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Dubai / Emirates Business
Global trade enabler DP World has announced its renewed partnership with the Emirates Golf Federation (EGF), as it continues to support the growth of golf by investing in grassroots talent development as well as the elite game, paving the way for aspiring youngsters to become future international stars.
The announcement signals the fourth year that funding from DP World has been used by the EGF to open up golf to new audiences. Through DP World’s global partnership with the European Tour investment has been channelled into a number of EGF programs. Underpinning this is an innovation that started over 18 months ago with Ministry of Education (MoE) which has engaged 6,000 school kids with orientation and golf tasters with 22 different schools at eight different local golf clubs, across five emirates. In addition, weekly sessions now provide over 300 aspiring young golfers with ongoing training and coaching.
The success of the programmes is a source of pride for DP World. “One of the main objectives of our golf platform is to encourage people from all over the country to get involved in the game. We want to continue to inspire people, through both the DP World Tour Championship and these grassroots initiatives, to become more mindful of their own health and wellness†said Daniel Van Otterdijk, SVP Group Communications.
The EGF has produced players that have represented the UAE at the Youth Olympics, Asian Games, World Amateur Team Championships as well as the Pan Arab and GCC Golf Championships. A development pathway now exists including in-school golf tasters, weekly training lessons at golf clubs, to name a few.