The European Disabled Golf Association (EDGA) and The Kate & Justin Rose Foundation have joined forces to create a new golf learning experience for children with disabilities.
From a try-out session at school to playing a round on a full-size course at a golf club, Project 250 is set to bring the sport to 250 young people with a disability, many of whom have never even considered golf before. The pilot has started in the Coventry area before spreading further afield throughout England.
Children with physical, neurological, sensory and intellectual disabilities will first learn that golf is actually a game they can play themselves. They will enjoy a ‘first touch’ safe format in their school setting with the goal of offering the experience of ‘real’ golf at a local golf facility, with organised follow-on opportunities.
The first session, typically in a PE…
