Harrington hails Irish golf’s united family

Pádraig Harrington rates the newly-formed Confederation of Golf in Ireland (CGI) as crucial for the future of Irish golf.

Comprising the Golfing Union of Ireland, the Irish Ladies Golf Union and the PGA, the CGI has been created partly to fulfil the retirement of the Olympic movement for one body to deal with the administration of Ireland’s Olympic golf team.

But it has also been set up to halt the dramatic 80,000 drop (25%) in golf club membership over the last decade and put in place the structures to get more people — especially women — playing the game.