Titleist renews partnership with the Golf Foundation

PGA Official Supplier Titleist will once again tee up with the Golf Foundation to help deliver the national HSBC Golf Roots programme.

Titleist have been a long-term supporter of the initiative, which aims to help youngsters from a range of different backgrounds start, learn and stay in the sport.

The Cambridgeshire firm, title sponsor of the flagship PGA Professional Championship, will once again provide golf balls for all major Golf Foundation promotional events and fundraising activities over the course of 2016.

They will also support activities out in the field as the Golf Foundation visits golf clubs across the country to spread the message about the importance of developing the sport at a grassroots level.

The HSBC Golf Roots programme currently reaches 500,000 children and young people a year and has a number of well-known ambassadors including Lee Westwood, Solheim Cup winning captain Alison Nicholas and BBC broadcaster Ken Brown.

Brendon Pyle, chief executive of the Golf Foundation, said: “We are really delighted that the team at Titleist has chosen to support us for another year.

“The company has a great understanding of the importance of encouraging the next generation of young players, who are the future of the sport and the golf industry.

“This backing for our promotional and operational work and the association with the name of Titleist, is a major boost for everyone at the Golf Foundation."

Last year, 3,600 junior members were created in England by HSBC Golf Roots. Among the aims by 2018 are to encourage 50,000 youngsters through the gates of a golf club, ultimately creating 10,000 new regular players and 5,000 affiliated junior members.

Matthew Johnson, Titleist Brand Director, said: “Titleist is delighted to be supporting the Golf Foundation and their Golf Roots initiative during 2016.

We have a long, proud history and heritage as the number one ball in golf and see this as a great opportunity to help introduce children to the sport and educate these avid young golfers on the importance of the golf ball as a piece of equipment and how selecting the correct golf ball will help them to shoot lower scores.”

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