Golf

The Golf Foundation's two core School Games offerings provide children and young people with the chance to experience the benefits of golf. The Skills Challenge and GolfSixes Mini League are team-based, encouraging higher participation while encouraging individual growth and personal bests.

These formats offer a unique alternative to traditional team sports, emphasising golf’s focus on individual skill and self-improvement. Additionally, both formats incorporate the opportunity to learn and apply Mental Toughness Tools from the Golf Foundation's Unleash Your Drive programme.

Primary formats

There are two engaging formats available:

1. The Golf Foundation 8-Game Skills Festival offers a fun, energetic way to involve a large audience with chipping and putting challenges for teams of 5 boys and 5 girls.
2. GolfSixes Mini League is a short-golf-course format where small teams (3 boys and 3 girls) represent their school in either a single event or multiple fixtures throughout the spring/summer term, played at a local club or a central school site. The course is created using adaptive Golfway equipment.

Secondary formats

GolfSixes Mini League is a short-course format where small teams represent their school in either a single event or multiple fixtures throughout the spring/summer term, played at a local club or a central school site. The course is either a ‘real’ short golf course or created using adaptive Golfway equipment.

Equipment needed

• For 8-Game Skills Challenge - Golfway Primary School Large Bag
• For GolfSixes Mini League Bag - GolfSixes Mini League Bag
• For GolfSixes Mini League Bag - GolfSixes Mini League Bag

School Games formats

Choose the right format document for your age group (Primary or Secondary) below. Each includes:

• SGOs (pink) - inter-school competition and advocacy
• Schools (green) - intra-school and curriculum delivery
• Young people (blue) - how to lead and run activities.

Use the Golf Foundation's School Games Toolkit to fully utilise the formats.