Second swing for Lachie’s Legacy

MORE than forty teams of golfers took to the course on Sunday as part of the second annual Lachie’s Legacy Ambrose golf fundraiser.

The all-day tournament hosted by Mount Xavier Golf Club featured 164 players with the aim of raising money and donations for the organisation founded in honour of Dunnstown Football Club member Lachlan Poulter.

Organiser Brendan Everard said the event is all about supporting the foundation that honours the life of a young man taken too soon.

“Last year, we raised close to $30,000. It’s a fun, good day of social golf as well and a good strong form of connection for Lachie’s Legacy,” he said.

“This is an Ambrose four-player format, so you hit a ball and you take your best after that. It’s a shotgun start with 20 groups teeing off at 7.30am and then 21 teams at 12.30am.

“We have a few prizes on offer for things like best dressed, best team name, and best score. There’s a raffle and auction going at the end of the day.”

Lachlan Poulter died aged 25 after he collapsed following a Central Highlands Football League match between the Towners and Lakies at Learmonth in 2018.

His family started the foundation that provides disadvantaged communities with sporting equipment and clothing shortly after his passing.

Nola Poulter, Lachlan’s mother, said the golf fundraiser is a huge draw for the organisation.

“This event means a lot of things to me,” she said. “We were shattered when Lachie died but we’re certainly healing with things like this.

“We want to support kids to play sport like football and netball. This event is a great way to make want we want to do sustainable.

“For example, we’ve supported a couple kids up in Nhulunbuy which is east Arnhem Land to play football in Darwin.

“It’s all about getting kids on the field.”