England Golf to support Parliamentary Golf Group
The All-Party Parliamentary Golf Group has announced England Golf as a supporter.
The Group, comprising Members of all major political parties and from
both Houses of Parliament, has the singular remit to "support the sport
of golf." All-Party Parliamentary Groups do not receive any public
funding and are reliant on supporters to enable activities.
England Golf is the governing body for all amateur golf in England,
representing over 1900 clubs with over 675,000 members. At the heart of
grassroots golf, it's development initiative 'Get into golf' introduces
new golfers to the game, encouraging participation and lifelong
involvement in the game. England Golf also provides business support to
clubs to encourage more golfers to enjoy the benefits of club
membership, and help promote the game as being accessible, fun and
family friendly.
Karl McCartney MP, Group Chairman and Member of Parliament
for Lincoln, welcomed England Golf's support. He said "I am pleased to
announce that England Golf has agreed to support the All-Party
Parliamentary Golf Group. England Golf do a lot of excellent work to
encourage participation in the sport, and I hope that with their
support, the Group can promote golf as a sport for all."
Nick Pink, Chief Executive of England Golf, commented "we are delighted
to support the Parliamentary Golf Group, and look forward to working
closely with Members as they seek to support golf at all levels. England
Golf works hard to promote grassroots opportunities to play the sport,
but challenges remain, and I hope that the Group will be able to help
tackle these and ensure a bright future for golf."
About England Golf
www.englandgolf.org
England Golf is the governing body for amateur golf in England. It is
one of the country's largest sports governing bodies and looks after the
interests of more than 1,900 golf clubs and 675,000 men, women, boy and
girl club members.
England Golf is at the heart of grassroots golf, inspiring people to
have a lifelong involvement in the game. Our development initiative
'Get into golf' introduces new golfers, juniors and adults, to start
playing the game as well as increasing the interest and participation in
golf. Working with our partners we offer business support to clubs to
encourage more golfers to enjoy the benefits of club membership and to
help promote the game as being accessible, fun and family friendly.
For competitive golfers, England Golf provides championships for all
ages and abilities, both in individual and team events, hosted at some
of the most prestigious courses across the country, some with qualifying
events at any club.
England Golf identifies and develops the country's most talented golfers
through their amateur careers, many of whom go on to become the world's
leading professional golfers, such as Justin Rose, Lee Westwood,
Charley Hull and Melissa Reid.
