We are delighted to announce the return of the Foundation Golf Challenge to the Royal Eastbourne Golf Club on Friday 5 June 2026.

All net proceeds of the day will go towards the Blue Sky Bursaries Appeal, providing young people with a life-changing Eastbourne education.

This year's event will follow a new format, with a sit-down breakfast, no auction and an informal BBQ to finish. We'll feature all our usual activities and have added a few more opportunities for you to have fun with your friends and win prizes, including:

Win a wheelbarrow of wine!

Pre-event golf clinic with the REGC Pro (pre-booking required - you can do this when you register your ticket. Limited spaces)

Win a car with a hole-in-one!

Raffle and silent auction prizes, including win a car for the weekend, tickets to the Royal Albert Hall, the Lexus Eastbourne Tennis Open 2026, cricket test matches, and rugby internationals

Prize for Best Dressed team

Beat the Pro on par 3

'Nearest the Gin' chipping competition for a bottle of Rathfinny Gin

Straightest Drive and Nearest The Pin

Entry fee: £85 for non-REGC members, £65 for members. £20 to attend the BBQ in the evening only. Register your tickets below.

Approximate timings for the day:

• From 8.30am - Registration
• 9.00am - Golf clinic with the REGC Pro around the 18th green for those that have pre-booked.
• 9.30-11.00am - Breakfast in the Millenium Lounge
• 11.00-11.30am - Players to make their way to tees for...
• 11.30am-4.30pm - Shotgun start! Featuring:
  • Bid for your starting tee
  • Donate for a lift to your starting tee
  • Four ball Stableford of full handicaps
  • Best three scores to count
  • One mystery hole where four scores count
  • Play your joker to double your score on one hole
  • Hole-in-one to win a car from Birchwood!
  • Beat the Pro
  • Nearest the Gin
  • Roving drinks and snacks trolley
  • Halfway Hut
  • Roving photographer for best-dressed team
  • Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placed teams
• 4.30-5.00pm - Change and refreshments at the cash bar
• 5.00pm - Group photo and BBQ service starts
• 5.30pm - Prizegiving in the Millenium Lounge

Please enter your team of 4 as soon as possible, using the entry form below. All are welcome but places are limited, so be sure to secure your team's place as soon as possible! Non-playing guests are welcome to join us for the BBQ at 5.00pm - simply select the 'BBQ Only' ticket option and type 'n/a' for any questions not applicable to you.

When registering, please be sure to:

• Specify your handicap index, if you have one - or the handicap you wish to play off if you don't.
• Let us know if you plan to attend the golf clinic at 9.00am.
• Advise us of your REGC membership number if you have one. Please note that if a members' price ticket is purchased without providing a membership number, the ticket will be refunded and you will be asked to register again.
• Indicate any special dietary or mobility requirements (a limited number of buggies will be available).

We look forward to seeing you there!