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Fabio Capello Golf Event raises nearly £10,000
August 18, 2010
The inaugural Fabio Capello Charity Golf Event took place last weekend at the
stunning La Quinta Golf and Country Club Resort in Marbella. Hosting the event
alongside Fabio was three times world golf champion Manuel Piñero – the pair were
raising funds for both the Seve Ballesteros and the Sir Bobby Robson Cancer
Foundations.
The event began on Friday with a practice round for the golfers and a cocktail
reception in the evening, where golfers and their guests relaxed to the sound of an
acoustic guitar. 23 teams took part in the golf tournament Saturday morning playing
the La Quinta course designed by
Manuel Piñero himself. Competition
was fierce and final results close.
The overall competition was won by
the Benahavis team with Fabio
Capello’s team coming a close
second. Saturday evening the golfers were
joined by partners and other guests
to enjoy the Gala Dinner hosted by
Maurice Boland from Talk Radio
Europe. Welsh tenor Stephen Lloyd-
Morgan delighted Sr. Capello and
guests by singing in both English and Italian and 16 year old Rebecca Tate won
everyone over with her powerful and beautiful voice. The Marbella Big Band had
everyone up on the dance floor and DJ Danny Kelly kept the party going until the
early hours of Sunday morning.
The Severiano Ballesteros Cancer Foundation was set up, in conjunction with Cancer
Research UK, to raise funds for research into brain cancer after Seve himself was
diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2008. Sir Bobby Robson fought cancer an
incredible five times. Sadly, 17 years after his first diagnosis, he lost that long and
courageous battle on 31 July 2009.
The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation focuses on the
early detection and treatment of cancer and the clinical trials of new drugs that will
eventually beat it. The Fabio Capello La Quinta event raised in excess of 9.500€ for
the Seve Ballesteros and the Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Foundations. For additional news and information visit the La Quinta website at
www.laquintagolf.com/golf.html, call on: 952 762 390 or follow La Quinta Golf and
Country Club on Twitter.
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