Emirates Helps 500 Students Tee-Off With Golf Stars

One class that is bound to keep more than 500 Singapore school students awake; is the Emirates Singapore Youth Golf Development Programme, taking place during the Clariden Leu Singapore Masters.

While 204 professional golfers battle for the US$1.1 million prize purse during the Clariden Leu Singapore Masters, these students will get a private tutorial from some of the world’s top talent, such as Ryder Cup stars Darren Clarke, Lee Westwood, David Howell and India’s Jyoti Randhawa.

The Emirates Singapore Youth Golf Development Programme provides school children who are keen on golf the opportunity to learn from professional players at a prestigious tournament. This is the second time Emirates – the Official Airline of the Clariden Leu Singapore Masters 2007 – is supporting this initiative.

At the tournament, students rub shoulders with the stars, attend a golf clinic conducted by the professionals, and are assigned to a particular player to follow around the golf course. Professional players will show students the finer points of the game and of the discipline required as a professional athlete at golf clinics, and share their personal experiences in the highly competitive circuit.