Brett Prosser is in his happy place. He’s on the practice green at Victoria Golf Course, putter in hand, surrounded by young athletes keen to learn.
“When the kids are having fun and we’re running around giving high fives and just seeing them enjoy the game, it makes my day,” said the golf program manager with the City of Edmonton. “It’s fantastic.”
The 39-year-old said it’s not about creating a generation of Arnold Palmers, but about growing the sport.
“There’s a lot of different ways we’re doing that through junior membership, junior golf camps, and lesson programs,” he said.
In addition to teeing up youngsters, Prosser points to popular couples nights, singles nights and ladies nights at the three city-owned golf facilities as ways they’re reaching out to new players.
“You’re talking about … 5.7 million Canadians playing some level of golf, 60 million rounds of golf played annually, with 2,300 golf facilities across the country,” said Dan Pino of Golf Canada.
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