The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Community projects will benefit from golf extravaganza proceeds
Community groups, organisations and individuals in Carnoustie are being urged to apply for grants from the Open Legacy Fund.
The £100,000 scheme is part of the R&A’S drive to provide lasting benefits to local communities which stage golf’s original championship.
Projects that will have a lasting impact on Carnoustie will be able to apply for funding of £1,000-£10,000 or £10,000£90,000.
The details were outlined at a meeting led by the R&A and Angus Council in Carnoustie High School this week.
Locals were told the 147th Open at Carnoustie in July is expected to have generated about £70 million for the area after it attracted a record 172,000 spectators.
Johnnie Cole-hamilton, executive director of championships at the R&A, said: “We are pleased to be working with Angus Council to identify local projects that can benefit from the proceeds of staging the Open.
“This is a great opportunity to leave a lasting legacy from the championship’s return to the famous Angus links earlier this year.”
Angus Council leader David Fairweather said: “The 147th Open at Carnoustie was a tremendous success, both in terms of the sporting spectacle it provided and the great atmosphere it generated in the local community.”