Since 2006, Kids Golf-4-FREE has Hosted More Than 50,000 Junior Golfers at Leading Marriott Golf Resort Properties throughout North America, Europe & the Caribbean; Complimentary Family Golf Festival Series Gives Marriott Golf Unmatched 1-2 Punch in Helping Grow the Game of Golf
ORLANDO, Fla. – July 6, 2011 ̢?? As the Company celebrates the 5th anniversary of the popular, first-of-its-kind International Kids Golf-4-FREE program, Marriott Golf, one of the world’s premier golf operators, has announced that MetroWest Golf Club in Orlando has joined the Company’s portfolio of properties in offering one of the industry’s leading junior golf initiatives.
Since Marriott Golf created Kids Golf-4-FREE in 2006, the Company has hosted more than 50,000 junior golfers and their families in a program that has been replicated by hundreds of golf facilities and golf management companies worldwide. The program allows adults and kids to play and learn the game of golf together, as children up to 15 years old golf for free when accompanied by a full paying adult after 3 p.m. In addition, Marriott Golf offers free lessons anytime to kids up to 15 years old when accompanied by an adult who is taking a fully paid lesson from a Marriott Golf instructor.
“This program was created five years ago to promote youth golf and we remain as committed as ever to providing kids with the opportunity to play at premier golf facilities, and hone their skills under the direction of the world’s finest PGA Professionals,” said Claye Atcheson, Vice President, Marriott Golf.
Further complementing the Kids Golf-4-FREE program is Marriott Golf’s longstanding Family Golf Festival series, taking place at more than 32 properties in 2011. The Family Golf Festival, which encourages parents and children to learn and play the game together, invites families to Marriott Golf properties for an afternoon of FREE golf activities including clinics, contests, interactive golf games, chances to win a variety of prizes, special discounts at the Pro Shops, and much more. Thousands of families participate in the program each year at 19 Marriott Golf properties in North America, as well as 13 International destinations.
Atcheson adds, “The combination of Kids Golf-4-FREE and the Family Golf Festival gives Marriott Golf an unmatched 1-2 punch in driving kids into the sport, while encouraging families to golf together, and emphasizes the Company’s commitment to growing the game internationally.”
For more information on Marriott Golf’s Kids Golf-4-FREE and Family Golf Festival programs, visit www.marriottgolf.com.
About Marriott Golf
Marriott Golf manages 60 golf courses at 44 locations in 12 countries, offering more than 1,000 holes of championship golf. Marriott has been managing golf operations since 1970 and is one of the world’s premier golf operators. Marriott provides golf management and consulting services to a variety of operational environments including resort, private club, daily fee, golf school and franchises. For more information, visit www.marriottgolf.com.
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