THE friends and family of a much-loved Wirral man who made his name in both the world of football and golf will tee off in his memory tomorrow.

Taking place at Carden Park Golf Course on Friday, the event is in honour of David Tinsley and will raise funds for Claire House Children’s Hospice.

David was 77-years-old when he died last July.

His son – also David – told the Globe the golf tournament would be the perfect way to remember him.

He said: “He was very strong and loved his sports. He was only ill for three weeks – no one thought of him being old. He was 77 when he died but he was never old. He never seemed to age.”

Throughout his life, father-of-four David was an outstanding sportsman in a number of fields.

His achievements are too numerous to list but highlights include playing in three LBA Cup Finals at Anfield in the 1950s, scoring a hat-trick in each.

He played for Tranmere on many occasions and played in the German-American Premier League in New York from 1960 to 1963.

Son David said: “His knowledge of the game never waned and he met and chatted with many Liverpool legends over the years discussing the many changes in the modern game.”

Like so many footballers who excel on the pitch, later in life David’s strongest passion became golf.

He was a member of Irby Golf Club for more than 20 years and club captain on numerous occasions, as well a member of Heswall Golf Club.

“His competitive edge and tenacious approach to the sports he played meant the family home was overflowing with golf and football trophies throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s,” said David.

“When he died we never put an obituary in the paper, so this will be a fitting way to remember him. Monday was the first anniversary of his death, it’s been hard.

“The hardest thing has been looking through old photographs to use for the tournament.”

David was married to Margaret for 53 years and had three daughters, a son and 10 grandchildren.

Six teams will tee off at Carden Park from midday tomorrow, Friday, hoping to raise as much as they can for Claire House in David’s memory.

“We have a raffle with some fantastic prizes,” said David.

“We’ve got a lot of Jamie Carragher stuff, signed prints and signed shirts. We haven’t open the raffle up to those outside of the tournament but we’re hoping it will be a success and maybe next year we can.”

David added: “Dad would have loved the competition – and would probably have led the winning team.”