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STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE
AN INITIATIVE OF THE DELHI GOLF CLUB AS A CSR IMPLEMENTING AGENCY
he Delhi Golf Club with its main
objective of promotion of golf has
been at the forefront of training
youngsters for years now. The
Junior Training Programme has
been the key initiative to help
juniors of various age groups, both boys and
girls, to achieve excellence in golf. This effort
has been ably supported by a group of leading
coaches who have dedicated their time and
knowledge for this programme. Each year
the training programme culminates with an
Annual Golf Tournament and winners are
awarded for their efforts. Many leading Indian
golfers at the National and International
level are products of this Junior Training
Programme eg. Daniel Chopra, Manav Jaini,
Shiv Kapur, Rashid Khan, Honey Baisoya,
Kapil Kumar, Pratap Atwal, Gurbani Singh,
Gauri Monga, Seher Atwal and Mehar Atwal,
to name a few.
programme run by the Club and shall be free
of cost for the youngsters.
The Club envisages running the following
activities (free of cost), as part of the above
goals:
Select 20 young golfers in different age groups
who have achieved a level of excellence and
are rank holders in the IGU merit list and then
work with them through the year. Those who
do not reach the desired levels of excellence
will be replaced by new golfers inducted on
the basis of their merit/potential.
The selected golfers would be coached on
all aspects to including physical fi tness and
mental strength training to achieve the levels
of excellence required.
purchase of technology-based equipment and
the staff connected with this effort including
the course maintenance staff etc. will all be
a part of this initiative and would be funded
from the CSR funds received. This activity
would be supervised by a dedicated group
of Members nominated by the General
Committee and the accounts of this activity
would be maintained and audited separately
to ensure full transparency.
BENEFITS TO DONORS / SUPPORTING
ORGANIZATIONS
Your support and sponsorship will provide
a unique opportunity for these talented and
hardworking youngsters, who otherwise
would not have been able to afford these
With golf now been included as a part of the
Olympics and the Government’s guidelines
for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
having included focus on training for
promoting Olympic Sports, Delhi Golf Club
has taken upon itself to train youngsters for
excellence in Golf and to bring laurels for
the Country. As a fi rst step DGC has now
become a Section 8 not-for-profi t company
and has created an activity to be run as a CSR
Implementing Agency which can start by
receiving support from Corporates through
their CSR contributions.
TRAINING FOR EXCELLENCE
The Strive for Excellence program is being
run by the club as a separate, transparent and
dedicated activity and will cover provision of
all training free of cost to the selected players.
The selection will be purely merit-based in
age groups varying from 8-18 years, open to
all who show the requisite level of excellence
in the game and more so to the meritorious
youngsters belonging to the economically
weaker sections of society. To ensure that
the level of training is of top-most standard,
the facilities at the Club are being upgraded
at the Driving Range, Chipping and Putting
areas. Technology-based equipment is being
purchased and set up so that training can be
imparted in a proper and scientifi c manner.
Top rung professional coaches recognized
by the IGU will be associated with the
programme to train the youngsters. The
entire cost of training shall be borne by the
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The focus would be to include golfers
belonging to weaker sections of society and
facilitate their progress by providing access
to not only playing facilities and coaching
but also bearing their travel expenses for
tournaments held in different parts of the
country.
GOLF CLINICS
Run Golf Clinics for 10 days every month
through the year to initiate youngsters into
the game. These would be open to all strata
with no restrictions. Children in the age group
of 8-18 years shall be taught the basics of the
game free of charge for 10 days Monday to
Friday over a period of two weeks.
Tournaments would be conducted periodically
to test the youngsters. The upgradation of the
driving range, chipping and putting areas,
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opportunities, to participate and compete
at the highest levels in their divisions. Your
generosity will also enable these youngsters
to have a motive in life, the chance to develop
an all-round personality and become better
equipped to deal with the challenges of life.
In case, they are able to achieve the required
level, the opportunity to represent the country
may also come their way.
All donors will be duly acknowledged on a
display board and through other mediums at
the Delhi Golf Club. Your donations can be
part of your company’s CSR budget.
All expenditure and accounting for the CSR
activities run by the Club will be audited very
closely by the CSR Team and Committee.
Accounts will be shared in the Annual Report
to ensure complete transparency.