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Golf prodigy, 5, to 'drive' donations in memory of dad who died after failed heart transplant
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukA five-year-old golfing prodigy will be 'putting' his all into a fundraising challenge, in memory of his dad. Wigan schoolboy George Hughes lost his dad Dave when he was just 18-months-old, due to complications from a heart transplant.
George's grandad Tony Sedgwick bought the St Patricks Primary School pupil a set of plastic golf clubs and would take him to Wigan Golf Club to practise. READ MORE : What a Ryder Cup would actually mean for Bolton according to those behind ambitious bid Now aged five, George can drive the ball more than 100 yards, and has his sights set on being the next Tiger Woods.
Mum Louise, who is now training to be an organ transplant nurse, said: "While my husband was waiting for his transplant, my dad used to take
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