Futures for Kids was delighted to host its annual charity golf tournament on 3 July at the historic Royal Blackheath Golf Club in London.
Held on one of the hottest days of the summer, this year’s event brought together 18 teams and 71 golfers for a closely fought competition to win the coveted Bob Ray Memorial Trophy.
The event raises vital funds for the charities supported by FFK, helping to improve the lives and life chances of children and young people in the UK and overseas. It would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors.
We are enormously grateful to our platinum tournament sponsor, CME Group; gold sponsors Trading Technologies and ADM Investor Services; silver sponsor StoneX; and bronze sponsors ABN AMRO, Barclays, Eventus, FIA, GFO-X, GH Financials, KRM22, Sapphire Technology Group, Trafix and W-Executive.
Following breakfast, which was kindly sponsored by ADM Investor Services, players set off for an 8.30am shotgun start. With temperatures rising, the teams were kept well hydrated throughout the morning thanks to the roving refreshment cart sponsored by Trading Technologies.
Alongside the Team and Individual Competitions, players battled it out in the Nearest the Pin and Longest Drive challenges, before gathering for a barbecue lunch generously sponsored by CME Group.
Once again, the competition was extremely close, with just one point separating the top three teams.
With a winning score of 96 points, Barclays – represented by Per Haga, Sachin Mehta, Jordan Broome and Henry Belcher – triumphed to collect the Bob Ray Memorial Trophy for 2026.
The winning team - Barclays
Eventus finished a close second with 95 points, edging ahead on countback with 50 points on the back nine. CME Team 1 also scored 95 points and took third place on countback with 49.
Per Haga, playing for Barclays, was named Best Individual with an impressive score of 47 points.
Per Haga
The competition hole winners were as follows:
Longest Drive, Hole 13 – sponsored by ADM Investor Services: Clive Leicester, CME Team 1
Nearest the Pin, Hole 8 – sponsored by Trading Technologies: Simon Napper, ADM Investor Services Team 2
Nearest the Pin, Hole 16 – sponsored by StoneX: Matt Racine, Trading Technologies Team 2
The annual FFK Golf Day was initiated in 2010 by the late Bob Ray, Chicago’s own ambassador to London. A great supporter of FFK and its work, Bob loved golf and was keen to establish an annual tournament to raise funds for the charities supported by FFK. Today, teams continue to compete for the trophy named in his memory.
Congratulations to all our prize winners, and heartfelt thanks to our sponsors, players and guests for making the day such a success. We are extremely grateful for their continued support and look forward to welcoming everyone back for the next tournament in 2027!
Photo highlights from the day can be viewed here: FFK Golf Day 2026