Created in the North East · National ambitions

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Helping people get back into golf, and back into life, after a stroke or other health setback.

Establishing a charity (Foundation CIO) Registration details to follow

Our mission

Helping people reconnect through golf

Our mission is to help adults affected by stroke, disability and serious ill health reconnect with golf, rebuild confidence and become part of a supportive community.

You don’t have to play 18 holes. You don’t even have to play golf.

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Our story

It started with a conversation in a golf buggy

Stroke Play Golf was founded by North East friends Andrew Biggs and Mark Eadle, following Andrew's own stroke.

As Andrew started playing golf again, the two friends saw first-hand just how powerful getting back onto a course could be. It wasn't about scores, handicaps or competition. It was about getting out, having something to look forward to, talking, laughing, rebuilding confidence and enjoying being with other people again.

Mark has worked in professional sport for more than 40 years, yet even he was surprised by the difference golf made to Andrew. Seeing that change was the inspiration behind Stroke Play Golf.

The concept was quite literally born in a golf buggy, during the many hours the two spent together on the course, asking one simple question: if golf could make such a difference to one person, how many other people and families could benefit from the same opportunity?

That conversation became Stroke Play Golf.

Andrew Biggs at the wheel of a Stroke Play Golf buggy

Born in a golf buggy.

Why we exist

It isn't about competition. It's about being part of something again.

— Andrew & Mark, founders of Stroke Play Golf

Our vision

A community for anyone affected by stroke or other health conditions

For golfers, lapsed golfers, and their partners, family and friends.

Welcoming, supportive and inclusive. No pressure, no competition — just getting out, enjoying golf and each other's company.

Golf can help rebuild confidence, improve wellbeing, and create connections that change lives.

We're building something special — and we need you to be part of it.

Our dream

To build Stroke Play Golf in the North East, prove that it works, build a real community — and then take it nationwide.

Join us at the beginning of this journey.

What we do

A welcoming community, not a competition

A place to play golf at your own pace, meet others, talk, make friendships and enjoy being part of something again — and it isn't only for the person who had the stroke.

Play at your own pace

No pressure, no handicaps, no competition — golf on terms that work for you, including affordable access to buggies for those who need them.

Guests arriving outside the clubhouse, with buggies lined up behind them

Family & friends too

A stroke can affect the whole family, often in ways others don't see. Partners, family and friends are very much part of the community.

A row of green golf buggies parked outside the clubhouse

Accessible & affordable

Working with supportive golf clubs and partners to make getting back onto the course genuinely accessible — and genuinely affordable.

Next event

Beamish Park Golf Club

Friday 16 October 2026 · 1pm onwards · Beamish, County Durham

A relaxed day for anyone affected by stroke or other health conditions — and their partners, family and friends. Play a few holes in a buggy, hit some balls on the range, or simply come along for a cup of tea and a chat. No competition, no pressure.

An aerial view of a hole at Beamish Park Golf Club, framed by autumn woodland

Friday 16 October

All upcoming dates

16 Oct Beamish Park Golf Club
23 Oct Hexham Golf Club
28 Oct Longhirst Golf Club
More venues to be announced

Our first event

32 people. One brilliant day.

Longhirst Golf Club · 30 September 2026 · 13 played nine holes, 3 took to the range

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Get involved

We need your help — and it's not just money

Every bit of support helps us grow and change lives. Here's where you come in.

Funding & sponsorship

Money keeps events affordable and covers buggies, insurance and welcome packs. Sponsors and funders who believe in this make it possible.

Partners & businesses

Local businesses and organisations who want to back a North East cause with real, visible community impact.

Golf clubs & venues

Clubs who can help host sessions, offer playing opportunities and make people feel genuinely welcome.

Spreading the word

Share our posts, tell friends and family, and connect us with people or networks who should know about Stroke Play Golf.

People & time

Volunteers, supporters, ideas, introductions, time — if you can help in any way, we'd love to hear from you.

Lived experience

If a stroke has touched your life or your family's, come and help shape what this becomes. Your experience is the point.

More ways to help

Autumn light across a fairway at Longhirst

The Longhirst Club clubhouse, with golf buggies in the foreground

Come and be part of it — we'll see you on the course.

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Who we are

The people behind Stroke Play Golf

Two friends, a golf buggy and a simple idea — now joined by a stroke survivor who has spent over 30 years in golf at Longhirst.

Andrew Biggs

CEO & Founder

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Mark Eadle

Director & Founder

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Graham Chambers

SPG Partner

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Our patron

There is a life to be lived post stroke and playing golf like this shows that.

Rt Hon Jonathan Ashworth CBE · former shadow Health Secretary & stroke survivor

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