Willie Thorne confirmed for SG Classic

25 March 2008

Snooker legend and all round top guy Willie Thorne has been confirmed as the after dinner speaker and auctioneer for the 2008 Stewart Golf Classic, being held at The Shire on May 29th this year. 

Willie Thorne is the current World Seniors Snooker Champion. His playing career has been showered with success, with a total of 14 tournament victories worldwide. “The Great WT”, as he is affectionately known, was a regular in the Top 16 World Ranking players for well over a decade. Willie is the World Record holder of the highest number of 147 breaks in the history of snooker (190) earning him the nickname “Mr Maximum”. However, first and foremost Willie has established himself as one of the great characters of the game for over twenty-five years.

Willie Thorne has few peers in British Sport. Top class performers in any sporting discipline are a rare breed but few have the ability to be truly entertaining and hold an audience. A scarce commodity indeed that has made Willie one of the nation’s most popular sporting celebrities. Due to Willie’s vast experience of TV appearances and presenting, combined with his instantly recognisable features, Mr Maximum has established himself as one of the UK’s leading after dinner speakers, auctioneers, hosts and MC’s.