Golf It! Glasgow’s education programme has introduced 1,000 children to golf, ahead of the facility opening in 2023.
Golf It!, the facility which is being built on the site of the former Lethamhill Golf Course, is not set to open until next summer, but has already started a programme to introduce Glasgow kids to the sport.
The programme, which is being backed by the R&A, has saw three schools take part over a five-week period, with the final sessions of term one taking place this week. Term two will begin in November, with a further three schools being offered the tuition.
It’s part of an ambitious plan to introduce golf to every school child across Glasgow in the next five years, which would see 42,500 pupils introduced to the sport.
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Golf It! and its education programme is designed to make the game more accessible, affordable and inclusive, with every child introduced to the game offered membership to the facility when it opens.
The sessions have been run by Alyson McKechin, Golf It!’s community and education adviser, who is a PGA teaching pro, having previously worked at Stirling Golf Club and Glasgow Golf Club.
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