Bluegreen, a major player and network in European golf, continues its ascent in the development of the practice of golf in France. After the deployment of the “new activities” inaugurated in May 2018, one of the axes of development of the company, place in the second part which is the involvement in the sporting dimension of golf in all its forms (schools, hopes, handigolf and professionals), with the launch of the Bluegreen Academy dedicated to young hopefuls.

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Bluegreen is 46 golf schools recognized throughout the territory and represented by several teams in the different divisions. To go further in education and training, the Bluegreen network wishes to offer tailor-made support to start-ups in their quest for high level, by creating a new program dedicated to performance: The Bluegreen Academy.

Selected from hopes playing on the network's golf courses, 2 young girls from Bordeaux-Lac and 1 boy from Pléneuf Val André will be the first to join the Bluegreen Academy program in 2018.

On July 31 and August 1, just after the French Youth Championships which took place on the Bluegreen Bordeaux-Lac golf course, the 3 residents of the Bluegreen Academy followed their first training course with Sophie Giquel-Bettan, player of the LET, board member and consultant for Bluegreen.

Thanks to the Academy, they will benefit throughout the year from a mentoring program provided in particular by Céline Boutier and Matthieu Pavon, Bluegreen ambassadors and will receive a “branded” Bluegreen Academy endowment.

From 2019, 10 new players selected from the golf schools of the Bluegreen network will join the Academy, reaching a promotion of 36 young golfers by 2020.

The ambition of the Bluegreen Academy is to support young players in order to support them at the highest level and on professional circuits.

The Bluegreen ACADEMY in brief:

  • 1 year of support and coaching
  • 1 mentoring program with players from professional circuits
  • 1 endowment of Bluegreen Academy branded equipment and textiles
  • Improvement courses
  • Access to the golf courses of the network and to training facilities
  • Aid for participation in tournaments
  • Wild Cards (invitations) on professional tournaments

To know more : https://academie.bluegreen.com/fr