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Club President Trevor Hughes was thrilled with the first year of the programme, grateful for the funding and paying his respects to Ovens at the legacy he left.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrank (Ovens) was a Life Member of York Golf Club, he passed away 8 years ago and he did a lot of maintenance and work around the whole golf club,\u201d Hughes said.<\/p>\n
Hughes believed the programme would go from strength-to-strength over the coming years, praising the help of volunteers and professionals in making the first year so positive.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve finished our program; it was very successful,\u201d Hughes claimed.<\/p>\n
\u201cRowan Throssel ran it and we had two community coaches as well.”<\/p>\n
\u201cThey took care of the whole clinic with basic skills and ended up playing 4 or 5 holes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Travel a further 69kms east and Quairading is your next destination.<\/p>\n
The vibrant community is well-known for an array of native shrub land and forest, with their 18-hole golf club another fantastic attraction.<\/p>\n
In its second year of a programme funded by the WA Golf Foundation, Quairading has reached new boundaries and in-turn created new goals.<\/p>\n
There has been added support of equipment including new clubs and buggies. Community instructors have also come in to the fold. The funding has given extra confidence to a newly appointed Junior Co-ordinator, with their planning for 2019 already well underway.<\/p>\n
The clinics boasted more than 20 participants, plenty of which travelled to Bakers Hill Challenge earlier this week to compete. \u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a programme that is increasing exponentially, with the momentum created over the past 12 months growing the game in the Wheatbelt.<\/p>\n
GolfWA Regional Support Officer Matt Woods echoes the sentiment of growth within the area, describing the exciting times clubs now enjoy with funding available.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe Foundation\u2019s support is beginning to create a ripple effect within the entire Wheatbelt region, clubs no longer feel left behind, with initiatives sparking plenty of interest,\u201d Woods said.<\/p>\n
Woods believes it\u2019s only a matter of time before more regional clubs catch on to the exciting opportunity.<\/p>\n
\u201cInterest is certainly gaining momentum and new membership programmes are definitely becoming more attractive to clubs thanks to the generosity of the WA Golf Foundation,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe WA Golf Foundation continues to assist our regional clubs fantastically well in the game development space.\u201d<\/p>\n
It certainly is exciting times around rural Western Australia, with golf continuing to develop as the \u201cGame for Life\u201d.<\/p>\n
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