Palacerigg Open Day for juniors
Palacerigg Golf Club, which has signed up to the national junior golf development programme, clubgolf, to make the game accessible to local children is a holding Come and Try day for juniors on April 6.
Free coaching sessions will take place at the club from 10.00am-12.00 noon and 1.00-3.00pm. All equipment will be provided free of charge.
“Anyone aged between 10 and 17 years old who wants to come and try the game will be more than welcome,” said the Club’s junior convenor and volunteer coach, Frank Anderson.
“We’ll be doing putting, chipping and full swing session and we hope to have a blow up driving range as a side show.
“I’ve met the local Active Schools Co-ordinators who are promoting the Come and Try day in local schools and we have had a lot of interest from the children who attended last week’s Cumbernauld Schools' Tri-Golf Festival.”
Emerging out of Scotland’s successful bid to host the Ryder Cup, clubgolf is a partnership between the Scottish Golf Union, the Scottish Ladies' Golfing Association, the Professional Golfers' Association, the Golf Foundation and sportscotland. The programme has been developed as a direct result of the Scottish Government’s commitment to introduce every nine-year-old child in Scotland to golf.
Palacerigg signed up for clubgolf to reverse the decline of its junior membership. Two of its members have been trained to on the PGA Level 1 course and are planning to run a junior coaching programme for local children this summer.
“Our junior membership has run down to the point where we only have seven,” said Frank. “So our Come and Try day is a great opportunity to encourage newcomers, particularly those that have never played the game, to come along.
“Parents are very welcome to stay and watch and after the coaching there will be an opportunity for the children to join the club and receive coaching throughout the summer.
“We’ve got a two-year plan of coaching sessions organised so now we just need the kids to teach.”
For further information or to book a session please contact:
Junior Convenor, Frank Anderson on:
T: 07939 280 852 or email Palaceriggjuniors@blueyonder.co.uk
Palacerigg Golf Club, which has signed up to the national junior golf development programme, clubgolf, to make the game accessible to local children is a holding Come and Try day for juniors on April 6.
Free coaching sessions will take place at the club from 10.00am-12.00 noon and 1.00-3.00pm. All equipment will be provided free of charge.
“Anyone aged between 10 and 17 years old who wants to come and try the game will be more than welcome,” said the Club’s junior convenor and volunteer coach, Frank Anderson.
“We’ll be doing putting, chipping and full swing session and we hope to have a blow up driving range as a side show.
“I’ve met the local Active Schools Co-ordinators who are promoting the Come and Try day in local schools and we have had a lot of interest from the children who attended last week’s Cumbernauld Schools' Tri-Golf Festival.”
Emerging out of Scotland’s successful bid to host the Ryder Cup, clubgolf is a partnership between the Scottish Golf Union, the Scottish Ladies' Golfing Association, the Professional Golfers' Association, the Golf Foundation and sportscotland. The programme has been developed as a direct result of the Scottish Government’s commitment to introduce every nine-year-old child in Scotland to golf.
Palacerigg signed up for clubgolf to reverse the decline of its junior membership. Two of its members have been trained to on the PGA Level 1 course and are planning to run a junior coaching programme for local children this summer.
“Our junior membership has run down to the point where we only have seven,” said Frank. “So our Come and Try day is a great opportunity to encourage newcomers, particularly those that have never played the game, to come along.
“Parents are very welcome to stay and watch and after the coaching there will be an opportunity for the children to join the club and receive coaching throughout the summer.
“We’ve got a two-year plan of coaching sessions organised so now we just need the kids to teach.”
For further information or to book a session please contact:
Junior Convenor, Frank Anderson on:
T: 07939 280 852 or email Palaceriggjuniors@blueyonder.co.uk
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