Sports Minister, Patricia Ferguson, today saw for herself the junior practice facilities on offer at Whinhill Golf Course and met some of the young golfers who are making good use of them.
Sports
Minister Praises Up-to-par Practice Facilities
Sports Minister, Patricia Ferguson,
today saw for herself the junior practice facilities on offer at Whinhill Golf
Course and met some of the young golfers who are making good use of them.
The practice area, built with
£29,400 of sportscotland funding, allows local youngsters to hone their golfing
skills or just get a taste for the game.
The Minister said:
“I’m delighted to see
that the funding which has been made available through sportscotland has been
put to such good use. This practice
area is accessible to the whole community; giving both aspiring young players
the facilities they need to develop their game and beginners the chance to give
it a try.”
MSP for Greenock and
Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, said:
“Golf if a wonderful game.
Yes, it has lots of laudable benefits – it gets you out in the fresh
air, keeps you fit and teaches you concentration and self-discipline – but
it’s also great fun. And best of
all, it’s a game which is with you for life.
You start at 8 and play until you’re 80.
“I’m therefore delighted
that these facilities are giving our young people the chance to pick up a set of
clubs and discover the joys of being a golfer for themselves.”
Junior Golf Convener, Gary
Havlin, paid tribute to all the volunteers whose hard work made the project
possible:
“While the funding was
important, we couldn’t have made our vision a reality without the hard work of
our army of volunteers. Their drive
and ambition made the creation of these facilities possible and it’s great to
see their efforts are bearing fruit, with the number of people using the
practice area continuing to increase.”
ENDS
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