Kids Golf In Uganda Offered Major Boost With New Training Site Link Up

Golf Industry Guru is lending its support to Uganda’s Afriyea Golf Academy to help give opportunities to children

A lesson at Afriyea Golf Academy
(Image credit: Afriyea Golf Academy/Golf Industry Guru)

A membership-based website offering online learning to assist golf course owners, operators and their team members is lending its support to an academy in Uganda.

Golf Industry Guru, which is based in Vancouver, Canada, has agreed to assist Uganda's Afriyea Golf Academy – the largest children’s golf academy in Africa – which offers opportunities for children to use the game to achieve their potential and has a mission to help grow the game in Uganda and the continent as a whole.

A lesson at Afriyea Golf Academy

(Image credit: Afriyea Golf Academy/Golf Industry Guru)

Co-founder of Golf industry Guru, Scott Masse, explained the reasons behind the company's decision, saying: "We are excited to extend some of our proceeds to help Afriyea Golf Academy. We have been following their journey, and as a company, we believe the timing couldn’t be better to support this very worthwhile initiative. There is nothing better than supporting a cause that is changing lives, and as a company, we wanted to do what we could to help the Afriyea Golf Academy continue with their excellent work."

Meanwhile, Afriyea Golf Academy CEO Isaiah Mwesige said Golf Industry Guru's values align with theirs and that the link up leaves him excited about the future. He said: "There is no better news than finding a partner that shares indistinguishable values like us and that's Golf Industry Guru. We are excited about Golf Industry Guru’s generous donation, and we look forward to growing this relationship with them whilst impacting the right skills to the youths in Africa.”

The news comes in the same week another partnership aimed at assisting youngsters was announced, with Michelle Wie West joining forces with the R&A to help develop future stars of the game, albeit with the focus on the Asian market, rather than Africa.

For more information on the service offered by Golf Industry Guru, visit golfindustryguru.com.

Mike Hall
News Writer

Mike has over 25 years of experience in journalism, including writing on a range of sports throughout that time, such as golf, football and cricket. Now a freelance staff writer for Golf Monthly, he is dedicated to covering the game's most newsworthy stories. 

He has written hundreds of articles on the game, from features offering insights into how members of the public can play some of the world's most revered courses, to breaking news stories affecting everything from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf to developmental Tours and the amateur game. 

Mike grew up in East Yorkshire and began his career in journalism in 1997. He then moved to London in 2003 as his career flourished, and nowadays resides in New Brunswick, Canada, where he and his wife raise their young family less than a mile from his local course. 

Kevin Cook’s acclaimed 2007 biography, Tommy’s Honour, about golf’s founding father and son, remains one of his all-time favourite sports books.