Amid $9,000,000 Major Event, Ex One Direction Member Joins Hands With a Huge Initiative for Women’s Golf

In a world where Hollywood and Golf capture headlines, what happens when the two collide? A passionate golfer who has been playing golf since childhood is recently making headlines for bringing together a tee team and promoting women’s golf.

Ahead of the KPMG Women’s Irish Open Pro-Am this month, the famous singer and golf enthusiast is backing a team of three Irish Celebrities. And through this move of his, he aims to inspire as many women and girls as possible to participate in the sport. So what exactly has he done?

Former One Direction star steps in to help grow women’s golf

The First Tee: Journey to Dromoland is a six-part documentary series following three Irish media personalities on their journey from relative beginners to amateur golfers. The series is produced by Golf Ireland, and the three participants are Lorraine Keane, a well-known TV presenter; radio broadcaster Pamela Joyce; and Valerie Wheeler, a sports presenter.

The trio is underway on their journey to learn the game and play at the KPMG Women’s Irish Open Pro-Am at Dromoland Castle. And along the way, they’ve now found backing through former One Direction star Niall Horan, as his company Modest Golf becomes an official sponsor for the docuseries.

The Irish Golfer posted about this on Twitter, and as per their article, Horan was extremely grateful to the trio for what they were doing. “Thank you so much for getting into the game of golf and encouraging other women to get into the game also,” he said in a video to them!

The First Tee intends to make women overcome their fears and engage them in an otherwise male-dominated sports industry. Throughout the series, the women receive coaching from PGA professionals Mary Doyle and Gavin Young. And learn the basics of golf.

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The women also compete in several events, including a driving range challenge and a short course tournament. As the series progresses, the women’s skills improve and their confidence grows. The initiative is one of many currently going on to grow the women’s sport. And with women’s golf already on a path to success, as proved by its latest viewership, this can only help it rise up faster!

Numbers show that women’s golf is growing faster than ever before

Recently, the Sports Business Journal released record-breaking numbers showing that women’s golf tournaments are catching up. Ever since the US Open at the Iconic Pebble Beach earlier this year, the numbers of spectators have been rising. And it did not stop there!

The LPGA gathered close to 600,000 viewers in different formats of women’s golf. And July was the most-watched month. The tours that later followed, the Dana Open and the KPMG Women’s Open, also experienced record-breaking numbers. This kind of attention puts the LPGA tour in line with the PGA tour. Now all eyes are on a $9 Million event, the AIG Women’s Open, currently underway in Surrey.

With practices like The First Tee that are being carried out by stars like the former One Direction fame, Horan, undoubtedly, the growth of women in the golf world is only going to accelerate further. Wouldn’t you agree? Let us know in the comments below.

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