The US Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club is a big opportunity to get young girls involved in the game. WGAL’s Barbara Barr takes a look at the One Million More program.
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WELL BETHANY THE USGA AND LPGA ARE TEAMING UP TO TRY TO GET MORE YOUNG GIRLS FROM VARIOUS BACKGROUNDS INVOLVED PLAYING THE GAME OF GOLF, AND THEY HOPE THAT A BIG HIGH PROFILE EVENT LIKE THE WOMEN’S U.S. OPEN WILL HELP DRIVE INTEREST GIRLS CRUSH IT. I THINK GIRLS CAN DO ANYTHING. THAT’S THE SPIRIT, THE LPGA AND USGA HOPE CATCHES ON WITH ITS GIRLS GOLF CAMPAIGN. MAKE THE GAME AGAIN AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, PROVIDE EQUIPMENT FOR 1 MILLION GIRLS. WERE TAKING PART IN THE PROGRAM AS OF LAST YEAR. NOW THE GOAL IS 1 MILLION MORE BY 2030. WITH THAT COMES A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TO RAISE $1 MILLION AS WELL. TO GO ALONG THAT, UH, TO BENEFIT THE YOUTH, UH, AND ALL THE FEMALE GOLFERS THAT ARE A PART OF OUR FUTURE, A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP SUCH AS THE U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN CAN SERVE AS A POWERFUL MOTIVATOR. I AM SO INSPIRED BY THE COURSE RIGHT NOW, AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT HERE SUPPORTING THE WOMEN ATHLETES, I AM GOING TO SIGN THEM UP FOR GOLF LESSONS TOMORROW. WELL DONE. NOW I GOT A PRIZE. I LIKE WHEN YOU FIRST START AND YOU LIKE HIT IT WITH DRIVE. YEAH. THE DRIVER LIKE THIS. PARENTS LOOK FORWARD TO GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR DAUGHTERS IN SPORTS. YAY! I THINK IT’S GREAT. I THINK IT NEEDS TO CONTINUE AND IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN ALL. ALL DIFFERENT SPORTS. THERE’S A PUTTING GREEN TO GIVE CHILDREN A FEEL FOR THE GAME, A DRAWING BOARD AND A POSTER CONTEST. I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT. ALL BLOWN UP. 16 YEAR OLD AVA SWARTZ OF COLUMBIA CAME UP WITH A WINNING DESIGN. I REALLY LIKE GOLF. IT’S AMAZING. I THINK GETTING GIRLS, YOUNGER GIRLS LIKE INFLUENCED BY THESE OLDER, REALLY GOOD PROS IS AWESOME. AND WE HAVE CERTAINLY SEEN A LOT OF CHILDREN OUT HERE AT THE U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, GIRLS AND BOYS. AND THEY SAY THEY JUST LOVE SEEING THESE PROFESSIONALS UP CLOSE IN PERSON. IT IS INSPIRING TO THEM. SO MAYBE THERE’S SOME FUTURE
