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The partnership between the Golf Foundation and De Vere Slaley Hall, which has been encouraging schoolchildren across the North-East of England to try their hand at golf in recent weeks, will culminate in a showcase event during the PGA Seniors Championship.

The event – which starts next Thursday – will welcome Ian Woosnam and Costantino Rocca to offer advice and tips to the enthusiastic youngsters.

The Ryder Cup legends are in the field to compete for one of senior golf’s most prestigious prizes, but will be on hand for the Tri-Golf event before the PGA Seniors Championship begins over the stunning Hunting Course at De Vere Slaley Hall resort.

Daniel Hodson, Director of Golf and Leisure at De Vere, commented: “We are delighted that Woosie and Costantino will be lending a hand at the Golf Foundation event. They are two great ambassadors for the game and it is fantastic that they will be able to pass on their expertise, which I am sure will inspire the kids to take the game up as a sporting hobby.”

‘Tri-Golf’ sessions, which offer children their first taste of golf, are currently taking place in twelve schools across the North-East region as part of the Golf Foundations ongoing junior initiatives.

These sessions will look to develop both the technical and personal skills required to play the game and each child currently attending the sessions has a chance to qualify for the special event at Slaley Hall.  

As well as Woosnam and Rocca, this years event will see 2008 Champion Gordon J. Brand return to the Northumberland resort along with Ryder Cup legend Sam Torrance and his fellow countryman Gordon Brand Jnr., who will be looking to go one place better than his second place finish last year.

The Golf Foundations Tri-Golf initiative offers over half a million children their first taste of golf every year, and is offered in around 5,000 schools across the country.

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