There is still time for golfers everywhere to nominate a person or project they consider deserving of a prestigious national award for their role in encouraging young golfers.
'The Golf Foundation Annual Awards Ceremony sponsored by Greenside magazine and supported by The European Tour' will be held at Wentworth Club on Wednesday May 20 during The 2009 BMW PGA Championship.
The closing date for nominations is the 28th of February.
PGA professionals, volunteers of all ages, sports development workers and teachers are among a diverse cross-section of people who can be nominated for awards. Nominations are also welcomed from projects that develop grass roots activity through schools, school/club links and facility-based programmes.
As the leading golf charity, which is committed to the social and sporting development of young people through golf, the Golf Foundation is in a unique position to recognise the individuals and projects which deserve special acclaim for helping youngsters to find their way in the game.
Mike Round, Chief Executive of the Golf Foundation, said: "Every year we present a series of awards to people we consider to be the heroes of junior golf. If reading this you know a PGA professional, a volunteer or a project who really deserves recognition for a tremendous effort, please let us know. We will add these names to an already highly exciting list of nominees."
There are eight Golf Foundation awards to be won in all. Four individual awards include the volunteer and PGA professional of the year, a special award for making progress in golf despite adversity and The Sir Henry Cotton Award which goes to a person who has done great work for juniors over a sustained period. Four further awards cover successful regional golf projects of varying sizes and objectives.
The Golf Foundation has sent nomination forms to a variety of golf, education and community organisations in recent months. The forms can be downloaded from the Golf Foundation’s website,www.golf-foundation.org
