GolfMark Case Studies

Cookridge Hall Golf Club has been awarded High Achiever GolfMark accreditation through their 3 year reassessment to retain the award, demonstrating their hard work and dedication to both junior and beginners golf.

Cookridge Hall Golf Club receives EGU/EWGA High Achiever GolfMark Award

Cookridge Hall Golf Club has been awarded High Achiever GolfMark accreditation through their 3 year reassessment to retain the award, demonstrating their hard work and dedication to both junior and beginners golf.

The English Golf Union (EGU) and English Womens’ Golf Association (EWGA) developed the GolfMark award to identify and acknowledge golf facilities in England that were junior and beginner friendly

At the 3 year review the junior friendly club was found to have all the elements in place to enable youngsters to access golf from the primary school age groups and for youngsters to be supported at the Golf Club at all levels up to and including those youngsters who represent Leeds and District and Yorkshire.

The award was presented by Richard Brown, Regional Development Officer for the English Golf Partnership in Yorkshire, to Rob Trainor, captain of Cookridge Hall Golf Club at the club, on the day when the Leeds and District Junior team championship was held at Cookridge Hall Golf Club.  In the circumstances it was highly appropriate that Cookridge Hall juniors won the competition with a level par gross score of 144.

Richard Brown commented:

‘I am delighted that Cookridge Hall Golf Club has been reassessed at the highest standard but I am not surprised.  They have an excellent system of support for all youngsters from beginners through to low handicap juniors.  Their work with schools is particularly outstanding.  All this is of great credit to the Club and particularly to the team of people involved, who are expertly coordinated by Cheryl Pawley, the award winning junior organiser.  This is all underpinned by a very supportive Membership, Coaching and Management Team within the club.’

If your son or daughter are interested in playing golf please contact the club on 0113 2300641 or visit the website at www.cookridgehall.co.uk

The GolfMark award also integrates Sport England’s Clubmark award - a national standard for quality sports clubs recognised across the country.  More than twenty other sports, including tennis and rugby are also using the alliance to add value to their accreditation schemes and over 5000 sports clubs have been awarded Clubmark or are working towards achieving accreditation.

There are a number of benefits that golf clubs can gain by achieving GolfMark accreditation, including increased membership, raising the club’s profile, further development of coaches and volunteers and greater access to funding.

GolfMark evaluates golf clubs on the following three areas within their junior section:

§  Coaching & Playing

§  Club Environment, including sports equity and ethics

§  Child Protection & Duty of Care

Further information on GolfMark and a list of all GolfMark clubs can be found on the GolfMark website - www.golfmark.org , or by contacting the EGU/EWGA.

The GolfMark award is an initiative jointly provided by the EGU and EWGA via the England Golf Partnership’s ‘Whole Sport Plan’ for golf.

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