Youngsters get champion P&P tips

A week of skills buildingA week-long workshop at St Bridget's Pitch & Putt Club gave 17 youngsters an insight into the finer skills of the game, writes Brian Byrne.

And they had no less than a two-times world Ladies Champion giving them tips during the event,

Ranging in age from eight to 14, they included four girls, who really had a hero in Chrissie Byrne to look up to. Not only had she retained her World Champion title recently in northern Spain but also won the Leinster and National titles again.

The coaches were Mark Farrell, and Liam and Mary Sherry.

The group also went to Phoulaphuca P&P Club for a day during the week, to get some experience on a different course.

"Some of them would already be members, but for others it's a great way of getting them introduced to the game," says Liam Sherry, one of the founding members of the club which is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary.

There are some 80 members in the St Bridget's club at the moment, and Liam emphasises that there's plenty of room for more.