NO FOOLING AROUND FOR
BRITAIN'S TOP BLIND GOLFERS

April Fool's Day will be serious business for the cream of the country's blind golfers when they tee-off for their national training weekend at the Bromsgrove Golf Centre.

More than two dozen men and women from Britain's blind golf circuit will take part in the two-day coaching sessions on 1-2 April at the Stratford Road course - the third consecutive year Bromsgrove has hosted the event.

English Blind Golf Association director Barry Ritchie, said: "This training weekend acts as the curtain raiser to the domestic blind golf season. We will have up to four PGA teaching professionals on hand to help our players improve all facets of their game, prior to the season getting underway with the English Matchplay Championships in mid-April."

During the weekend the players will spend six hours improving their play, with the rest of the time occupied by seminars which will examine other aspects of golf, such as player psychology, course management, rules and etiquette.

Mr Ritchie said that the forthcoming season promised to be particularly challenging with the World Blind Golf Championships being held in Scotland in September, only three days after the conclusion of the British Blind Open Championships.

He added: "Many of the players taking part at Bromsgrove will be competing at these international tournaments, so it's important we make the most of the training and tuition. Equally, the weekend caters for the needs of novice players who are just starting out in blind golf."