Scottish Golf launches new national junior ‘framework’ to help clubs
Scottish Golf has launched a new National Junior Framework, which has been devised as a “one-stop-shop” aimed at enabling affiliated clubs to plan, fund, manage and grow a junior section.
Rolled out in a webinar, which was joined by over 280 clubs, the new programme has been devised from a planning and development process that has been taking place for more than a year.
Aimed at supporting clubs who want to increase junior membership, it is based on consultation with a wide range of people who work on the frontline of junior golf, including junior organisers.
They include PGA professionals, volunteer coaches, the Paul Lawrie Foundation, Stephen Gallacher Foundation, PGA, Junior Golf Scotland, Children’s Golf Trust, R&A and the Golf Foundation.
Karin Sharp, Scottish Golf’s chief operating officer, said: “The National Junior Framework is the result of over a year’s planning and development with our valued partners in the junior golf sector. The dedicated website demonstrates our commitment to junior golf and the future of the game in Scotland.
“It has everything that junior organisers, whether professionals or member volunteers, need to run a successful junior golf programme and will be a key benefit of what Scottish Golf offers our affiliated golf clubs for the future.”
Gavin Forrester, Scottish Golf’s participation manager, is excited about the new programme, saying: “The National Junior Framework has been very well received by the clubs that we have been trailing it with. We believe that we provide everything a club or junior organiser needs to create a successful junior programme from scratch, even if they have not run one before.”