Record Scottish club sign-ups for junior golf programmes

A record number of golf clubs across Scotland have signed up to 2026 Scottish Golf junior programmes.

Clubs taking part in GolfSixes have risen to 169 from 151 in 2025, while there will be 12 regional GolfNines leagues this year and three national events.

A total of 78 clubs in rural or island communities, who do not have a PGA pro attached to their facility, have also taken advantage of Scottish Golf’s Roving Pro Fund.

For this programme, qualified PGA coaches travel to outlying communities and, in partnerships with the clubs and part funded by Scottish Golf, the Scottish Golf Charitable Trust and host clubs, deliver coaching blocks for golfers of all ages and backgrounds.

And 34 golf clubs have enrolled on the Scottish Golf’s Club Hire Fund – enabling golf clubs and facilities to provide new golfers with equipment at either no or low cost.

New for 2026, affiliated golf clubs have also been able to source funding from Scottish Golf for women’s and girls’ activities.
A total of 47 clubs will receive Get into Golf funding of £400 to boost their girls’ starter programmes.

At the next level of development, 14 clubs have successfully applied for up to £1,000 of funding provided by Scottish Golf in partnership with the Golf Foundation.

Five golf clubs, at a more advanced stage of their girls’ development plan, will each receive £1,500 to enhance and grow their offer.

Fraser Crawford, participation manager for Scottish Golf, said: “It’s fantastic to see momentum build and record numbers of sign-ups as we work together with our member clubs to develop the next generation of players.

“Across the board, clubs are engaging with our National Junior Framework, disability programmes and women and girls’ strategy to help bring more people into Scotland’s national sport.

“We know that clubs engaging in our programmes see junior membership growth 2.3 times greater than clubs who are not.

“We’re hugely indebted to the small army of volunteers at our clubs who do so much to support grassroots golf. In turn, we will do all we can to support them carry out their work.

“Together, we aim to encourage the players who are getting into golf to develop a lifelong love of the sport and to discover the many sporting, social and health benefits associated with our great game.”