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Indian Golf Union Partners With Golf New Zealand
The Indian Golf Union wants to help golf grow stronger in India.
It is working with Golf New Zealand on training and player development.
Gregg Thorpe from Golf New Zealand visited India for six days.
He looked at golf clubs and training facilities.
He also spoke with coaches, players and other golf professionals.
The partners want to create a clear plan for developing young golfers.
They hope this plan could help India perform well at future Olympic Games.
This could be especially useful if India hosts the Olympics in 2036.
The Indian Golf Union and Golf New Zealand partnered to strengthen golf development in India.
Golf New Zealand general manager Gregg Thorpe visited India for six days.
Thorpe assessed golf clubs and training facilities in Delhi’s National Capital Region and Chandigarh.
He met coaches, players, sports professionals and club managers during the visit.
The partnership aims to inspire young Indian golfers and support potential Olympic success if India hosts the 2036 Games.
- Who
- The Indian Golf Union, Golf New Zealand and Gregg Thorpe.
- What
- A partnership to strengthen golf development and high-performance training in India.
- Where
- Golf clubs and training facilities in the National Capital Region of Delhi and at the National Golf Academy of India in Chandigarh.
- When
- During Gregg Thorpe’s six-day visit to India; the partnership also looks toward a possible 2036 Olympics.
- Why
- To create a strategy for developing young Indian golfers and support potential Olympic success; the initiative was arranged by The R&A.
Key facts
- Organizations
- Indian Golf Union and Golf New Zealand
- Golf New Zealand representative
- Gregg Thorpe, General Manager—High-Performance & Talent Development
- Visit length
- Six days
- Locations visited
- Leading golf clubs and training facilities in the National Capital Region of Delhi, plus the National Golf Academy of India in Chandigarh
- People consulted
- Coaches, players, sports professionals and club managers
- Partnership initiator
- The R&A
- Long-term ambition
- Inspire young Indian golfers and build toward Olympic success if India hosts the 2036 Games
Quotes
Gregg Thorpe
General Manager – High‑Performance & Talent Development, Golf New Zealand
“"This was an initiative that the R&A set in motion by putting the IGU and Golf New Zealand together. I’ve found some really, really good people and some facilities that are absolutely outstanding. There’s a genuine opportunity here to create something quite special for the IGU, putting a strategy and a structure in place that will inspire the next generation of young Indians, and build toward a really successful Olympics if India hosts in 2036."”
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Sources
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