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Brucefields programme for children with disabilities
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clubgolf and Brucefields Family Golf Centre have extended their commitment to local children this spring by launching the first golf coaching programme of its kind in Scotland for children with disablilities.

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Kenny and Queen coaching clinic
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Ladies European Tour Professionals, Clare Queen and Lynn Kenny, gave a coaching clinic to eight lucky children from clubgolf Stage 1 programmes at Bishopbriggs, Helensburgh, Kirkintilloch Golf Club during the Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open.

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Torvean tops the Fairways Savers |
Torvean Golf Club from Inverness became the first club in Scotland to have fifty of its members open a Dunfermline Building Society Fairway Saver account thus earning a £500 reward from the SGU’s sponsors.

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Pitlochry golf Festival kick starts new junior coaching programme
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Mark Pirie, the PGA Pro at Pitlochry Golf Club whose programme of offering free coaching in local primary schools this winter was little short of revolutionary, is taking strides to revitalise his club’s junior membership after running a successful Festival last month.

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Royal Dornoch opens to local school children
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Having bolstered its volunteer coaching base to 14, Royal Dornoch Golf Club is about to embark on a campaign of delivering junior coaching to 40 local school children.

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Buchanan Castle Junior Open Day success
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Buchanan Castle Golf Club, which joined forces with the national junior golf programme, clubgolf in 2007 attracted 68 children to its Open Day for children and their families on Sunday.

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Muckhart Golf Club hosts first clubgolf Flag Competition
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Targeting Forth Valley and West Lothian children who are part of the national junior golf programme, clubgolf, as well as other local youngsters who have golf handicaps, the event’s organisers – Clackmannanshire Council, clubgolf and Muckhart Golf Club, together with a host of volunteers - had hoped to attract 30-40 children to its flag competition, writes Ryan Martin.

Drive
to attract families |
The Duke
of Montrose, one of the United Kingdom's most senior politicians,
is at the cutting edge of a far-sighted development that could
give club golf in Scotland a big push into the modern era.
By
Douglas Lowe, Golf Correspondent, The Herald

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Orkney junior programme to expand
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Orkney Golf Club’s junior section, which grew impressively as a result of beginning its clubgolf programme in 2007, is set for further expansion this year.

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clubgolf on a roll in Wallace cluster
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Opportunities for children from Stirling’s Wallace cluster to play golf have never been better. This spring all 150 P5 children in the area’s six schools experienced the game through the national junior golf programme’s introductory game, firstclubgolf.

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Brechin Tri-Golf Festival |
As part of the national junior golf programme, clubgolf, Angus Council Sports Development Team hosted a Tri-Golf festival at Brechin Leisure Centre.

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clubgolf Volunteer Task Force |
clubgolf is once again planning to have a presence at various golf events in Scotland during 2008.
We now seek to recruit a group of licensed Level 1 coaches willing to help out at these events by showcasing what clubgolf provides.

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Attention would-be Western Isles golf coaches |
Following the recent launch of the Western Isles Junior Golf Action Plan opportunities have never been better for golf or sports enthusiasts to become qualified volunteer junior golf coaches.

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Palacerigg Open Day success |
Palacerigg Golf Club is on the verge of huge changes to its junior membership after 39 local children swamped its Come and Try day this month.

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Alford ace of clubs wins DBS Junior Award |
North East gem Alford proved it was the ace of clubs when it won the Dunfermline Building Society Junior Club of the Year Award announced at the Scottish Golf Dinner hosted at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Glasgow on Friday night (28 March).

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Helensburgh juniors invited to Loch Lomond |
Juniors at Helensburgh Golf Club who are receiving coaching through the national junior golf programme, clubgolf, were given the most inspiring start to the new golf season after being invited to Loch Lomond Golf Club last week.

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