GolfMark/RangeMark facilities in Cumbria

• Coaching & Playing
• Club Environment (including sports equity & ethics)
• Child Protection & Duty of Care

Once accredited clubs can apply for a coaching grant from the English Golf Union/ English Women's Golf Association to offer free taster sessions.  These are normally run at the beginning of the season.

Some key Statistics from a recent GolfMark survey to accredited golf clubs:

• 57% Have experienced an increased awareness/recognition of their facility in the local community
• 65% have received recognition and support from current members/different sections of the club's membership
• 51% have experienced an increase in membership
• 85% have accessed funding/grants since achieving the award

Once a golf club is awarded GolfMark, they will also be recognised by Sport England as a Clubmark facility - click here for further information on Clubmark.   

RangeMark

The role of driving ranges is fundamental to golf development in England and clearly they are the starting point for the majority of newcomers to this great game, providing a variety of coaching and practice opportunities.

RangeMark has been created to recognise those stand-alone ranges that are at the forefront of developing the game and this initiative has been developed and refined ‘by golf ranges for golf ranges’.  A similar process to GolfMark, the Range is assessed on the three key areas as outlined above.