The Chandigarh Golf Association launched two major initiatives for age groups of 6-8, 8-12 and 13-16 years at a function attended by the representatives of over 56 schools of the Tricity.
The CGA Golf Fitness Centre was inaugurated by Jeev Milkha Singh in an Inauguration Ceremony held at the CGA Golf range.
“The programme is aimed to build an athletic body and an agile mind of the young golfers,” said Jesse Grewal who is amongst the top golf coaches in India. He added, “In the golf swing, the club head reaches a speed of 100-120 miles per hour which takes a toll on the fitness of the golfers. In order to achieve a consistent level of fitness and also a sharp golfing mind, we at CGA have now begun to orient the youngsters to athletic fitness at the time they take up golf.”
CSR Reddy, president of Chandigarh Golf Range said more school going children need to take up the sport as golf is now an Olympic discipline.
Col HS Baidwan of the CGA Executive was effusive in his praise for the achievements of the golfers from CGA Golf Range. “Over the years, the initiative of CGA in orienting its activities towards young Golfers has achieved an overwhelming success,” he said.
Jeev Milkha Singh praised the efforts of CGA and mentioned that these programmes are pioneering efforts and that CGA is the first organisation in India to launch them. He added, “With great results come even greater responsibilities. Firstly to maintain the pace established for our young Golfers at CGA and then to prepare grounds for further improvement”.
To create a wider pool for golfers, a programme under the aegis of Indian Golf Union i.e., National Initiative for Golf in Schools (NIGS) is being introduced at CGA. The programme will enable young school children to give golf a try and spark an interest amongst them and also learn golf at a facility where golfers prefer to practices.