November 2011
Ladies' golfing academy raises money for The Prince's
Trust
A group of Worcester golfing ladies have
raised £425 for the Prince's Trust through a seven-month charity
golf academy.
In spring this year, 20 women from across
the county teed off in the weekly golf event at Worcester's
Ravenmeadow Golf Club. The ladies were given PGA-certified coaching
sessions at the club's PureGolf Academy. The programme catered for
golfing beginners and gave practical tips and advice.
Viv Hudson, Managing Director at
Droitwich-based hotelshopUK and Area Chairman of The
Prince's Trust in the West Midlands said: "The golf academy was a
tremendous success and it was terrific to see so much support for
the charity and its projects.
"The team at Ravenmeadow were superb and
very patient. Through their encouragement and coaching some of the
ladies now play golf regularly at the club and have taken up the
sport quite seriously. Our golf is improving slowly and although we
won't be in a position to challenge guys like Rory Mclroy any time
soon, we've learned a lot and had some fun along the way."
"The golf academy really has helped promote
the sport to a wider audience and importantly, increased awareness
of the Prince's Trust and what the charity is trying to
achieve."
James Lever, club professional and coach at
Ravenmeadow Golf Club added:
The golf academy really caught the imagination
and it was great to see so many women interested in taking up the
sport. Raising money and awareness for the charity was the most
important thing and I am sure the donation will be put to great use
by the Prince's Trust to support young people in our area. They do
so much to help change lives across Worcestershire so we were
delighted to be involved.
As part of the club's support for the
ladies golf challenge, Ravenmeadow also donated 50% of their fees
to run the academy to The Prince's Trust.