EGU Free Golf Coaching - Update

The English Golf Union’s free golf coaching for beginners’ initiative, sponsored by Prosimmon, is encouraging people to sustain their interest in the game of golf, according to the latest research conducted by the EGU. A questionnaire was given/sent to 2,500 participants from which a 60% response was received. The results of the survey indicate that :

• 88% of participants have been involved in golf since their coaching; of which
• 53% have booked lessons at the venue where they received the coaching;
• 30% have played golf at the venue where they received coaching; and
• 13% have joined a Golf Club.

The EGU stated that the attraction of this initiative is that it encourages people of all ages, both male and female, to come along and have a go. This has been proven with the statistics showing an even spread of participants throughout all age groups.

The positive feedback received from the 35 participating venues was also confirmed, with the research identifying that 96% of participants saying that they had benefited from the initiative and would like to register again. The results of this research suggest that there is a need to provide more people with an opportunity to experience golf for the first time.

It is the EGU’s intention, with support from Prosimmon and other organisations, to further develop the initiative in an effort to attract more people to the game.