£30,000 legacy to fund golf bursaries
28 April 2005
The ELGA Trust, the charity for girls’ golf,
is to make two bursary awards to students, thanks
to a £30,000 legacy.
The money is from the estate of Mrs Lena Bellamy,
whose father, Arnaud Massey, was the first overseas
player to win The Open championship.
The Frenchman, described as cheerful, swashbuckling
and engaging, won the title at Hoylake in 1907, beating
JH Taylor by two shots.
Mrs Bellamy was a keen golfer and, although she did
not leave a valid Will, the Court of Protection has
agreed that her estate should be divided between various
charities reflecting her interests.
Her legacy to the ELGA Trust will fund two Bellamy
Bursary awards, each of £1500 per academic year.
They will be made to English female golfers, irrespective
of age or ethnicity, studying a golf-related subject
at a college of higher or further education. Courses
could include golf course management, turf management,
greenkeeping, horticulture or sports management, among
other subjects.
Further details of the Bellamy Bursary awards and
application forms are available from the ELGA office
at Edgbaston Golf Club, Church Road, Birmingham B15
3TB, telephone 0121 456 2088.
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