Broadway Golf Club supports poppy appeal with two competitions - and the club is swinging into action in more ways than one this November. With Remembrance Sunday falling on November 8, 2026, the Gloucestershire club has put the Poppy Appeal at the heart of its autumn calendar. Two competitions carry the fundraising load this year: a team event and an individual stableford. Players pay a small premium on top of their normal entry fee, and every extra penny goes to the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal. Fewer than 60,000 of the Second World War generation are still with us, according to the Royal British Legion, which makes gestures like this matter more every year. At Broadway, the message is simple: you play the course, you wear your poppy, and you remember why.
Two comps, one cause: how the weekend shakes out
The format is straightforward, and that is exactly why Broadway's members have bought in. The first of the two competitions - the team event - runs as a four-person Texas scramble, with prizes for the top finishers and, naturally, a poppy-themed nearest-the-pin challenge. Entry includes a voluntary donation to the appeal, and the club's competition committee confirmed the donation sits on top of the regular entry fee, so nobody pays more to play - only more to give. The second is an individual stableford, open to members and visitors alike, giving a wider field the chance to sign up.
Broadway Golf Club supports poppy appeal with two competitions in a way that suits the club's character - competitive on the fairway, generous off it. The stableford is the event to watch for a bit of friendly needle among the regular roll-up crowd, and the club is running a poppy-themed nearest-the-pin on one of the par threes, with the winner taking home bragging rights and a commemorative prize. Turnaround is quick: results and prize-giving follow play the same afternoon, so nobody waits long to find out who has cleaned up.
The appeal's reach depends on these small, local efforts; the Royal British Legion's annual national campaign channels donations into welfare support for serving and veteran personnel and their families. At Broadway, entry takes are only half the story - there is a collection tin at the clubhouse bar and a poppy stall by the first tee for anyone who wants to chip in without picking up a club.
| Competition | Format | Who can enter | Donation route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team event | Four-person Texas scramble | Club members | Added to entry fee |
| Individual | Stableford | Members and visitors | Added to entry fee |
> 📊 Remembrance Sunday falls on November 8, 2026 - the club calendar built both competitions around it, so the poppy is visible all weekend long.
Fairways and fundraising: how the club is backing the appeal
Broadway's commitment to the appeal runs deeper than the scorecard. The clubhouse has been dressed with poppies all November, and the pro shop has sold official Royal British Legion poppy pins alongside the usual gloves and balls. Participation is easy to understand: play one or both competitions, pay the extra donation, and the support flows straight through. No complicated sponsorship arrangements, no fanfare - just a club doing its bit.
The competition committee's message to members has been all about turnout, and the early signs are encouraging. The team scramble fills quickly whenever it is scheduled, and the stableford's open-door policy has pulled in visitors from across the Cotswolds, a handful of whom have promised to return for the spring events. That is the quiet bonus of a well-run charity competition: it fills the fairways, it carries the poppy, and it brings new faces through the clubhouse door.
> 📊 A poppy pin sold at the pro shop is more than a badge - the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal is its biggest fundraising campaign, and every pin sold at Broadway adds to that total.
