Award helps keep juniors on a fairway to success

PALACERIGG Golf Club, which received a £5000 Awards for All lottery grant for its junior section, has invested the funds into equipment to assist with its coaching programme.

"With this award we have purchased some really great equipment," said delighted junior convenor Frank Anderson.

"It includes a professional Explanar to compliment our "junior" version which was donated to us by North Lanarkshire Golf Development Group, eight 'TrueStrike' mats which are going to be a permanent feature at the practice area, ten sets of junior clubs as well as 600 balls.

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"It has also enabled us to send three coaches on their Level 1 coaching course, giving us a total now of 12 qualified volunteer coaches.

"All this equipment will allow us to enhance our coaching, making sure kids have the right clubs for their height, a good swing path with the Explanar and a perfect striking surface so they are getting the best possible start to their golfing careers."

For the full story see this week's News and Chronicle.