INSIDE AMERICAN GOLF
KICK1STARTERS
How American Golf is helping grow the game
W
hen it comes to growing the game, you
could say there's a lot afoot at American
Golf these days as many of the courses we
manage across Southern California are
launching initiatives to attract new golfers to the sport.
One is called FootGolf. Basically, it's just like golf, except
the game is played with a soccer ball and the holes are 21
inches wide. It's a fun, more physically exertive round of
"golf," and we hope it helps kick start a life-long passion
for the game for younger players.
CLICK HERE to read more about FootGolf and check out
some of the courses you can play in the area.
One of the initiatives at Scholl Canyon Golf and Tennis
Club includes glow ball tournaments, where golfers can
swing at night under the stars. And, we have two executive
courses — Casta del Sol and Lomas Santa Fe — that are of-
fering 15-inch golf cups along with the 8-inch standard size.
It's part of a movement called Big Golf that was started by
TaylorMade-adidas Golf to help raise interest in the game.
Of course, there always will be a place for golf tradition-
alists to play a regular round of golf where they can post a
score for handicap purposes.
But we need efforts like these to continue in order to
bring more fun to the game and to expand its popularity.
— American Golf
GOOD DAY LA GETS A KICK OUT OF GOLF AT VISTA VALENCA
A
merican Golf 's latest initiative to expose the game of golf to a wider audience
made headlines on a recent segment of Good Day LA, a morning show that
airs locally on Fox TV in Los Angeles. The three-minute video filmed at Vista Valencia
Golf Course features reporter Sandra Endo explaining and demonstrating how to
play FootGolf, which combines the game of golf with soccer. CLICK ON THE VIDEO
TO WATCH, then flip the page to read more about this increasingly popular sport.
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