“Project Ukraine” Golfer Rory Mcllroy meets WAR-SCARED Ukrainian Teenage Golfer, fans enraptured
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Rory Mcllroy- As the Russia-Ukraine crisis deepens, there have been millions that have been affected because of the same. Millions in Ukraine were forced to leave their land since Russia invaded their homes earlier this year.
Even the high-profile personalities were in a mess since the war began in February. Among them was a group of young golfers that were forced to leave the country. The development route program of the Ukraine Golf Federation produced some young golfers and they were also part of the group who fled their nation.
These young golfers have now been relocated all over Europe as they look to bring their lives back to normality. During last week’s Project Ukraine golf camp in the Scottish Borders, seven participants met for the first time in months. Additionally, they got to meet none other than star golfer Rory Mcllroy at the camp.
Teenage golfers learned to a great extent, thanks to Rory Mcllroy’s initiative
Teenage golfers were invited to the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship held in St Andrews on Sunday as part of the DP World Tour. It was a great opportunity for young golfers as they were also interviewed by Sky Sports journalist.
“Their dreams have come true – they met Rory Mcllroy and shook his hand. They had a welcome message from Tommy Fleetwood – it’s a dream for any junior. Unfortunately, all these kids have trauma – but for us, it was so important to keep them away from that for a short time.”
In addition to meeting their heroes, the young golfers also had a great time with Andrews University Director of Golf Ian Muir. The young teenagers would have learned a lot during their great initiative.
R&A’s Women in Golf Leadership Development Programme organized the Project Ukraine Camp. Veronika Rastvortseva, one of their colleagues, came up with the idea.
During the event, Toni Zverblis of Project Ukraine stated: “We’ve all watched the horrors unfold in Ukraine and we were compelled to help after listening to our colleague Veronika Rasvortseva describe what was going on around her in the early days of the invasion.”
“Thankfully she managed to move her family out of the country but has been working tirelessly from her temporary home in Belgium on this project since then. She has helped the group liaise with the Ukrainian Golf Federation and the families whom we are supporting,” he added.
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Abhishek Nandwani
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