INSURANCE PAYS DIVIDENDS FOR JUNIOR GOLFERS

The English Golf Union has appointed Bowring Sports & Leisure Insurance Services, part of the J&H Marsh & McLennon Group as their new Insurance Partner.

Bowring, in association with Royal & SunAlliance Insurance who will provide most of the insurance products, have agreed to inject £50,000 per year for the next five years into Junior Golf in England.

The sponsorship will give a welcome boost to the English Golf Union's development plans for Junior Golf in England. The monies will be channelled into initiatives to be delivered by the England Junior Golf Partnership which will include encouraging golf clubs to accept more junior members and help develop Junior Club Coaching programmes.

Bowring Sport & Leisure Insurance Services and Royal & SunAlliance Insurance join other prestigious partners of the English Golf Union such as Footjoy, Lyle & Scott, Ping, Prosimmon, Pro Quip, Strokesaver, The Daily Telegraph and Titleist.

Commenting on the latest initiative, Paul Baxter, Secretary of the English Golf Union said, "We are delighted that Bowring and Royal & SunAlliance will be joining us as the EGU insurance partner, their proven expertise will bring a broad range of insurance products to our membership. Their generous commitment to sponsor Junior Golf could not have come at a more opportune moment with the formation of the England Junior Golf Partnership (ELGA, EGU, Golf Foundation, Sport England and PGA) who developed a much needed strategic plan for the future development of Junior Golf in England."

Peter Roxburgh, Director of Bowing Sports & Leisure Insurance Services also stated, "We are excited about working with the English Golf Union, as part of our long term partnership, and thereby giving future benefit to membership".

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