Leading tour pros Stephen Gallacher and Robert MacIntyre have urged sport authorities in Scotland to provide greater support for grassroots golf.
The R&A is in the process of building Golf It! in Glasgow, while Paul Lawrie’s Aberdeen facility has proved hugely successful.
In recent days, Gallacher cut the ribbon on the Stephen Gallacher Foundation Centre of Excellence in Linlithgow.
However, all three projects have been largely self-funded, either through golf or as a result of individual benefactors.
Three years after Scotland hosted the Solheim Cup and eight years after the Ryder Cup’s most recent visit, leading figures in the game are questioning the legacy of those events.
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“This is all pretty much funded personally and privately,” said Gallacher, who played in Europe’s victory at Gleneagles in 2014. “It started by being one of the official charities for the Scottish Open.
“If we could get more government or Sportscotland funding – we’ve had little bits in the past – that would be great.
“It all goes out to coaching, to put on events, go to more schools. Everything that comes in goes back into golf.”
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