Stories tagged ‘Golf Roots’
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
Twin ruling: two Open players found using non-conforming equipment
Two of the best scoring players at The Open Championship this year were actually found to be using non-conforming equipment .....read the full story »
Friday, July 15th, 2011
Open players accept the Tri-Golf challenge
Three competitors showed their appreciation of the junior grass roots level of the sport by supporting the Golf Foundation and inspiring youngsters to take up the game .....read the full story »
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
HSBC team up with the R&A to support “HSBC Golf Roots”
HSBC has joined the drive to get more youngsters interested in golf through the Golf Foundation’s ‘HSBC Golf Roots’ programme and through a long term relationship with The R&A .....read the full story »
Friday, July 8th, 2011
Schools show their ‘Open Championship’ skills and spirit
Earlier this week, at Loughborough University, more than 8,000 youngsters from 42 counties took part in the largest ever British school golf project this summer .....read the full story »
Friday, May 27th, 2011
President Montgomerie leads Golf Foundation awards
Heroes of grass roots junior golf: volunteers, PGA professionals, junior organisers, schoolteachers and local authority officers were honoured at Wentworth Club during the Golf Foundation President’s Awards on Wednesday, 25th May .....read the full story »
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Monty wins Tri-Golf Challenge
The Golf Foundation thanked Colin Montgomerie and fellow golf stars for making the leading charity’s presence at Golf LIVE a massive hit .....read the full story »
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Golf Foundation tweets to meet new golfers
The team of Regional Development Officers (RDOs) of leading golf charity the Golf Foundation is using information network ‘Twitter’ to broaden their communication of ‘Golf Roots’ and find new players from outside of usual golfing circles .....read the full story »
Friday, January 14th, 2011
Time to Nominate Golf Foundation Award Winners
The Golf Foundation is calling on supporters of grass roots junior golf to nominate deserving recipients for its Presidents’ Awards, held in May .....read the full story »
Friday, November 5th, 2010
Crown Golf Donates £24,000 to Golf Foundation
Crown Golf has sealed its largest ever commitment to junior golf development, with a £24,000 donation from its members to the Golf Foundation .....read the full story »
Thursday, October 14th, 2010
Foundation Pro-Am is Annual Fund-Raiser
Sun shines on 24th Golf Foundation Pro-Am and fundraising for junior golf and a raffle and auction led to £21,000 being raised .....read the full story »
Thursday, October 7th, 2010
British Schools Compete for Golf Roots ‘Ryder Cup’
At Loughborough University, on the eve of the Ryder Cup, potential stars of the future were learning why team golf can be fun and how it can help them develop as individuals .....read the full story »
Monday, September 13th, 2010
Citi Group helps Golf Roots Drive for Olympic Legacy
A unique urban golf project in London, sponsored by Citi Group, is helping to demonstrate how ‘Golf Roots’ is reaching a new audience for the sport .....read the full story »
Friday, September 10th, 2010
Kirsty Taylor Supports Golf Roots
Kirsty Taylor, one of Britain’s most talented and popular women golfers of recent years, has signed up as an Ambassador for Golf Roots .....read the full story »
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
Titleist Support Golf Roots at Memorable Open
The Golf Foundation extends a special thanks to Titleist, the #1 ball in golf, whose encouragement helped make it a memorable Open Championship for grass roots junior golf .....read the full story »
Friday, July 30th, 2010
Birmingham First with TriGolf Pay & Play
Birmingham starts to plug its facility gap with England’s first public pay and play TriGolf course now up and running .....read the full story »
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
R&A Swingzone Welcomed Over 5,000 Youngsters
The Golf Foundation thanks everyone who supported its bid to raise the profile of junior grass roots golf during The Open Championship at St Andrews .....read the full story »
Friday, July 9th, 2010
Poulter to receive Golf Foundation Award
Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter is to be presented with the ‘Spirit of Golf’ Award during The Open Championship at St Andrews .....read the full story »
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Golf Foundation supports youngsters at Open
The Golf Foundation believes this year’s Open Championship presents a “golden opportunity” to highlight the importance of bringing new young players into the game .....read the full story »
Friday, June 4th, 2010
Suffolk’s ‘Girls Allowed’ Earn Applause at Wentworth
A project to encourage girls into golf was an award-winning hit during The European Tour’s flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship .....read the full story »
Monday, April 12th, 2010
Titleist supports Golf Roots for 2010
As Official Golf Ball Partner to the Golf Foundation for 2010, Titleist golf balls will be used in the charity’s events and for its promotional activities .....read the full story »
Thursday, April 1st, 2010
BGIA’s Grow Golf Fund award Golf Foundation £120,000 grant
The grant, from a Trust whose partners include Acushnet Europe, Callaway Golf, PING Europe, and TaylorMade-adidas Golf, will be utilised over the next three years for the Foundation’s ‘Golf Roots’ programme .....read the full story »
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
Birmingham seeks external operator to manage City golf
Ambitious plans to create a ‘renaissance’ of golf in the city will be presented to the City Council’s Cabinet on Monday, 29th March .....read the full story »
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Golf Roots reaches 23 cities in 2010
Golf’s largest urban golf project is ‘great advertisement for the game’ .....read the full story »
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Alison Nicholas and LET stars support Golf Roots
One of Britain’s greatest women golfers and a quartet of Ladies European Tour stars have signed up as Ambassadors for Golf Roots, the national project which introduces thousands of youngsters from all backgrounds and abilities to golf .....read the full story »
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Lee Westwood becomes Golf Roots Ambassador
Lee Westwood has added to his stellar year in world golf by agreeing to become a Golf Roots Ambassador for leading golf charity the Golf Foundation .....read the full story »
