WE Love Golf is coming to Wenvoe Castle Golf Club on International Women’s Day on Friday, March 8.

Women from across the region are being invited to come along and have a go at golf, for free!

There are four sessions at 10, 11.45, 2pm and 5pm – all you need to bring is a good sense of humour.

Golf is a great way to make new friends, get outside and may not look like quite how you think, which is why The Professional Golfers’ Association launched We Love Golf, in May last year.

The campaign encourages more women and girls to play golf and then connects them to PGA lead female focussed programmes across the world.

Last year’s campaign culminated in two We Love Golf pilot events, both of which attracted significantly more women than anticipated. As a result, a series of We Love Golf events will be running throughout the year starting with the event at Wenvoe Castle Golf Club.

PGA head professional, and coach of the We Love Golf sessions at Wenvoe Castle, Jason Harris is delighted to be one of the first PGA Members to offer a We Love Golf event: “I am passionate about sharing the sport with as many people as possible.

"Non-golfers often think of golf as being stuffy and old fashioned, but the golf club is a great place to meet new people, make friends and get outside.

"You don’t need any equipment or special clothing to take part and this could be the start of something great for you in 2019.”

The International Women’s Day campaign will also be taking place at Wicklow Golf Club, The Belfry and Stirling Golf Club.

Each woman will be offered the chance to move into group coaching if they get the bug, because friendship is one of the main reasons women give for starting and staying in the sport.

And what better place to do that than at the golf club with a bar to relax and get to know each other?

Robert Maxfield, chief executive of The PGA said, “We now know that there is interest in taking up the game and that with the right support from PGA Members women are becoming regular golfers.

"We want to capitalise on these two insights by creating multiple opportunities for women to try golf with a PGA member and creating a pathway to retain them. We can’t wait to see what impact these events have.

"This is a really exciting prospect not only for us, but for golf in general.”

Women and men interested in finding out more about the campaign or the events can follow @WeLoveGolfPGA on Twitter and Instagram and join the community WeLoveGolfPGA community on Facebook. Alternatively call Jason on 029 20594 371 option 3 for more details.