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Issue 52
December 2014
Learning is part of 2,500
membership growth
Whether it is giving children
their very first swing with a golf
club and a taste of golf, or
working closely with partners to
help drive participation of young
people at golf clubs, the Golf
Foundation is here to help boys
and girls on every step of the
pathway to playing their new
sport regularly.
Regular participation is a key part of
the Golf Foundation’s strategy, which
is supported by all of the major
golfing bodies of England, Scotland
and Wales. In particular, with support
from England Golf and the PGA,
official figures show that in the last
year HSBC Golf Roots has created
2,500 new junior members in our
clubs. It is important to realise
however that this programme isn’t
just about numbers. It’s about giving
that crucial first opportunity to play a
great game which might change a
young person’s life for the better.
Our programmes are designed to
reach young people of all abilities and
different circumstances, and to give
them the chance to pursue golf from
the community into the club
environment, where they can gain
their first handicap at the start of a
life in the sport. Along this journey,
the ‘Skills for Life’ attributes that golf
has to offer can also have a positive
impact on these young people as they
grow into adulthood. If you want to
help the next generation of young
players and join in with our projects,
please get in touch with us now!
Feature story:
Inside this issue:
Teeofftimes.co.uk helps out
ETIQUS time for juniors
Junior Golf Passport
Disability progress
Darren Clarke Spirit of Golf
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Explanar prize well deserved
Our first prize presentation with support from
Explanar finds a deserving winner, a club helping
juniors in imaginative ways.
SEE MORE ON PAGE 5
JUNIOR GOLF MATTERS
The official bulletin of the Golf Foundation
Welcome…
Season’s
greetings
“2014 has been
another strong year
for the Golf
Foundation, a
charity that always
seeks to give
children and young
people the
opportunity to experience golf and
the benefits the sport has to offer,
through our HSBC Golf Roots
programme.
This means the opportunity to learn the
technical aspects of the game so that they
can go from never having picked up a club
before to finding a pathway into club golf
where, with the help of our partners, they
can learn the finer points of the game and
enjoy a long future in the sport.
Ryder Cup Tri-Golf link
Six of the deadly dozen European
players who outperformed their
American counterparts in the Ryder
Cup match, at Gleneagles, honed
their skills using Golf Foundation TriGolf equipment.
Westwood, Sergio Garcia and Rory McIlroy
have all traded metal clubs and aiming at
conventional flags for plastic clubs, soft
balls and colourful targets which are often
spinning around before them as they take a
shot!
Well... sort of! In fact, the super-six players
concerned have all supported Golf
Foundation activity in the past which has
involved playing Tri-Golf against youngsters
during promotional displays at tournaments
including The Open, the BMW PGA
Championship and other Tour events.
Apart from the fun, their support and that
of other leading players is always a fantastic
way of showcasing the work of the Golf
Foundation. Tri-Golf also plays a part in the
national ClubGolf programme in Scotland,
which has created a legacy project around
the Ryder Cup that has introduced more
than 350,000 children to golf over the past
10 years.
Martin Kaymer, Justin Rose, Ian Poulter, Lee
As a charity we are also passionate about
offering youngsters the chance to develop
life skills through their enjoyment of
playing golf. Attributes like honesty,
integrity, determination, co-operation and
focus, that can all be so valuable in every
aspect of life as young people mature.
Our Junior Golf Passport, which is endorsed
by the Professional Golfers’ Association, has
played a key part in our work this year.The
Passport (now a year-old) is proving a
successful learning programme in which
PGA Professionals can boost their coaching
activity by encouraging more schoolchildren
into the club environment where, either
online or through a colourful booklet, they
can record their progress in all aspects of
the game as they work towards their first
handicap (see page 6).
To make all of our initiatives work we rely
on some great supporters. We would like
to end the year by offering our gratitude
to all the golfing organisations, governing
bodies and private companies who form a
constant support for our HSBC Golf
Roots strategy.
This is supported by The R&A, headline
sponsor HSBC, The European Tour, the
Professional Golfers’ Association, the Ryder
Cup Committee and Trust, England Golf,
Sport England and the British Golf Industry
Association’s ‘Grow Golf’ Fund. Without
these bodies and the enthusiastic and
helpful individuals who represent them, our
work would be very difficult indeed.
Brendon Pyle,
Acting Chief Executive
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Junior Golf Matters | Issue 52 | December 2014
Good luck to Mike Round
After 14 very successful years as the
charity’s Chief Executive, Mike Round
recently joined the Ladies European
Tour as Director of Development and
Membership.
Mike is a highly popular and respected figure
throughout golf, and will be missed by all at
the Golf Foundation, and of course the team
wish him all the best in his new job.
Mike joined the Golf Foundation at the
beginning of 1998 as the organisation’s first
ever Development Officer and went on to
oversee the impressive growth of the
organisation’s operations and its impact on
its key stakeholders.
The Golf Foundation’s Trustees have
commenced the process of finding a
successor to Mike. While this takes place,
National Development Manager Brendon
Pyle assumes the role of Acting Chief
Executive, with an appointment of the new
Chief Executive expected by the end of
the year.
www.golf-foundation.org
Superb model
for junior golf
in Devon
A joint golf project in the South West is
a perfect example of how teamwork
plus enthusiasm can equal major
success in feeding new golfers from
school to club golf.
A school partnership in Devon has been
working with the Golf Foundation and PGA
Pro at Dainton Park Golf Club, Mike Cayless.
Foundation funding has enabled Mike to work
with South Dartmoor School Games
Organiser Tom Hayne who has opened doors
at school level so that Mike can deliver
innovative Tri-Golf and Golf Xtreme sessions
to young people of varying ages. Mike has
now reached out to children at 17 schools in
the area and offered a pathway so that the
keener youngsters can try golf back at
Dainton Park.
Project by Teeofftimes.co.uk
is a clear winner
Teeofftimes.co.uk’s fundraising
project to support the Golf
Foundation has finished for the year,
having raised an excellent £8,818.
The leading tee time booking provider called
on its strong golf club customer network to
back the Golf Foundation’s HSBC Golf
Roots programme throughout the year.
Selected golf groups and independent golf
clubs were then asked by the Golf
Foundation to donate funds raised from
the sale of up to four golf course green
fees, collected by the Teeofftimes.co.uk
team. Golf groups De Vere Hotels &
Resorts, Mytime Active and Macdonald
Hotels & Resorts were early supporters.
Richard Barker, General Manager of
Teeofftimes.co.uk, said: “We would like to
offer a huge thank you to the golf clubs and
club groups who happily took part in this
project to help the Golf Foundation.
Knowing these clubs well we felt they would
get behind helping more young people into
golf and that’s exactly what they have done.
The support from De Vere Hotels &
Resorts, Mytime Active and Macdonald
Hotels & Resorts was exceptional.
“For Teeofftimes.co.uk, a company that is
working with key partners in providing
playing opportunities for all golfers, we
wanted to put something back into the
game by supporting the Golf Foundation in
this way.”
During The Open Championship at Royal
Liverpool, the Golf Foundation team
persuaded both Richard Barker and
colleague Steve Hemsworth, Managing
Director of parent company
Golfbreaks.com, to take part in a Tri-Golf
challenge against a group of ultra-keen
youngsters – typical of the very children
this project is supporting (pictured above).
Richard Barker added: “What better way to
celebrate the project than learning about
where the funds raised will be spent,
including Tri-Golf and StreetGolf, which for
many young people will be the first
experience of any type of golf. Thanks to the
great support of all the clubs involved, we
have all helped the Golf Foundation with its
strategy to encourage more young people
into our golf clubs, which is very exciting.”
Golf Foundation RDO Mark Boscott said:
“Tom and Mike working together has created
a great pathway, starting at the absolute
novice, the new player who hasn’t had a golf
shot before, to offering group sessions at the
club, roll-up golf, and using our Junior Golf
Passport, creating a growing junior
membership.”
Offering a first taste of golf to 2,500
youngsters in schools, around 50% of which
are girls, Mike was able to welcome 284
children to a five-week coaching programme
at the club, of which over 120 (24 girls) have
moved on to being regular academy golfers
each week at the golf club.
Mark added: “The project has successfully
tapped into the various HSBC Golf Roots
grants available, but this is not just about the
money.Tom offers fantastic support to Mike
in that he opens the door completely at
school level, putting a passionate PGA Pro –
in Mike – in front of so many youngsters.
“Mike’s skill and enthusiasm has translated
to very high numbers coming to follow-on
coaching, and then ultimately, regular
academy players. Everyone is a winner.”
Golf clubs wishing to find out more
about the services of Teeofftimes.co.uk can
contact General Manager Richard Barker
on 07793 775207, or email
[email protected].
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Time to help next generation, says ETIQUS
ETIQUS, a new British brand of
distinctive, quality timepieces, is putting
something back into the game by
supporting the Golf Foundation.
from the unique dimple patterned face that
gives the 3D effect of a golf ball to a unique
bezel inspired by Pace of Play guidelines
published by The R&A.
ETIQUS timepieces are exclusively for
golfers. Company founder Gary Butler loves
golf and he approached the Golf Foundation
to offer support for young golfers finding
their way in the game.
Gary Butler said: “I have been very fortunate
to have enjoyed golf and its benefits
throughout my adult years. As a child growing
up in Sheffield I was only able to take up the
game through the generosity of the parents of
one of my school friends. Golf has provided
me with opportunities to learn about life and
broaden my horizons. The people in golf I met
growing up were also highly supportive and
helped to give me confidence to get on in life.
I’d like to put something back into the sport
and help other youngsters to find their way,
through golf, and the Golf Foundation does a
great job in this area and deserves the
support of all of us.”
Keen to share the social and personal benefits
playing golf can bring (something Gary says he
experienced first-hand) ETIQUS is donating
£5 from each watch purchase, and is
supporting other charitable events, to raise
money for the Foundation. The brand recently
backed the ‘Nearest the Pin’ challenge at the
Golf Foundation Pro-Am, with the winner
earning himself a fine ETIQUS watch.
“This support is exciting news for the Golf
Foundation, and we are delighted to be
working with Gary, who is clearly passionate
about helping the next generation of golfers
by contributing to our HSBC Golf Roots
programme,” said Sarah Tennyson, Marketing
Manager for the Golf Foundation.
The ETIQUS collection consists initially of 24
timepieces (17 for men and 7 for women)
with many subtle details and features that will
be recognised and appreciated by golfers,
The brand name ETIQUS is derived from the
spirit for which the game of golf is universally
known – etiquette – respecting the written and
unwritten rules of the game – which is part of
what makes golf so special and communal.
See more at www.etiqus.co.uk
Football’s goal to make new golfers
The Golf Foundation’s partnership with
the Premier League 4 Sport programme
(PL4S) teed-up a unique event during
The Open Championship to help
highlight how the “power of football”
can bring golf to more young people.
Invited Derby and Aston Villa youngsters
completed StreetGolf challenges and created
their own games firing shots into wheelie-bins,
at tin cans and bulls-eyes and even opened golf
umbrellas.
On the following day, football legend Dwight
Yorke made a guest appearance to play
StreetGolf (pictured).
Dwight said: “I really enjoyed the StreetGolf
games. I can see why they appeal to teenagers
who can invent their own games to suit their
local environment. We didn’t play any golf
when I was growing up and we would have
loved this.
“This is a nice partnership between Premier
League 4 Sport and the Golf Foundation. I am
sure it will be an excellent way for football
clubs to engage with the community and bring
golf to many new young people who would not
have thought about playing.That’s good because
it’s a wonderful game to play for youngsters.”
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Tri-Golf Cards support the curriculum
Tri-Golf, the easy-to-play format for
young children which is a hit in primary
schools, is to receive a boost through a
redesign of the Tri-Golf Cards for use by
teachers, leaders, coaches and of course
the children themselves.
Tri-Golf Cards come in every bag of Tri-Golf
equipment purchased. Foundation RDO
Martin Crowder is in charge of the revamp,
to modernise the cards and make them fit
exactly the needs of teachers for use in PE
and the national curriculum.
Martin explained: “The new Tri-Golf Cards
will have an additional focus on numeracy,
literacy and a stronger feature on our Skills
for Life ethos, which are all important for
teachers who seek to incorporate sport and
play into curriculum learning. Tri-Golf games,
with their personal scoring, team scoring, co-
operation and respect for other players, are
all perfect for this. The design and look of the
cards will also be updated.”
The Youth Sport Trust has been helping in the
process; the new-look cards will be ready in
early 2015.
Explanar prize for Kent club
Etchinghill Golf Club, in Folkestone,
Kent, is the winner of our first Explanar
Junior Golf Training Aid.This is one of
three Explanars the Golf Foundation is
presenting through prize draws to goahead golf clubs with 10 or more
youngsters registered for the Junior
Golf Passport.
The Foundation has teamed up with Explanar
to highlight Junior Golf Passport coaching
activity in this way. Explanar is a company
which helps golfers of all ages to improve
their games, including youngsters who show
great promise with their swings.
Etchinghill GC was an early adopter of the
PGA-endorsed Junior Golf Passport, the
national learning programme that PGA
Coaches and boys and girls can work through
together to take them from complete novices
to regular junior golfers.
Etchinghill’s PGA Head Professional Steve
Mitchell said: “We are thrilled to win this
Explanar, which will be a great addition to our
coaching here of course. This was a very nice
surprise after we’ve enjoyed working with the
Junior Golf Passport, which is a great
resource for helping juniors to progress here
at the club.”
Etchinghill Golf Club is an HSBC Golf Roots
Centre and is committed to bringing on new
players from the local community with the
support of the Foundation, many from initial
coaching sessions at primary and secondary
school.
Luther Blacklock presents the Explanar to Sophie Daws
The club’s PGA Assistant Professional Sophie
Daws said: “Coaching of a wide cross-section
of ages is going very well as there is lots of
opportunity to learn all aspects of the game
here. The younger children can find their feet
with the Junior Golf Passport and on our
academy course, and when ready can make
the step up to the full course. Age group rollups at weekends and junior competitions are
also a successful feature.”
Luther Blacklock, PGA Master Professional
and inventor of the Explanar, made a personal
visit to the Kent club to present the prize.
Luther said: “Major congratulations to
Etchinghill for winning our Explanar Junior
Golf Training Aid. The coaching team there is
clearly passionate about helping youngsters,
as we are here at Explanar, so we are very
pleased that the first of three of our prizes
has gone to such a good home.
He added: “I cut my teaching teeth working
with the Golf Foundation in the mid-1970s
and we’re delighted and privileged to be now
partnering the Foundation, using Explanars to
help them grow the game.”
At the time of the next prize draw in
February 2015, all golf clubs who have 10 or
more children registered on the Junior Golf
Passport will be automatically entered to win
the second Explanar prize.
Find out more about the innovative Explanar
Golf Training Aid now on www.explanar.co.uk
(special prices are available for golf clubs
registered on the Junior Golf Passport).
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Key benefits of
the Junior Golf
Passport
1. £100 licence fee means it costs less than
£2 per week to run
2. Free comprehensive resource pack at
registration
3. Access to the online resource and
locker room with all of its hard copy
resources
4. Access to funding if the club becomes an
HSBC Golf Roots Centre
5. Free training on a JGP workshop and 15
CPD points
6. Free resources at renewal
7. Opportunity to win prizes for the club
and juniors (eg Explanars/junior golf
sets/caps/balls)
8. Added value in the eyes of parents who
see their children receiving a quality
resource and learning programme
9. Opportunity for the Pro to
communicate directly with the parents
leading to greater commitment from
children and the parents taking up the
game.
PGA-endorsed Junior Golf
Passport: First birthday
The Golf Foundation’s revamped Junior
Golf Passport, endorsed by the
Professional Golfers’ Association,
celebrated its first birthday during The Golf
Show in Harrogate in October.
Attending PGA Professionals discovered
why, in the first year of the Junior Golf
Passport, more than 600 golf clubs and 730
PGA Professionals registered for the
Passport, welcoming more than 4,000 boys
and girls into club coaching.
“Designed by coaches for coaches”, the
Junior Golf Passport is the official learning
programme for the England Golf
Partnership and Golf Development Wales.
This is a striking, colourful and easy-tofollow programme for children and
coaches, available in interactive online form
(www.juniorgolfpassport.org) or passport
sized paper booklet; both designed to
appeal to youngsters while offering PGA
Professionals a significant coaching and
business resource.
Readers of this newsletter can read four
in-depth case studies (overleaf) on how the
Junior Golf Passport has helped golfing
activity and business at club level.
“Creating more children attending our
complex and therefore creating more
revenue”, says Essex PGA Pro Darren
Turner. Lincolnshire PGA Pro Iain Fulton
says the Passport “has increased the level
of interest and credibility to the coaching”.
“Working alongside the Golf Foundation
and the PGA, the Passport really
complements everything that we are
working towards,” says Rob Bluck, a
Director of Golf in Staffordshire.
Parents and family have also been singing
the praises of the Passport. Peter Vaissiere
wrote to the Foundation to report: “My
grandson is attending lessons on Thursday
nights. He tells me that he is finding the
lessons enjoyable and fun whilst learning
different aspects of the game. It has also
given him the chance to make new friends.”
Parent Ian Anderson told us of the “great
atmosphere” for boys and girls in Passport
coaching sessions. Karen Dowling, whose
daughter is following the Passport at
Wentworth, said Liza “loves this sport and
this initiative is so awesome for her.”
Golf clubs who participate in the
Junior Golf Passport will pay £100
per year to take part in the scheme.
More information at
www.juniorgolfpassport.org and on
Twitter at @jnrgolfpassport.
From Aberystwyth to
Wentworth
The Junior Golf Passport is now being
delivered from Aberystwyth to Wentworth
and Royal Eastbourne to Woodhall Spa,
making this a national programme for
every type of golf facility and golf club.
PGA Pro’s were able to meet the Golf
Foundation team at The Golf Show in
Harrogate. Brendon Pyle, Acting Chief
Executive of the Golf Foundation, said:
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“Thanks to the organisers of The Golf
Show we were able to introduce plenty of
new PGA Professionals to our Junior Golf
Passport scheme and interest remains very
high after our first year. It’s great that golf
clubs large and small, famous and more
modest, are choosing this scheme that
promotes junior and family golf and creates
a new business resource for the club and
the PGA Pro.”
What families think of the
Junior Golf Passport
The Junior Golf Passport is one yearold.View the comments coming
through from families below, and see
pages 8-9 for how a number of PGA
Pro’s have made the Passport such a
hit at their clubs.
“The Passport allows my child to grow into
a sport at his own pace without
experiencing the pressures and quite often
damaging impact team sports can have on a
child who is not as ‘sporty’ as many.
“Golf suits his temperament and gives him
a sporting and social activity that will stand
him in good stead for years to come.
Having played a few pitch and putt holes
together his game is coming on very well
and I can’t wait for the time we play our
first full 18 holes. I will be delighted when
he can shoot a lower score than his Dad
(which probably won’t be that far off!).”
A delighted parent
“I would just like to let you know how
great the Passport system is. My son Scott
is eight years old and has enjoyed all the
learning in all aspects of golf. He has a great
teacher in Steve Parry who is very good at
explaining and showing the kids how to
enjoy golf while learning the game. It’s a
great atmosphere with both girls and boys
loving the game.” Ian Anderson
“My Grandson Louis is attending lessons
on Thursday nights at Bawburgh. He tells
me that he is finding the lessons enjoyable
and fun whilst learning different aspects of
the game. It has also given him the chance
to make new friends.” Peter Vaissiere
“My son Lee Fletcher, aged 9, loves the golf
academy at Brandesburton. I think it’s a
brilliant system. Well done to this
organisation.” David Fletcher
“My daughter Liza loves this sport and this
initiative is so awesome for her. Her Pro,
Tom Reid at Wentworth, is so helpful and
she really enjoys being under his guidance.”
Karen Dowling
Onneley GC
Passport to
junior success
If you showcase golf to youngsters at
school through a good HSBC Golf
Roots project, and offer them an
interesting club experience soon
after, more places will be taken at
the academies and junior sections of
golf clubs and family interest will
also grow.
Eddie Tittensor, PGA Professional at
Onneley Golf Club in Staffordshire,
embraced the HSBC Golf Roots concept
and started working with seven primary
schools.
More than 1,100 youngsters (of which
500 were girls) enjoyed a taste of golf at
school. Families could spend just £10 for
five golf sessions, two of which were held
at school and three back at the club soon
afterwards, thus introducing club golf to
both the children and their parents, a
magic ingredient!
Following this outreach work, 35 children
have become members and attend regular
sessions, using the Junior Golf Passport.
The club’s Junior Captain Joe Machin
(aged 16) is now helping Eddie with the
school work, supported by the club’s
Junior Organiser, Alan Wainwright, and
the club has given all 8-12 year-olds free
membership.
PGA Pro Eddie Tittensor added: “Great
thanks to the Foundation RDO’s Jason
and Andy, and this has been a real team
effort at Onneley. Alan Wainwright and
Joe deserve great praise for their
wonderful efforts in leading this, while
helpful members have also volunteered.
This united effort has created a great
buzz and ensured the project is a
success.”
Members of the Onneley Junior Academy
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JUNIORGOLF PASSPORT
CASE STUDY1
JUNIORGOLF PASSPORT
CASE STUDY2
How the Junior Golf Passport has helped
introduce many more junior members
to a golf complex in Staffordshire.
How the Junior Golf Passport has
benefited junior membership at a
Lincolnshire golf club.
3 Hammers Golf Complex
De Vere Belton Woods
Director of Golf Rob Bluck is
always looking at new initiatives
to get more children golfing. The
Junior Golf Passport is one such
resource. Over 60 children are
now recording their progress on
the Junior Golf Passport
website, with 75-100 attending
weekly sessions.
of their learning. It also helped
retain golfers as children could
progress from beginner to
joining the Elite Players’ sessions.
PGA Professional Iain Fulton
was exploring different junior
golf coaching options when he
came across the Junior Golf
Passport programme.
This HSBC Golf Roots Centre
welcomes around 200
youngsters a week. Rob’s team
advertises the centre’s pathway
around the golf complex heavily,
on their website, social media
and in the local press.
MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Approx 200 juniors
currently attend the Junior
Academy sessions.
• Between 75-100 juniors
currently attend weekly
Passport sessions.
• Approx 50 juniors attend
weekly Tri-Golf sessions.
• Over 60 children are
recording their progress
online.
• Several parents now
attend the Learn 2 Play
adult classes, or have
individual lessons.
Coaching in schools gives
children a fun introduction to
golf, and is followed up with an
invitation to try one of the
complex’s monthly taster
sessions. This is the perfect
opportunity for youngsters to
experience golf for the first time
and for the PGA coaches to
present the 3 Hammers Junior
Golf Pathway and the Junior
Golf Passport programme.
Rob decided to register for the
Passport because he was looking
for a “simple, structured
programme for his juniors to
follow”.
The coaches found the Passport
beneficial because it reduced
their paperwork and gave
children and parents more
responsibility to take ownership
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More parents have also taken up
golf, ensuring the complex is
enjoying a huge intake of new
golfers giving the game a go.
VIEWPOINT:
“Working alongside the Golf
Foundation and the PGA, the
Junior Golf Passport really
complements everything that we
are working towards. It works as
a great feeder from our schools
programme and along with our
Junior Golf Pathway has
definitely increased junior
participation at our complex.”
Rob Bluck,
Director of Coaching,
3 Hammers Golf Complex
He decided to register for the
scheme as it “looked user
friendly, easy to deliver and had
modern resources backed up by
a professional organisation
dedicated to junior golf”. The
decision paid off, with 16
children becoming a member of
the club and another 10
expected to join.
To ensure that the Junior Golf
Passport sessions at Belton
Woods GC were well attended,
Iain invited children from taster
sessions in local schools and
advertised on the club website.
The Passport resources aided
instruction by providing
comprehensive lesson plans,
with the flexibility for Iain to
adapt delivery to individual
needs.
There were clear benefits for
those who registered for the
Passport online; they were able
to track their progress (so could
their parents) and Iain could
monitor their development.
Iain Fulton has been
instrumental in developing the
junior section at Belton Woods,
and employing the Junior Golf
Passport has helped it to grow.
The Passport also led to more
parents volunteering to
supervise club nights, golfing
with their children and joining in
at family events. With an
enthusiastic group of older
juniors also embracing the
opportunity to help coach
younger members, the future for
young golfers at Belton Woods
GC looks extremely bright.
MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS:
• 40 children take part in
coaching each Saturday.
• 30 juniors are registered
on the Passport scheme
and 16 children have
become a junior member
at the golf club.
• Older juniors eagerly
supported younger players’
development.
VIEWPOINT:
“The Junior Golf Passport gives
pupils measureable progress, a
complete golfing development
and the confidence to go out
and play, which leads to allimportant membership and
retention. To have a junior
friendly structured programme
to work to, and be able to work
with a supportive team at the
Golf Foundation, has increased
the level of interest and
credibility to the coaching.”
Iain Fulton,
PGA (AAT) Professional,
De Vere Belton Woods
JUNIORGOLF PASSPORT
CASE STUDY3
JUNIORGOLF PASSPORT
CASE STUDY4
70 children using the Passport website
to record their progress at Wiltshire
club.
How the Junior Golf Passport attracted
family golf at this Essex golf club.
Broome Manor Golf Club
With a growing junior section,
Lee Hayward, PGA Professional
at Broome Manor Golf Club,
was looking for new ways to
help young golfers develop their
skills.
After some research, Lee chose
to register for the Junior Golf
Passport as he saw it as a
practical teaching aid that could
be easily incorporated into his
coaching programme. It has been
a great success; Lee now has 102
children regularly taking part in
sessions at the golf club, and
over 70 children are using the
Junior Golf Passport website to
chart their progress.
For Lee, the appeal of the
Passport lay in the structured
sessions it provided. The lesson
plans covered all aspects of golf,
including etiquette and fitness,
and gave children goals to work
towards and awarded
certificates as they advanced.
Encouraging children to register
online was instrumental to the
success of the programme at
Broome Manor GC. The website
allowed players to track their
own progress, which could be
shared with their parents, while
supporting regular play. Parents
were complimentary about the
structure of the Passport
programme, which gave them
more understanding of the basic
Ingrebourne Links Golf Complex
rules, handicaps, and swing
technique required for golf.
The coaching team at Broome
Manor is committed to
supporting juniors and
registering for the Passport has
had clear benefits. According to
Lee, the programme helps to
retain young golfers and prepares
them for playing on the course
more quickly. After watching
their children’s coaching
sessions, a number of parents
were prompted to play golf too.
MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS:
• 102 youngsters regularly
take part in sessions at the
golf club.
• 70 youngsters have
registered for the Passport
online.
• The programme has helped
to retain young golfers, and
inspired parents to try the
sport.
VIEWPOINT:
“The Junior Golf Passport has
helped our junior programme
retain the kids for longer and
got them out onto the course
quicker through covering a
wider range of areas i.e. bunkers,
chipping, rules, fitness, pitching,
etiquette and more. This in turn
has increased club membership.”
Lee Hayward,
PGA Professional,
Broome Manor GC
By registering for the new Junior
Golf Passport, Ingrebourne Links
Golf Complex not only gained
extra junior members, but more
parents began having lessons too.
Darren Turner, PGA Professional
at the facility, decided to register
for the scheme because he could
see it offered benefits to both
junior golfers and coaches.The
club had followed the old Junior
Golf Passport scheme but Darren
liked the improvements of the
new system, particularly the online
element which showed that “golf
is moving with the times”.
The extensive games and
exercise plans helped keep the
sessions fresh and interesting,
and the focus on fun ensured
the programme was accessible
to children of all abilities.
Children could chart their
progress online or by using the
booklet so there was a real
sense of achievement at the end
of each lesson.
Darren took full advantage of
the online resources that the
Passport provides. He was able
to advertise the sessions by
adapting the poster and then
distribute it to schools and
contacts on the club’s database.
The website made it easier for
parents and coach to
communicate, Darren could
simply send parents a message
about competition dates, junior
camps and other events.
More young golfers and their
parents are now regularly playing
at Ingrebourne Links as a result of
the club registering for the
Passport. Monthly competitions
for juniors frequently attract 20
participants (and this number is
growing) and as parent volunteers
have assisted with competitions,
their interest in golf has grown
too. At least 20 parents have gone
on to have lessons, either
privately or through the area’s
Get into Golf programme.
MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Between 40-50 children
attend Passport sessions
each week.
• 20 children play regularly
and take part in
competitions.
• 20 parents have gone on to
have golf lessons.
VIEWPOINT:
“The Junior Golf Passport gives
our junior tuition a clear pathway
that everybody can understand,
creating more children attending
our complex and therefore
creating more revenue.”
Darren Turner,
Head PGA Professional,
Ingrebourne Links Golf
Complex
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HSBC Golf Roots ‘Plus’ funding available
HSBC Golf Roots ‘Plus’ projects are
designed to offer golf activity with a
‘Skills for Life’ message to young people
who may benefit from this learning.
A number of grants of £1,500 are available in
the time ahead to deserving projects in England
and Wales. In the recent past HSBC Golf Roots
Plus projects have seen young people combine
with youth services, local authorities and the
police to reach a diverse cross-section of
youngsters.These include those coming from
challenging family backgrounds or deprived
communities, to young offenders, and including
young people with Special Educational Needs
(SEN) and disabilities.
Brendon Pyle, Acting Chief Executive for the
Golf Foundation, said: “This funding can have a
huge effect on young people taking part in
local golf projects, giving them greater
confidence and a feeling of responsibility. Our
team has seen this great work at first hand,
watching project leaders really motivating
young people who need a lift. Mentors who
help youngsters like this are priceless and we
wish to support them through golf funding.”
Please get in touch with our
team on 01992 449830 and
www.golf-foundation.org to find out if your
local project qualifies for funding.
Wales-based
coaches are
leading
the way
A trio of Wales-based PGA
Professionals are leading the way when
it comes to disabled coaching. Mike
Davies, Anthony Middleton and Dave
Pocock were recently recognised by the
ISPS Handa PGA Academy Programme
for their contribution at grassroots level
(pictured receiving their awards on the
eve of the Wales Open).
The three Pro’s, Davies from Glyn Abbey Golf
& Country Club in Camarthenshire, Pocock
from Bryn Meadows Golf, Hotel & Spa and
Middleton of Rhyl Golf Club, are said to have
all made a huge impact in their respective
communities. Craig Thomas, who is lead
coach at the ISPS Handa Academy, said: “As
these coaches have shown, disability is no
barrier and has all kinds of positive outcomes
for those who get involved.”
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CASE STUDY
This innovative scheme brought fun to youngsters,
delivered by trained young leaders and four local
PGA Pro’s.
Discovery Golf Project, Suffolk
The Discovery Golf Project was led
by Danny Thorrington (Inclusive
School Games Organiser), and jointly
funded by the Golf Foundation and
Suffolk’s golf and sports’ partnerships
and offered youngsters with
disabilities a positive and fun
experience of golf.
It started in September 2013 with a pilot
golf celebration day at Rushmere GC for
100 young people with special educational
needs. This was overseen by the club’s PGA
Professional Kelvin Vince, Alastair Spink
(Suffolk Golf Partnership CDO) and the
Golf Foundation’s East RDO, Katie Moggan.
Sports leaders from Copleston High
School and Suffolk One Sixth Form College
planned and devised activities for the
competitors who completed eight Tri-Golf
stations and a minimum of eight holes of
golf. Enthusiastic young leaders delivered
the games, and later ran follow on Tri-Golf
sessions at the players’ schools.
Four local PGA Pro’s supported the
programme by offering a free club coaching
session at their golf club, and around 30
children took up this opportunity.
The project continued into 2014. Alastair
Spink ran a golf leaders course at
Rushmere GC for 14 young people from
Copleston and Northgate High Schools.
They then organised Tri-Golf stations and
an 11 hole course for 39 participants from
mainstream, special schools and FE
‘Discovery’ clubs. The stations were
adapted so that all participants could
achieve, yet at the same time were
sufficiently challenging for the more able.
According to Danny, the leaders
“demonstrated such empathy, passion and
enthusiasm to make the (participants) feel
really special.”
An additional Tri-Golf competition will be
added to the 2015 Suffolk Summer School
Games Final event and funding from the Golf
Foundation will allow three of the schools to
receive a five week block of coaching at both
Fynn Valley and Rushmere golf clubs.
MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS:
• 100 young people with special
educational needs attended the
celebration day in 2013.
• Around 30 children attended a club
session following the Tri-Golf in
school.
• 22 young leaders were trained to
assist with delivery of the project.
Greater focus
on disability
Through our HSBC Golf Roots
projects and partners, the Golf
Foundation is able to highlight the
opportunities that golf can offer to
young people with disabilities.
Whether a player wants to simply
enjoy a new sport, or aim to become
an elite performer, we aim to provide
a platform to enable young people to
start their golfing journey.
The breadth of support available for
disability projects is demonstrated by a
‘tab’ on our website marked ‘Disability’.
This signposts the vision of our key
partners, including the English Federation
of Disability Sport, England Golf, the PGA,
Sport England and the Youth Sport Trust to
ensure we have the resources, support and
the latest information available to assist
our HSBC Golf Roots projects.
Regional Development Officer Andy Leigh
is leading this work for the Foundation. He
is endeavoring to ensure this area of the
website can give practical help for anyone
in golf who is looking to improve golfing
opportunity for young people with
disabilities; sharing our ideas with those of
our partners.
Andy said: “It is early days, but we aim for
this area of the website to become
something of a toolkit for golf providers,
demonstrating how they can include
youngsters in golfing activity and,
importantly, a key focus of our work is to
find ways to include more children in
mainstream competition with their
friends/classmates.
“To get this right is challenging but will be
worth it as we don’t want to pay lipservice to the many young people with
disabilities who will be interested to learn
and play a new sport. This disability work
is also very much a two-way street and we
will welcome input from PGA Pro’s, Junior
Organisers, parents and teachers who
have experience here, or who have
questions, which may help us in return.”
Young leaders who helped the
project earn their certificates
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StreetGolf
builds its city
connections
Bend it like Beckham, football
helps shape StreetGolf
StreetGolf is being rolled out across
more of London’s boroughs –
offering a whole new ball game to
young people in the capital who want
to enjoy the benefits of a new sport.
Typically, in a city setting where space
available is mixed between sports fields
and distinctly urban surroundings of bricks
and concrete, greater imagination is
needed to set up any sporting challenge...
An essential part of StreetGolf is the
Foundation’s system of Satellite Clubs
which are creating genuine links between
urban young people and regional golf
facilities. A Satellite Club can be created
anywhere for young people with
enthusiasm but the crucial element is to
make it a ‘hub’ for golf in the immediate
community, run with the help of a PGA
Coach who can then offer good follow-on
opportunities at a golf venue nearby.
London Satellite Clubs, like in other towns
and cities, are created with this end-goal in
mind.
Andy Wright, Foundation RDO covering
the London area, said: “As we seek to reach
more young people through StreetGolf in
London, we are delighted to say that the
London borough councils are being
supportive, and we have a great working
relationship with the Satellite Club officers
working for London Sport, with currently
17 live projects part-funded.”
Two more leading football clubs have
become big-name signings to support
the Golf Foundation’s partnership
with Premier League 4 Sport (PL4S)
to boost golf in the community.
Last season, nine Premiership and
Championship clubs had agreed to deliver
Golf Foundation StreetGolf Satellite Clubs
using their facilities, maintaining a strong
link to their local golf facilities, which are
HSBC Golf Roots Centres.
Now, Stoke City and Nottingham Forest,
both partners in the PL4S initiative, have
agreed to help the Foundation, joining
Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Hull, Aston
Villa, Everton, Blackburn, Bolton,
A key partner is StreetGames, the sports
charity that brings sport to the doorstep of
young people in disadvantaged communities.
The second route is via the creation of 280
Satellite Clubs by the Foundation over four
years in partnership with County Sport
Partnerships, the Premier League 4 Sport
programme (PL4S) and youth clubs. A key
focus is engaging with the golf coaches and
their clubs so they understand this
The PL4S project is delivered by the
Premier League and Sport England. The Golf
Foundation’s Brendon Pyle said: “These
famous football clubs occupy a powerful place
in local communities all over the country. For
these clubs to show their support of our
ideas as a sports development charity and
support golf in this way is highly significant.”
In addition, Cardiff City, Plymouth Argyle
and Port Vale football clubs have all
received HSBC Golf Roots Plus grants
from the Golf Foundation to support their
community Kicks programmes, which act
as a diversionary activity for young people
in disadvantaged areas.
Satellite Clubs a dynamic
path to regular golf
StreetGolf is the new name of the Golf
Foundation’s community programme
that supports a variety of projects
aimed at the teenage market.Thanks
to recent efforts with highly progressive
partners, StreetGolf is finding a route
to golf clubs and driving ranges for
young people from urban areas where
golf isn’t normally a practical choice.
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Southampton and Derby.
audience and can open the doors to them.
The great strength of Satellite Clubs is that a
‘golf club’ for young people can be created
anywhere that is appropriate, from the sports
hall to the beach, with some of these clubs
opting for several venues – all linked to a golf
facility which is an HSBC Golf Roots Centre.
Andy Wright, who is responsible for Satellite
Club development for the Foundation, said:
“All of these clubs enjoy a link to a traditional
golf facility – one of our HSBC Golf Roots
Centres where the PGA Coach is at the heart
of delivery and making the scheme a success.
“Our team will reach our first target of 180
Satellite Clubs by March, 2015, and thanks
to some fantastic funding support from
partners PL4S and Sport England we can
now plan the creation of another 70 clubs.”
Case studies show HSBC Golf Roots progress
On the Golf Foundation website you
can now find an increasing number of
‘case studies’ that detail successful
progress in golf at school, community
and ultimately, golf club level. Snapshots
of recent studies include:
Rothbury Golf Club, located in picturesque
Northumberland, has revitalised its junior
section by bringing in a number of innovations
to attract young people.These included being
accepted as an HSBC Golf Roots Centre and
receiving a Golf Foundation grant in 2013. Over
100 children received Tri-Golf coaching in
school and also took part in a Tri-Golf festival
at the club. Fifty-eight children now play
regularly in the academy or as a junior member.
The Macclesfield SSP in the North West
has seen golf participation increase over the
last six years, through the outstanding efforts
of De Vere Mottram Hall PGA Professional
Matthew Turnock, a Tri-Golf coach in the area.
Matthew has worked with over 50 primary
schools within the partnership, and 100s of
young people have been inspired to take
additional golf lessons outside of school.
In 2012 the Slough School Sport Network
received funding from the Golf Foundation and
the Sportivate scheme to increase golfing
opportunities for children at local golf clubs. By
the end of the year, through the excellent
relationships formed between the SSSN and
participating clubs, 100 young people in Slough
had the opportunity of experiencing golf at
school, and at a local golf facility.
has a thriving junior section led by PGA
Professional Matthew Conner but in 2013,
after receiving support from the Golf
Foundation, 350 children received Tri-Golf
coaching in 12 primary schools and the junior
section gained an extra 57 members last year.
Snainton Golf Centre in North Yorkshire
See more at www.golf-foundation.org
HSBC Ambassadors
Legends of tennis and rugby,Tim Henman, Gavin Hastings and Jonathan Davies, helped to convert a new set of youngsters to
golf at The Open Championship.The sporting heroes played a series of golf challenges against boys and girls to help raise the
profile of the charity’s HSBC Golf Roots programme.
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Celebrating
Ryder legacy
in Scotland
The Golf Foundation is proud to
support Scotland’s junior golf
programme in its bid to create a
lasting legacy from this year’s great
Ryder Cup match.
ClubGolf is delivering on its Ryder Cup
pledge by introducing children to golf and
supporting the early development of young
golfers through structured coaching.
As one of this body’s partners the Golf
Foundation is contributing significant funding
to support ClubGolf’s school, community
and club work which aims to give every
child the opportunity to experience golf
plus the follow-on opportunities desired in
golf club facilities through Scotland.
On the eve of the Ryder Cup it was
announced that the Scottish Government
was giving a new £1 million funding package
to the ClubGolf programme, which has so
far introduced more than 350,000 children
to golf since its introduction in 2003.
Through the new ‘Get Into Golf’ initiative,
as part of ClubGolf, parents are being
encouraged to participate with their
children and play the game as a family.
Highlights of recent ClubGolf achievement
recorded in 2014 include:
• 49% of Primary 5 children participating in
ClubGolf are girls
• 50,886 school children were introduced
to golf in 2014
• 71.42% of the Scottish Golf Academy
intake in 2014 has come from the ClubGolf
Stage 3 Development Centre programme
Brendon Pyle, Acting Chief Executive of
the Golf Foundation, said: “ClubGolf
should be commended for this fantastic
work in creating a genuine legacy around
the Ryder Cup in Scotland. So many
youngsters will have been inspired by that
historic match and it is absolutely right
that they should all have the opportunity
to experience golf for themselves.”
Darren Clarke award a
major highlight
A major highlight of the Golf
Foundation’s year occurred during
The Open Championship, when
former Open Champion Darren
Clarke was presented with the Golf
Foundation’s ‘Spirit of Golf ’ Award at
Royal Liverpool Golf Club.
An appreciative audience watched the
presentation in the Wirral sunshine at the
R&A Swingzone in Royal Liverpool’s tented
village, a stage for the Golf Foundation
provided by The R&A to help the charity
inspire a great many youngsters new to the
game during Open Championship week.
Darren Clarke was game for a ‘Tri-Golf’
challenge, captaining a group of children
from St Bridget’s Primary School in West
Kirby against their classmates led by their
own captain, BBC golf reporter Rishi Persad.
The Northern Irishman then took part in a
Q&A answer session with the boys and girls
before making a considered speech about
the value of golf as a game for young people,
which was greeted with spontaneous and
prolonged applause by all present.
Darren Clarke told the children: “Golf is a
European Senior Tour players have
been sharing their experience and
expertise to support the Golf
Foundation this summer.
In partnership with the Golf Foundation,
The European Tour aims to make golf
more accessible to children from all
backgrounds and abilities. Special clinics at
European Senior Tour events have been
encouraging youngsters to try the game
and learn more about golf’s benefits.
The Foundation was delighted to attend
the first event at Stoke by Nayland,
“My parents encouraged me to start
playing golf for all the best reasons. It offers
you lessons in how to behave, how to play
with adults and how to respect your
opponents at all times. These attributes
developed in golf can then help you for the
rest of your life.”
The prestigious Spirit of Golf trophy was
designed, made for the Golf Foundation,
and kindly donated by Derek Burridge.
Senior Tour stars coach the
youngsters
Clinics for local school and community
groups were staged at three European
Senior Tour events: the ISPS Handa PGA
Seniors Championship at The Stoke by
Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa, in June, the SSE
Scottish Senior Open at Fairmont St
Andrews, and the English Senior Open at
Rockliffe Hall, both in August.
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very special game and a game you can play
your whole life. It demands honesty and
you learn a great deal about yourself as a
person as you learn to play.
courtesy of The European Senior Tour and
the Professional Golfers’ Association, and
the English Senior Open at Rockliffe Hall
as guests of The European Senior Tour. At
both events, the Foundation team
experienced at first hand the power to
inspire youngsters that Senior Tour
players have as they combine brilliant
shotmaking with their experience and
knowledge.
Foundation RDO for the North East Ian
Harvey said: “We are indebted to The
European Tour and these top players for
their brilliant support. This regular run of
clinics at Tour events really helps our
team to spread the message that golf can
be for everyone. During the event at
Rockliffe Hall I was also privileged to
work with local partners including
Darlington Borough Council, who share
this commitment to offering sporting
opportunity to young people, and that’s a
great strength of these regional clinics.”
Pro-Am raises more than
£20,000 with European
Tour support
Supporters of junior grass roots golf
from the world of business, media
and sport came together in October
to enjoy the 28th Golf Foundation
Pro-Am, held at the excellent venue
of London Golf Club, a European Tour
Destination.
The golf tournament, auction and dinner
created an excellent fundraising effort from
all involved, with more than £20,000 being
raised for the Golf Foundation.
With strong backing from The European
Tour, the Tour players and invited members
from the Ladies European Tour (Trish
Johnson, Rebecca Hudson and Becky
Brewerton graced the day) led 22 teams in
competition on the superbly set-up
Heritage course at London Golf Club in
Kent. Despite the first genuinely cold day of
Autumn here, players returned smiling with
many commenting on the excellent and
challenging greens on the Heritage course.
Brendon Pyle, Acting Chief Executive of the
Golf Foundation, praised the teams and
commended the greenkeepers for the
fantastic condition of the course. He said:
“We would like to thank every player for
their contribution and a fantastic
fundraising effort.Your support and the
support from all golfers really is
appreciated as our HSBC Golf Roots
programme is introducing over half a
million young people to golf every year
and, last year, created 2,500 new junior
members in clubs.
“The European Tour is a great supporter of
our cause and this event of course, where
friends come together to raise funds to
encourage the next generation of players;
so a huge thank you to Fredrik Lindgren of
The European Tour and all the
professionals who encouraged the teams
so well today.”
Brendon made special thanks to The
European Tour’s Hugh Wickham, who was
guest of honour on the day, having been
the driving force behind the Pro-Am’s
beginnings back in 1986, and after whom
the event’s trophy is named.
He added: “Finally, I would like to thank
Austen Gravestock and all his staff at
London Golf Club for making everyone
feel so welcome and providing a brilliant
stage for our annual Pro-Am.”
The winning team came from the PGA.
Throughout the day, competitors were able
to use the Golf GameBook live scoring
system on supplied iPhones to record their
score.
The Golf Foundation also offers a special
thank you to The European Tour Players
Foundation, which helped in producing
exciting items for the auction. Generous
donations of player prizes, auction items
and raffle prizes came from The European
Tour, Mizuno, Robert McGuirk, HSBC,
Tractor Hire, Heath Harvey, Ryder Cup
Europe, Woburn, Titleist, Moet Chandon,
ETIQUS, TaylorMade Golf, and Adams Golf.
Golf Foundation
expands its team
The Golf Foundation recently
announced the appointment of two
new Regional Development Officers
(RDO’s) to support the leading golf
charity’s HSBC Golf Roots activity in
schools, communities and golf clubs.
The charity has enjoyed a highly productive
year and was in a position to expand its
team of RDO’s in England from seven to
eight, allowing a slight geographical reshuffle
so that all eight RDO’s will now mirror the
same eight regions covered by England Golf,
a change designed to create greater synergy
and more opportunities to encourage
young people into club golf.
Newcomers are Stacey Mitchell, 24, who is
now covering East Midlands & Yorkshire, and
Ian Harvey, 23, who covers the North East
(John Wood has moved into sports teaching
after doing a great job).
Stacey Mitchell graduated from Leeds
Metropolitan University in 2012 with a First
Class Honours degree in Physical Education,
having focused her dissertation around the
sociology of golf. Currently completing her
Masters degree in Sport Development by
Research, Stacey has already enjoyed
delivering golf to youngsters using Golf
Foundation Tri-Golf and Golf Xtreme
formats.
Ian Harvey is also a graduate of Leeds
Metropolitan University (BSc in Sports
Coaching). This 6-handicap golfer already
has a pedigree in sports development,
ranging from encouraging youngsters in
special needs primary schools to his work
in 2013 as a County Development Officer
in Northumberland.
Hugh Wickham (second right) presents the Wickham Shield to the winning PGA team,
which was made up of Robert Maxfield, team Professional David Griffiths, Paul
Robertson and Steve Thorp.
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Contact…
If you need help or further information
from the Golf Foundation you can contact
us either directly at the Foundation’s
Headquarters or through our network of
Regional Development Officers. Contact
details for the various departments, the
Regional Development Officers and Junior
Golf Matters are given below.
Sponsors and Supporters
The Foundation receives substantial financial support from a number
of the major golfing organisations and sports bodies:
Golf Foundation Headquarters
The Spinning Wheel, High Street,
Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire EN11 8BP
Tel: +44 (0)1992 449830
Fax: +44 (0)1992 449840
Internet: www.golf-foundation.org
Twitter: @GolfRootsHQ
Registered Charity No. 285917
Development Department
Development Manager: Brendon Pyle
Tel: 07765 258330
Email: [email protected]
English Regions:
• North West (Contact: Andy Leigh)
Tel: 07765 258550 Twitter: @GolfRootsNW
• North East (Contact: Ian Harvey)
Tel 07818 575977 Twitter: @GolfRootsNE
• West Midlands (Contact: Martin Crowder)
Tel: 07766 208195 Twitter: @GolfRootsWM
• East Mids & Yorkshire (Contact: Stacey Mitchell)
Tel: 07818 575990 Twitter: @GolfRootsEM
• South Region (Contact: Jason Sorrell)
Tel 07765 258440 Twitter: @GolfRootsS
• South West (Contact: Mark Boscott)
Tel: 07765 258990 Twitter: @GolfRootsSW
• South East (Contact: Andy Wright)
Tel: 07765 258110 Twitter: @GolfRootsSE
• East Region (Contact: Katie Moggan)
Tel: 07917 334976 Twitter: @GolfRootsE
Welsh Regions:
• North Wales (Contact: Dilwyn Griffiths)
Tel: 07968 453870
• South Wales (Contact: Zoe Thacker)
Tel: 01633 436049
• Mid and West Wales (Contact: Stuart Finlay)
Tel: 07896 944555
Internet: www.golfdevelopmentwales.org
Scotland:
• ClubGolf
Tel: 01334 461 361
Internet: www.clubgolfscotland.com
Marketing Department
Marketing Manager: Sarah Tennyson
Tel: 01992 449830
Press Officer: Ben Evans
Tel: 01747 820384
Administration/Accounts
Finance and Administration Department
The Golf Foundation is committed to working with National Partnerships:
The Golf Foundation is grateful for support from the following suppliers:
If you would like to join the growing list of companies that share in our
vision and wish to support grass roots junior golf activity then please
contact us on 01992 449830.
Golf Foundation policy statements
The Golf Foundation has in place policies, procedures and practises
relating to child safety and equality that can be summarised as follows:
Child Protection
The Golf Foundation is fully committed to
ensuring that golf provides a safe
environment in which children can learn
about the sport without fear of abuse in its
various forms.
Equality
The Golf Foundation is fully
committed to supporting the
principle and practice of equality
of opportunity.
Copies of the full child protection policy for golf and the Golf Foundation’s
equality policy statement are available on the Golf Foundation’s website:
www.golf-foundation.org.
www.facebook.com/TheGolfFoundation
@GolfRootsHQ
www.youtube.com/GolfFoundationTV
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