Cornwall Golf Week tees off in April to inspire more people to play the game and it will be bigger and better than before.
The action starts with city centre taster days on Thursday and Friday, April 4 and 5, at Truro's Lemon Quay where passers-by will be invited to have a go at golf in the inflatable nets, on the portable putting green and on the Sweet Spot simulator.
Then, between 6-14 April, 24 golf clubs and ranges will be offering free taster sessions for newcomers and returners to the game. There will be plenty of follow-on opportunities, with all clubs offering a low-cost five-week programme of structured group coaching straight after the week.
Cornwall Golf Week coincides with the US Masters championship, when interest in the game will be on the upswing. It's part of a festival of golf weeks being held across the South West this spring, which support the national Get into golf campaign.
It's organised by the Cornwall Golf Partnership and county development officer Simon Wood commented: This promises to be the biggest project we've ever undertaken and we're hoping to attract hundreds of people to start playing. Last year 500 people had a go and we want to do better this year.
Golf is a great game for everyone who enjoys friendship, fresh air and exercise and this is the perfect time of year to start.
We're very excited about Golf Week because Cornwall has so much to offer the beginner golfer. Our golf clubs and driving ranges are welcoming and accessible and they are working hard to encourage more people to play.
The week will be featured in local radio and newspaper advertising and on the Partnership's fortnightly television programme, Golf in Cornwall, on alternate Mondays on Sky Television channel 212 and Freesat Channel 401.
For further details please contact:
Simon Wood
Cornwall Golf Development Officer
07971 624313 cornwallcdo@hotmail.co.uk Readers Notes
The Cornwall Golf Partnership brings together the men's, women's and professionals' county organisations to grow the game in Cornwall. County Golf Partnerships are part of the England Golf Partnership's Whole Sport Plan' for golf and an integral part of its vision to Grow the Game'. The England Golf Partnership (EGP) is a partnership between the amateur governing body, England Golf, and the PGA, supported by the Golf Foundation and Sport England.
Notes for Readers:- England Golf is the governing body for amateur golf in England.
England Golf was formed on 1st January 2012 following the merger of the English Golf Union Ltd. and the English Women's Golf Association and is one of the largest sports governing bodies in England looking after the interests of over 1,900 golf clubs and 770,000 men and women club members.
Responsible for the training of the country's top amateur golfers, England Golf also organises all the major English amateur championships. England Golf works to actively encourage new golfers and increase the continued interest and participation in golf through its golf development initiative Get into Golf'.
England Golf is a member of The England Golf Partnership (EGP) together with the PGA and supported by the Golf Foundation and Sport England. Their Whole Sport Plan for golf identifies how England will achieve its vision of becoming The Leading Golf Nation in the World by 2020' from grass roots right through to elite level.
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