The Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) has granted The Montgomerie Links Vietnam in Quang Nam US$10,000 to promote the participation of players at different ages and levels in the emerging game in Vietnam.
The grant will go to the AGIF Grow-the-Game / Let’s Go Golf initiative, which will run throughout January next year to encourage every age and level of player, including corporate outreach events, school visits, and other off-course activities. But, the emphasis is on novice junior players.
The goal is to introduce golf to 2,000 children and 1,000 adults, according to The Montgomerie Links Vietnam, which put into play all 18 holes in the central province of Quang Nam in August 2009.
“It’s a most welcome and significant exclamation point to our first anniversary,” Jon Tomlinson, general manager of The Montgomerie Links, said in a statement. “Most important, it’s an affirmation of our passion for, and approach to, bringing golf to the area.” The cornerstone of the initiative is the Let’s Go Golf program, which was devised to expand golf playing in Vietnam and is supervised by Lee Marshall, British PGA professional and head professional at the Montgomerie Links Golf Academy.
“When a kid hits a shot that flies in the air and lands 90 yards away for the first time, the look on their face is priceless,” Marshall said. “That’s why we teach to help people achieve things they previously couldn’t. But they’re not the only ones having fun.”
Sanctioned tournaments for up-and-coming players, and even group activities for non-golfing parents and partners will be other golf-promoting aspects of the initiative, which is undertaken in association with Vietnam Golf Association.
The Montgomerie Links Vietnam said it won the grant after all golf courses and driving ranges in Vietnam were invited by the AGIF to submit bids.
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