A record 34 teams took part in the annual Our Kids Charity Golf Day at the Lismore Golf Course on Saturday, with the team from PAK Vending taking out the four-person ambrose event.

More importantly, once again, more than $10,000, likely to be just under the $12,000 mark when finalised, was raised for urgent and vital medical equipment for paediatric units at Lismore Base Hospital (LBH), Tweed Hospital, Grafton Hospital and the smaller satellite hospitals like Ballina and Casino.

It wasn't just the record field, but the generosity of those 136 competitors purchasing raffle tickets that will get the total toward the $12,000 mark. This year was the 20th Our Kids Golf Day.

"It was pretty fantastic out there," Rebekka Battista, Our Kids Fundraising Coordinator, enthused at the conclusion of the golf day. "34 teams, our biggest ever, and a real mixture of people. We've got a great Ballina crew that have come over and really been dedicated to Our Kids. We're just so excited as we grow.

"It was a great day, sunny, spectacular. A bit of wind at the end, and everyone needed a drink or two."

As is the case with the annual golf day, fun and friendship take precedent over serious golf, so there were plenty of golf buggies with their own supply of refreshment.

For the record, the Instyle Sleepcentre team, featuring Dave and Sharon Martin, Bill Graham and yours truly, finished an honourable third. Owners, Dave and Sharon Martin, needed the help of Our Kids for their twins twenty years ago, and have supported the golf day every year since.

(The Instyle Sleepcentre team: Dave Martin, Bill Graham, Sharon Martin and Simon Mumford with their prize)

During the presentation, the crowd was told of a change of heart as to the piece of equipment the money will be put towards, because of a particularly busy and tough week in the Special Care Nursery at LBH.

"I'm here with Jo, the Nursing Unit Manager of Special Care Nursery, and it's been a pretty hectic week. In our discussions, we've decided to actually put this money to start funding for a ventilator, because it is so needed. We need two in the nursery, basically. We've got an old one that Our Kids would have bought 15 years ago.

A new paediatric ventilator breathes for a baby when it can't breathe by itself. "If the baby can't breathe on its own, we have to breathe for it," Jo explained.

"This week has shown how much we need that second one. It's been on the wishlist for a couple of months, but in essence, we need it sooner rather than later," Rebekka added.

The fundraising target to purchase a second ventilator is $75,000.

"This will kick it off, and then our Melbourne Cup Ladies Day will raise money, the Samson will raise money, we'll go into the Winter Ball and put it out to the community to help raise that 75 grand.

"We've got the sickest and most vulnerable patients in the hospital," Jo concluded.

There is another four-person ambrose Our Kids Golf Day coming up on Friday, November 21, this time in Casino. To book, email info@ourkids.org.au.