Open until 22 Sept is a new & exclusive Scotsman Ryder Cup charity auction. So, anyone sitting on some wonga wondering how it could make a real difference to cancer suffers in Scotland as well as receiving an extraordinary once-in-a-lifetime Ryder Cup experience should look into this…

…The highest bidder will be guests of Colin Montgomerie himself, receiving exclusive hospitality in his private pavilion at Celtic Manor. All proceeds go to the The Elizabeth Montgomerie Foundation, see below for more details of how to place a bid.

Congratulations to David McCluskey of Lochwinnoch Golf Club – he has “done the double”. Having already landed the ‘Spring League’ and its prize of a trip to PGA Catalunya he has carried on his impressive scoring to bag The ‘Ryder Cup League’. David and three friends now have season tickets to the most anticipated golf match of the year – The Ryder Cup.

Trudie Leask from Aberdeenshire has also “done the double” this week. She wins the weekly and monthly leagues and can therefore claim both a fourball and a Callaway driver.

There is still loads to play for in The Scotsman Fantasy Golf. Superb fourballs and Callaway drivers await weekly and monthly winners plus the top individuals and clubs will be claiming trips to PGA Catalunya and Gleneagles respectively.

Next week scores in Europe come from the high altitude Crans Montana for the The Omega European Masters. Over in the US it’s the Deutsche Bank Championship from TPC Boston.

Well done to Martin Laird – close but no cigar, next time fella!

As usual, you can log in to check your progress and make your changes using the access code in The Scotsman on Tuesday.

RYDER CUP AUCTION

How to bid?

Being Scottish we're invoking the "Offers Over - Sealed bid" format.

Please email your bid to fantasygolf@scotsman.com no later than 12 noon Tues 21 Sept, when the highest bidder will be selected.

All bids and winners will remain confidential.

The reserve price is an incredibly low £500.

Email details: ["MONTY" in the subject line please].

NB have your bid amount followed by you name and address and telephone numbers required to contact you.

Please note no transport or accommodation is included in the prize.
You should be prepared to provide you full bid amount either by cheque or bank transfer by 29 Sept.
We cannot enter into a correspondence regarding bids.
The winner will be contacted immediately the auction closes. Full details are listed on scotsman.com

A reader plus a friend will attend the Ryder Cup as a guest of the European Ryder Cup Captain and the Elizabeth Montgomerie Foundation. You will attend the final practice day and the opening ceremony and the first day of play in the Captain’s private hospitality. As well as tickets to the two days, you will also receive full hospitality - breakfast/lunch and snacks throughout the day. This is a unique opportunity to be right at the heart of the action in Wales.


The Elizabeth Montgomerie Foundation was established to provide support for people affected by cancer - a disease that will affect 1 in 3 of us. When his mother was diagnosed with cancer, Colin and his family were devastated but they had no one to support them and no one to talk to. He was determined to help other people in the same situation and working with the Maggie’s Cancer Care centres, the Foundation aims to raise funds to build two more Maggie’s Centres in Scotland to provide practical and emotional support for people with cancer. For more information or to donate to the Elizabeth Montgomerie Foundation, go to www.elizabethmontgomerie.org

So, if you're looking for the experience of a lifetime and the chance to help a very worthy charity please enter a bid.