DRIVING WOMEN'S GOLF
To support the English Ladies’ Golf Association (ELGA)
strategy to increase the number of women and girls particiapting
in golf the English Golf Union (EGU) and ELGA are working
together to implement their ‘Driving Women’s Golf’
initiative.
The EGU/ELGA Development Team has recently produced a ‘Women
& Girls Golf’ brochure to help guide and provide
advice to golf clubs on how to recruit and retain more women
and girls. To support the brochure additional information
is available online via the EGU website, www.englishgolfunion.org/womenandgirls,
where fact sheets and further guidance can be accessed and
downloaded.
Recent statistics from the EGU/ELGA 2006 Golf Club Membership
Questionnaire identified that 85% of golf clubs have vacancies
for female members (adults and juniors) and at least 70% of
golf clubs are actively seeking more adult female and girl
members.
Pauline Perla, ELGA Chief Executive Officer, “There
has never been a better time for women and girls to get into
golf, with clubs actively looking for female members. But
we must all be as proactive as possible to make sure these
opportunities are promoted. We hope that these latest resources
will provide greater support to golf clubs and ultimately
strengthen women and girls golf in England”.
This initial source of information is set to be the foundation
of the ‘Driving Women's Golf' campaign and further resources
will be available from EGU/ELGA to help support golf clubs
and women and girls looking to get involved in the game.
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