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U.S. Kids Golf European Championship Media Coverage

by Holyrood PR , Friday, May 15th, 2009

A local newspaper has highlighted the boost to the local economy provided by the 2009 U.S. Kids Golf European Championships

Kids Golf championship generates worldwide success – Scottish PR

More than 400 competitors from 34 countries are taking part in the U.S. Kids Golf European Championship in East Lothian.

Open to boys and girls aged 5-14, it’s being played across five of the most impressive links course in the home of golf.

Winners in the various age categories will also win a place in the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship in Pinehurst, North Carolina, which will take place in August.

The tournament is organised by the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation, which aims to promote the lifelong game of golf to young people and their families across the world.

The top coverage highlights generated from this story include:

16 pieces of coverage reaching at least 6 different countries
Worldwide coverage in Italy, Guatemala, Mexico, California and France
National coverage in BBC Sport, STV and CBBC’s Sportsround
prime coverage in East Lothian Courier, Liverpool Daily Post, Essex Echo, Oxford Mail, Sutton Guardian and The Evening News

These articles gave the story extensive UK and global coverage generated from our successful PR campaign.