Carnoustie Golf Links is hoping to tap into the buzz ahead of next year’s Open Championship to become the leading junior academy in Scotland.
Led by new senior PGA assistant, Keir McNicoll, the Angus facility has taken successful early steps in implementing a new junior coaching programme aligned to ClubGolf.
Carnoustie Golf Links is to invest 600 hours of free coaching to drive the project forward.
They will also pay 100% of the cost of junior memberships to local clubs and support transition.
“Carnoustie have made a pledge to junior golf and want people in the town to be involved in it as much as they can,” said Keir.
“We’re trying to reinvigorate things a little as a team, get back into the schools in the winter and try to get the children down to the course from April to October.”
A junior registration event has proved an early hit and Carnoustie already have around 40 children attending coaching session on both Saturday and Sunday mornings.
“It’s great, it’s a good start,” added Keir, who hails from the Angus town.
“Growing up, I was exposed to massive golf tournaments, like The Open at Carnoustie in 1999, so I’m hoping this Open will do the same for this next generation of juniors coming through Carnoustie.
“Hopefully it’ll give them that ‘wow’ factor in golf and inspire them to stay in the game.”
