Kate and Justin Rose welcomed a group of young golfers to the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth last week as part of the Foundation’s work to make the game more accessible to children across the UK.
The children, who have upper body limb differences, are beneficiaries of the Sport for All UK initiative, which is supported by the Kate & Justin Rose Foundation (KJRF).
As part of the BMW PGA Championship community day, the youngsters had the opportunity to meet Kate and Justin before taking part in a special competition inside one of the Foundation’s Dryvebox mobile golf simulators.
Sport for All UK gives children with upper body limb differences the opportunity to experience golf using 3D printed prosthetics produced by Koalaa, helping them to develop their skills and confidence on the course.
The KJRF Dryvebox is also helping to bring golf to a wider audience, taking mobile golf simulator experiences into inner city schools and communities across the UK.
Justin Rose said: “It was a privilege to meet all of the children today and it makes me proud to know we are helping to deliver experiences that will stay with them forever.
“I enjoyed seeing the children striking the ball using the prosthetics we have funded through our Foundation. Their passion, self belief and support of one another was so inspiring.
“The Dryvebox itself is a lot of fun to play golf in and the children really put on a great display for us all.”
For Kate Rose, Chair of the Kate & Justin Rose Foundation, bringing the young golfers to Wentworth was particularly significant.
“It was always a dream of ours to bring some of the children that our Foundation supports to Wentworth,” she said.
“It was fantastic to see their reaction when they saw the Dryvebox, and even more rewarding to see how well they played in it.
“Our Foundation was created to provide opportunities for disadvantaged young people in the UK to experience the lifetime rewards of golf and today it was an absolute pleasure to see how that ambition is being fulfilled.”
The Kate & Justin Rose Foundation was established to provide opportunities for young people to experience the benefits of golf, with projects designed to make the sport more accessible to children and communities across the UK.
For more information about the Kate & Justin Rose Foundation and its projects, visit justinrose.com/kjr-foundation-uk.