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Comuniq8 recently delivered a project on behalf of the PGA to arrange a trip to take PGA captain Eddie Bullock and 2010 Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie on a 3 day tour of Afghanistan to help give British troops stationed in Camp Bastion and Kabul a boost.

Former PGA captain Parnell Reilly from Huddersfield club Bradley Park also joined Bullock and Montgomerie as they delivered a series of golf clinics to soldiers and local school children and also accompanied by the famous Ryder Cup trophy.

The idea for the trip was hatched by PGA chief executive Sandy Jones and Lord Jonathan Marland, chairman of Tickets for Troops, a charity set up two years ago to provide members of the Armed Forces with free tickets for major sporting events, theatre performances, music concerts and cultural attractions.

Since launching, the charity has been given more than 260,000 tickets and over 100,000 troops have registered with the scheme. The PGA has supported the scheme by inviting troops to attend leading golf events including the Open Championship.

The Afghanistan visit also followed on from the work that individual PGA pros are doing across the country for Help for Heroes to support those injured in the line of duty.

Highlights of the Afghanistan trip included Europe's victorious 2010 captain taking part in a Q&A during an army dinner with Montgomerie also hosting a special golfing masterclass with Bullock and Reilly delivering an insight into the great Scot's swing.

During the three day trip, the trio travelled to Camp Bastion, the British military's main base in Helmand Province.

At Kabul headquarters they met the Afghan president of the national Olympics committee, General Mohammad Aghbar and also spent time at the British Embassy, briefing ambassador, Sir William Patey, about the trip.

In the process of planning for the trip, which took place over the preceding 12 months, Comuniq8 liaised and negotiated with the MOD both in London and in Afghanistan to identify appropriate dates and agree the programme of events during the trip.

In addition, Comuniq8 contacted various golf companies to encourage them to lend their support to the three day trip with equipment and clothing donated by Tildenet, Huxley, Titleist, PING, Callaway, Golf Foundation and Glenmuir.

 

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