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Women to learn Golf for free in Mohali

Women will not be required to pay anything to learn and play golf in Mohali till end of July as…

Women to learn Golf for free in Mohali

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Women will not be required to pay anything to learn and play golf in Mohali till end of July as Mohali Golf Range (MGR) would offer free coaching and golf equipment to prospective women willing to horn their skills in golf.

A decision in this regard was taken recently by Punjab Housing and Urban Development Department after a meeting with Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh.

"The prospective women need not to pay any user charges for the golf set and bucket of balls required for the game. This offer will be valid till July 31," Punjab Housing and Urban Development Department, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Vini Mahajan said.

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She further said the offer would encourage women to play golf and extend the golfers base in the tricity (Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali) area. “The offer does have financial implications, but the intention is to promote the game of golf in the region,” Mahajan added.

The was also decided to take a slew of measures to improve the functioning of the golf academy as well as the club house developed by Grater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) on Airport Road in Mohali.

The measures include the introduction of cash cards, mechanised cleaning, guest fee, affiliation with the Panchkula Golf Club, replacement of the existing lights with LED and solar lights and rationalisation of the annual subscription. GMADA also proposes to start billiards and banquet halls, which are ready, but yet to be made functional.

It was further decided to open new membership and enroll 200 more members, including 100 vacancies in the general category, 75 in the government servant category and 25 in the student category. At present, the MGR has 883 members.

It was also decided that the golf test, which is part of the process for promoting temporary members to permanent members, would be taken by the committee constituted for this purpose by the Chandigarh Golf Association.

GMADA officials said that the programmes conducted at the MGR include golf orientation for 1,000 new members, junior and adults, golf rules and etiquette clinic, inauguration of the pitch and putt golf course, conduct of golf tests of new members, Independence Day golf competition, open golf challenge and sports skill challenge.

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