20 March 2007

SEARCH FOR ‘10 LOCAL TIGER WOODS’ ANNOUNCED BY PREMIUM GOLF SCHOOLS, NORTHWICK PARK

Local school children are being given the chance to become the next Tiger Woods in a pioneering new golf scholarship scheme launched by Premium Golf Schools, based at Playgolf Northwick Park.

Youngsters visiting the Harrow-based academy’s Open Week, from 8th to 14th April, will join in a new ‘Search For A Star’ programme designed to reveal the local area’s hottest young golfing prospects.

The ten most promising youngsters will then be offered scholarships on a new junior development programme, which aims to identify and maximise individual potential to produce winners.

The Open Week is being run by Premium Golf Schools, who operate all golf teaching facilities at Playgolf Northwick Park, the £7 million family golf and leisure complex.

Other highlights of the Open Week are a demonstration from World Golf Trick Shot Champion, Paul Barrington, which starts at 10:00 on Sunday 8 April. There will also be a ‘Beat The Pro’ competition, a ‘Hole in One’ competition, and £1,000 worth of Callaway golf equipment to be won in a prize draw running all week.

“We are hoping to unearth an amazing local talent during our Open Week,” said Hugh Marr, Performance Director of Premium Golf Schools.

“Thousands of youngsters have experienced golf for the first time in our first six months here, but we know that many thousands more potential new young golfers live in the Harrow and Wembley area.

“Maybe one of them will have what it takes to beat Tiger Woods one day. And the unique thing is that a complete beginner could win a scholarship!”

The Premium Golf Schools Scholarship Programme starts by assessing raw talent and tests general physical skills (like co-ordination, balance and control) that are fundamental to all sports.

It identifies what stage of development each child is at, an individual improvement programme is then formed and instructors then begin improving both their golf skills and their all-round physical skills.

Added Hugh: “This is the only golf programme that could actually improve ability in other sports as well.  It’s also a lot of fun and a great way to make new friends.”  
 
Premium Golf Schools are beginning to work with P.E. teachers of local schools to use golf as a means to improve the physical literacy of their pupils.  The combination of this programme, the expert coaches and Playgolf Northwick Park’s excellent practice facilities prove a winning combination. 

Children can register for open week by calling Playgolf Northwick Park on 0208 422 6697.

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Contact:

Jeremy Lay, Manager - Premium Golf Schools

Tel: 020 8422 6697 / www.premiumgolfschools.co.uk 

Email: info@premiumgolfschools.co.uk
    
PLAYGOLF NORTHWICK PARK

Tel: 020 8864 2020 / www.northwickpark.com

Media Contact:

ANDY HISEMAN, Hiseman Limited

Tel: 01780 757461 / 07796 360112

Email: andy@hiseman.com 
NOTES FOR EDITORS

Playgolf Northwick Park: www.northwickpark.com

Playgolf Northwick Park is a 6-hole, £7 million family golf & leisure complex which opened in October 2005 on Watford Road, Harrow. It is owned and operated by Playgolf (Holdings) plc. The 6-hole ‘Majors’ course features full-size ‘tributes’ to great golf holes from the world’s great golf courses, including Augusta National, Royal Troon and The Belfry.

Playgolf Northwick Park features a 56-bay floodlit and heated 2-tier Range, home to the Premium Golf Schools teaching academy, plus The National Short Game Centre golf practice area, the 9-hole ‘Mini Majors’ Adventure golf course, ‘The Dunes’ children’s golf course, the Uniq gymnasium, the Amano café bar and restaurant, and the UK’s only full-size Baseball & Softball Batting Cages.

The complex is also home to Baseball Softball UK, and to the Middlesex Golf Union, and has hosted conferences and meetings for firms such as Carphone Warehouse and Barclays Bank.

Recently, ‘PowerPlay Golf’, billed as ‘the new way to play golf’, was launched by Playgolf Northwick Park. The format, in which golfers have two flags to aim at on every green, has become a worldwide talking point among golfers, and will soon be seen on TV.

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