A WORCESTER all-woman golf school has chipped in for the good of the Prince’s Trust.

The group of golfing ladies have raised £425 for the good cause through a seven-month charity golf academy at Ravenmeadow Golf Centre.

In the spring, 20 women from across the county teed off in the weekly golf event at the course, which is based in Hindlip Lane.

The programme catered for beginners and gave practical tips and advice, while the ladies were given PGA-certified coaching sessions at the club’s PureGolf Academy.

The initiative aimed to raise money for Prince’s Trust projects which help develop and educate thousands of young people across the county every year.

Viv Hudson, managing director at Droitwich-based hotelshopUK and area chairman of The Prince’s Trust in the West Midlands, said: “The golf academy was a tremendous success and it was terrific to see so much support for the charity and its projects.

“The team at Ravenmeadow were superb and very patient. Through their encouragement and coaching some of the ladies now play golf regularly at the club and have taken up the sport quite seriously.

“Our golf is improving slowly and, although we won’t be in a position to challenge guys like Rory Mclroy any time soon, we’ve learned a lot and had some fun along the way.

“The golf academy really has helped promote the sport to a wider audience and, importantly, increased awareness of the Prince’s Trust and what the charity is trying to achieve.”

James Lever, club professional and coach at Ravenmeadow, added: “The golf academy really caught the imagination and it was great to see so many women interested in taking up the sport.

“Raising money and awareness for the charity was the most important thing and I am sure the donation will be put to great use by the Prince’s Trust to support young people in our area.

“They do so much to help change lives across Worcestershire so we were delighted to be involved.”

As part of the club’s support for the ladies golf challenge, Ravenmeadow also donated 50 per cent of their fees to run the academy to the Prince’s Trust.