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What is Golfmark?
What is GolfMark?
- A national scheme that identifies and recognises junior and beginner friendly golf facilities
- Any golf club affiliated to EGU/EWGA may apply to gain the GolfMark Award
The three key areas within the golf club which are assessed are:
- Coaching & Playing
- Club Environment (including sports equity & ethics)
- Child Protection & Duty of Care
Key Statistics from the GolfMark survey to accredited golf clubs:
100% of clubs felt that the GolfMark process had been beneficial.
- 52% of clubs had experienced an increase in membership.
- 71% of clubs had accessed funding/grants since achieving the award.
- 54% of clubs said that the award had an impact upon recruiting more volunteers.
- 50% clubs had experienced increased awareness/recognition of their facility in the local community.
Once a golf club is awarded GolfMark, they will also be recognised by Sport England as a Clubmark facility - click here for further information on Clubmark.
Click here to find out what the differences are between the EGU/EWGA Junior GolfMark Award and GolfMark/Clubmark.
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