Young People Encouraged To Hit The Links

More kids are hitting the links According to the National Golf Foundation million young people ages thru played golf on a discipline in an increase of close to percent from five years earlier One of the all-time greats Annika S renstam is behind a new effort to help even more young people play the sport S renstam has partnered with Bank of America for an initiative called Golf With Us This initiative is close to my heart because it's a way to help grow the championship of golf and we're gonna do that by giving young kids the opportunity to make golf more affordable So by signing up and get ting a yearly membership you get a chance to play on thousands of courses for five dollars or less So hoping that when they have the access they get a chance to try it and then fall in love with the sport S renstam says And S renstam says golf isn't only about competing on the syllabus If you're a golfer you need so much patience and as you know when you're out in the world or just life in general patience is really crucial she says S renstam also points to discipline focus and determination qualities she says are needed both in golf and in life outside the sport More information on Golf With Us is available at bofa com golfwithus