Holywood Golf Club is where myself and Phillip are lucky enough to have the opportunity to go and help run coaching sessions with kids ages from 6-13 to assist them with their golf games. It is great to see that through Rory McIlroy’s local influence that we get often 40 kids come rain or shine every Sunday eager to hit balls and hole putts. It’s great to see so much enthusiasm for the gam of golf through the youth and a way to meet new friends and spend their sundays in a fun and safe environment. As a person with limited experience with young children, to see youngsters week after week develop their abilities and grow confidence is something very rewarding. I have always seen myself as mostly a player, yet when parents come thanking us for what we do it really makes braving the wind and cold worth it. Also when 7 year old boys turn up in shorts when it’s 3 degrees it really makes it hard to complain!
