Dorset Golf Partnership

Dorset County Golf Partnership Awarded Funding for Development
November 2007
England Golf has awarded the Dorset County Golf Partnership £22,000 over the next three years to support the development of golf within the county.

The Dorset County Golf Partnership was formed in April 2007 and is an alliance between the Dorset County Golf Union, Dorset Ladies County Golf Association and the Professional Golfers Association, with the main aim to promote the game of golf, introduce more people to the game, encourage regular participation in competitive golf and improve the standard of play at all levels.

Over the next year the Partnership will receive the first £10,000 towards the implementation of its countywide development plan, which has ambitious objectives including increasing the overall number of people playing golf in the area by 5% (increasing women, boys, girls and 19 to 40 years olds participation by 10%).

Richard Flint, EGU/ELGA Golf Development Manager, commented, “The Dorset County Golf Partnership have identified common issues, needs and ideas and are looking to progress these over the coming years to help get more people to start, stay and succeed in golf, which in turn will improve the overall health of golf in the county.”

Other aims for the Partnership are to get 30% golf clubs accredited to GolfMark by the end of 2009 and to pilot flexible membership schemes with golf clubs, which will particularly target 19 to 40 year olds.

Ian Hulse, Secretary of the Partnership, added, “The Partnership is grateful for the support received from the golf clubs in the forums and look forward to working with every golf club and facility in the county.  We would also like to thank all our volunteers who have helped to make this possible”.

The Dorset County Golf Partnership is one of 26 county partnerships that are developing throughout England. Their aim is to bring together the three main golfing organisations, the EGU, ELGA and the PGA, and utilise their combined knowledge, experience and resources to support and expand golf within a county. County Golf Partnerships are an initiative jointly provided by the EGU and ELGA via England Golf’s ‘Whole Sport Plan’ for golf and are an integral part of England Golf’s vision to ‘Grow the Game’.

To veiw the Dorset Development Plan Part 1 Dorset Part 1.

To veiw the Dorset Development Plan Part 2 Dorset Part 2.