Eight golfers club together to set up Britain’s first society of players who have had organ transplants

EIGHT golfers club together to set up Britain’s first society of players who have had organ transplants.

The Mulligans was formed a few weeks ago by Mandy Ambert, 67, who had a liver transplant last year.

George Halstead, bone marrow transplant, Martin Searle, two kidney transplants, Andy Bright, lung transplant, Mandy Ambert, liver transplant, Davide Logue, kidney transplant, Samantha Drewett, liver transplant, Martin Mapplebeck, liver transplant and Vince Essex, kidney transplantDan Charity

Dan Charity

The Mulligans golf society was formed a few weeks ago by Mandy Ambert, 67, who had a liver transplant last year[/caption]

She said: “They’re are all fantastic people who have all been through a similar journey.

“We all know what it’s like to need a life-saving transplant, so we all have such a connection.”

Members include George Halstead, 19, who had a bone marrow transplant in 2012.

Martin Searle, 55, has had two kidney transplants, Andy Bright, 59, had a lung transplant in 2018, and David Logue, 47, also had a kidney transplant in 2003.

Samantha Drewett, 61, got a new liver in 2020, as did Martin Mapplebeck, 67, in 2021. And Vince Essex, 47, had a kidney transplant in 2017.

A mulligan is an unofficial rule in golf that allows a player to have another go at a fluffed shot without penalty.

Mandy added of the West Midlands-based society: “We called ourselves the Mulligans because we’ve all been given a second chance.”

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