A Primary Schools Golf Programme is to benefit from the legacy of the 148th Open at Royal Portrush this July with funding from the Department for Communities
The programme will offer up to thirty primary schools across the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area to get involved in golf in the school environment. The primary schools involved will be offered taster sessions in fun golf and provided “with age appropriate golf equipment along with both pupils and teachers receiving expert training in golf.
Speaking at the launch Department for Communities Deputy Secretary Moira Doherty said “The Open Legacy Primary Schools Golf Programme is an important element of the Department’s wider investment and support to the area. The programme offers a great opportunity for golf to be introduced and promoted throughout local schools for local school children.
“It is fantastic that Portrush is hosting The Open, which is one of the greatest sporting occasions in the world, this summer. It will have a lasting impact for many throughout Northern Ireland and it’s important we harness this interest and excitement, particularly at grass roots levels, and this primary schools golf programme will help with that.”
The Programme is being delivered to primary schools in partnership with the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, local golf clubs, the University of Ulster Golf Scholars and the Golfing Union of Ireland.
