, sunny days to raise funds for life-saving research.
This year over 2,800 golfers took part and over £1 million was raised. The Winter Penalty Challenge is an extension of Prostate Cancer UK’s golf work and a precursor to the launch of major golf events in 2025.
The UK's largest golf fundraiser was also recently named to The Massive Top-25 (a list of the most successful charity-owned mass participation events) for the second year running, and is the only Golf Challenge to make the list. Moved from 19th to 17thth In 2023, The Big Golf Race will join the likes of Race for Life and Movember in the top 25.
To enter the Major Golf Tournament Winter Shootout and have a chance to win the prizes on offer, golfers need to download the Trackman Golf app and register, then use it to log in at any indoor location across the country.
To find all Trackman locators nationwide, visit
For more information about the Great Golf Tournament Winter Shootout, visit estatecanceruk.org/wintershootout.
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