Golf in Cumbria set to flourish
Golf is set to flourish in Cumbria with the formation of The Cumbria Golf Partnership.
The Partnership will see an exciting approach to the development of the game in Cumbria's local knowledge; experience and resources are combined and shared by local golfing organisations working together as a team.
The Partnership consists of a steering committee with two representatives from each of the two main golfing organisations in Cumbria, The Cumbria Union of Golf Clubs (CUGC) and The Cumbria Ladies’ County Golf Association (CLCGA). The committee will also have representatives from the North East/North West County Professional Golfer’s Association (PGA), The English Golf Union/English Women’s Golf Association (EGU/EWGA), The Golf Foundation and Cumbria Sport Partnership.
Through this joint approach Golf in Cumbria has greater potential to draw in external support in particular through Sport England and Cumbria Sport. This approach is integral to England Golf Partnership’s vision to “Grow the game” and The English Golf Union’s vision to make England the world’s leading golf nation by 2020.
The English Golf Union (EGU) and English Women’s Golf Association (EWGA) along with Sport England have allocated The Cumbria Golf Partnership a minimum of £54,500 to devise and implement a structured development plan for golf in Cumbria over the next 3 years. The plan consisting of three main sections ‘Start’, ‘Stay’ and ‘Succeed’ will cover all aspects of the game from grassroots participation through to elite county squad players.
Some of the main aims of The Cumbria Golf Partnership will be:
·To promote the game of golf and increase peoples awareness of golf in Cumbria.
·To attract more people to the sport of golf irrespective of ability, age, gender or race.
·To increase the number of players playing golf in Cumbria.
·To assist Cumbrian golf clubs to increase their membership numbers.
·To facilitate links between golf clubs, driving ranges, businesses, sports centres schools and colleges to enable golf to become a core sport in Cumbria.
·To help improve the standard of golfers within Cumbria.
·To help train and support coaches and volunteers.
·To establish a repository of standards and best practice.
Cumbria Golf Partnership will be holding two forums for golf clubs and facilities in May following which a draft development plan will be produced. It is vital all golf clubs and facilities in the county attend and put forward their views and ideas of what they see as priorities to feed into the planning process.
Visit the Cumbria Golf Partnership website at www.cumbriagolfpartnership.co.uk/.