GREATER NOIDA,
March 14, 2013: Two sets of youngsters from different backgrounds benefited
from the clinics held on the first day of the Avantha Masters at Jaypee Greens
Golf resort.
India ’s leading professionals Gaurav Ghei and Anirban
Lahiri, both three-time winners on the Asian Tour, conducted the Emirates
Clinic and then Thomas Levet, a six-time European Tour winner and Ryder Cup player
conducted the second one for the Golf Foundation.
About 15 kids
between the ages of six and 15 from various backgrounds turned up for the Golf
Foundation clinic with Levet, who showed them a lot of trick shots and also
gave tips on the basic aspects of the game.
Levet said,
“Some of these youngsters have a lot of potential and they seemed so keen. Many
of them have got their basics right, which is very good.” Many of them had
won titles in age-group competitions and the most prominent, Shubham, son of a
milkman, learnt golf from videos on the Internet and has won over 60
tournaments in the last 2 years.
Earlier nearly 30
children from the National Capital region, many of whom train at the Jaypee
Greens Golf Resort, attended the Emirates Clinic conducted by Ghei and Lahiri,
both three-time Asian tour winners.
The youngsters were
shown various nuances of the game and given tips on driving, putting, chipping
and bunker shots. “It is amazing
to see how keen these youngsters are. Some of them are really very good for
their age. They have a great future,” said Ghei.
Lahiri, winner
of the SAIL-SBI Open last week, added, “These kids have a lot of opportunities
and they are willing to work at it. I am sure some of the kids we saw today
will be the champions of the future.”
Emirates Quiz
contest
Emirates is also
running a quiz where guests enter the quiz using iPads at the booth to stand a
chance to win 2 business class tickets to Dubai. Emirates Skywards members who
come to the booth and produce their Skywards Membership card will get a special
gift from the airline. Any golfer who hits a hole in one at Hole 17 will win
two business class tickets to any of the 130 destinations on the Emirates Network.
Press release
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