The Leon Haslam Classic

THE second annual Leon Haslam Classic will be held at Wellingborough Golf Club, Northants.
on Tuesday June 12 with children’s medical research charity SPARKS hoping the £12,000
event donation of 2011 can be repeated. 

Haslam's buddy ex-boxer John Conteh- Tee shot packs a punch..

BMW’s World Superbike Championship rider Leon Haslam will host the event once more which is again expected to be a 30-team sell-out at the 18th century Harrowden Hall venue.

Wellingborough’s 6711-yard classical parkland course offers the competitive challenge before the evening’s dinner and entertainment in the lawn marquee completes the fun-packed day.

“Last year’s event was superb and a lot of those present have said they’re already looking forward to this year’s event,” said Haslam. “It’s thanks to everyone at SPARKS and at Wollaston BMW in Northampton that we could put the event together and get it to be a regular fixture on both the golfing and the motorcycle racing calendars.” 

Willie Thorne - switches from 6 holes to 18

In addition to Haslam and his 2011 team-mate and twice World Superbike Champion Troy
Corser, the event’s celebrities included Olympic stars Kris Akabusi and Derek Redmond, actors Kevin Whately and Warren Clarke, boxer John Conteh and snooker’s Willie Thorne.

SPARKS golf manager David Barker commented: “Being back at Wellingborough last year was really well received by everyone involved with SPARKS and a lot of the celebrities are keen to return this year for Leon’s event.”

SPARKS – SPorts Aiding medical Research for KidS – has donated more than £22m to medical
research since 1991 to tackle a wide range of conditions diagnosed in babies and young
children.

The SPARKS golf calendar includes events at Woburn, Sunningdale, Loch Lomond, The Grove, Celtic Manor, La Manga, Wentworth and Turnberry and its golf day hosts include Harry Redknapp, Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent, Sir Trevor Brooking and Matt Le Tissier.

The 2012 SPARKS President is former footballer and keen golfer David Ginola while Sir Geoff Hurst MBE is a Life President along with one of the charity’s founders, Jimmy Hill OBE.

For further information regarding the Leon Haslam Classic please contact Chris Herring;
chris.herring1@virgin.net / tel: 07721 935351.