After his second place finish at the Sports Personality of the Year Awards on Sunday, Rory McIlroy is after speeding up the game of golf, to attract more youngsters into golf.
Living in a time pressed society, it is very true that people don’t have 5 or 6 hours to spend on the course each week.
In fact Sport England figures show that the number of 16-25-year-olds playing the game regularly almost halved between 2009-10 and 2012-13.
Here is an analysis from the BBC’s golf correspondent Iain Carter – we totally agree a shorter course or shorter rounds does reduce the time looking for lost balls and getting closer to the hole.
McIlroy, who famously appeared on television to chip golf balls into a washing machine at the age of nine, wants young people to follow his example and take up the sport early in life.
Clubs should now be encouraging nine-hole courses in family friendly environments such as 9 hole pitch and putt or minigolf greens. This is where the art of the sport is developed, particularly as putting is such an important part of most players game.
Let’s get Rory McIlroy playing crazy golf! What do you think?
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Source: Speed up Golf to attract more youngsters by BBC News
