BBC Journalist celebrates new handicap at Charity Golf Day

BBC journalist Naga Munchetty has achieved a new low single-digit handicap of 9, and celebrated by competing in a charity golf day in aid of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People at The Oxfordshire Golf Club near Thame on Friday 11th July.

Naga is a huge dog lover and both her parents use hearing aids, so she was thrilled to be asked to help raise funds for the charity and show off her impressive golfing skills. Naga said;

“I’m very conscious of hearing loss since I spend so much time wearing an earpiece. I was delighted to be asked to support the charity golf day and completely fell in love with a gorgeous Cocker Spaniel who helped me tee off! 

Hearing dogs are trained to respond to important sounds and danger signals, and each dog helps to alleviate some of the isolation and loneliness that deafness so often brings. I hope that this event will raise funds to help Hearing Dogs train more clever little puppies to change the lives of deaf people across the UK.”

Also playing was Beth Bates, a profoundly deaf Hearing Dog recipient, who back in September 2013 achieved the amazing feat of getting two holes in one during the same round while playing a medal at her home club, Outlane.  See  http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/outlane-golfer-beth-bates-beats-5920468 and http://www.yourgolftravel.com/19th-hole/2013/09/24/golfer-bags-2-holes-in-one-in-the-same-round/

The charity golf day organised by Vice Captain, Steve Smirthwaite for Club Captain Rob Daniels was very well supported by members, their friends and Hearing Dogs supporters and raised over £24,000.

Rob said, “My wife and I have been volunteers for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People for many years and have seen the huge difference that these highly trained dogs make to their deaf recipients and I know the funds raised today will be put to good use by the Charity. I’d like to thank everyone involved for making this day so successful.”