US Kids North Of Ireland Local Tour Gets Underway At Picturesque Ardglass
Irelands’s first official Local Tour, The US Kids North Of Ireland Local Tour got underway on Sunday 15th April at the picturesque Ardglass Golf Club.
Irelands’s first official Local Tour, The US Kids North Of Ireland Local Tour got underway on Sunday 15th April at the picturesque Ardglass Golf Club.
Zoe Allen was only one of five PGA Professionals from outside USA to be presented with a U.S. Kids Top 50 Teachers Award at the 2018 PGA Show in Orlando. The ceremony, hosted by former Golf Channel Presenter Jennifer Mills, recognises the top 50 US Kid’s coaches for 2017. In addition, those who have won the award for the third time are given the title of US Kids Master teacher.
During 2017 Zoe has been very active in introducing the first US Kids learning programmes to Ireland, helping as a Tournament Director at the US Kids European and World Championships and establishing the first US Kids Local Tour in Ireland.
Zoe had an exciting end to 2017 when she was invited to act as one of the Tournament Directors at the US Kids Golf 2017 Holiday Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
For the first time Ireland will have its own US Kids Local Tour The North of Ireland Local Tour. The tour comprises 6 events for boys and girls from 5 to 14 years of age. The North of Ireland Local Tour will have its own Order of Merit and a special Local Tour Championship event as a finale.
In May Zoe was invited to help out at the 2017 US Kids Golf European Championships at Gullane, Scotland. During that week Zoe was appointed Tournament Director at Longniddry Golf Club, one of six East Lothian courses used in the European Championships.
Zoe will be hosting our very first U.S. Kids Awards night on Wednesday 13th December at 6:30-7:30pm in the lounge at Lurgan Golf Club.
In January Zoe attended a US Kids coaching course in Orlando Florida which enabled her to introduce the US Kids Golf Learning Programme in Lurgan. During her time at the course, Zoe was invited to help out at the 2017 US Kids Golf European Championships held at Gullane, near Muirfield, East Lothian, Scotland in May. Zoe describes her experience at the Championships and how young Golfers can enjoy top competition at a tournament run like a tour event!