King of the Swingers

Len Goodman really loves his golf, not just the playing bit – which he does a fair bit of – but everything about it. He’s an avid spectator – “what a three-ball that was,” he says, referring to the recent grouping of Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka and Tiger Woods at The Memorial – and any mention of a Sunningdale or Royal Lytham makes him weak at the knees, more so than a perfectly executed foxtrot. It’s one of the reasons why the former head judge on Strictly Come Dancing is the perfect captain for the Variety Club Golf Society – a role he’s thoroughly enjoying.

The Variety Club of Great Britain Golf Society (now Variety Golf) was formed in 1965, with the objective of raising money for the purchase of Sunshine Coaches to be donated to schools and care centres