YMG hits the big 500!


Dateline: 5 May 2005

Slieve Russell Hotel and Golf Resort in Ireland became the 500th YMG Junior Golf Academy.

The impressive golf resort near Ballyconnell in County Cavan has joined some 70 other clubs in Ireland to offer youngsters the chance to learn golf through the game's best structured junior golf programme.

"The coaching and development of junior golfers is vital to the future success of golf," said Slieve Russell's head teaching professional Tristan Mullally. "That's why we were keen to be part of the YMG Junior Golf programme as we think it's the perfect solution for getting more youngsters involved in the game."

"YMG will prove popular..."
Slieve Russell is one of Ireland's finest hotels and boasts an 18-hole championship course and outstanding coaching facilities, which include a floodlit driving range and 9-hole par three course. "We know the YMG programme will prove extremely popular here at Slieve Russell," says Tristan.

YMG was only launched in the UK in the summer of 2002, but has already introduced more than 20,000 children to the game, and that number is growing daily.

500th club already
"It is hard to believe that it is less than three years since the first YMG course was run," says David, "but here we are already celebrating the launch of the 500th YMG Junior Golf Academy at Slieve Russell and more clubs are joining us every week. With so much going on, the future is looking very positive for junior golf!"


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