GOLF: Taylor's lessons to 'teach' maths (From Oxford Mail)

GOLF: Taylor's lessons to 'teach' maths

2:41pm Wednesday 18th March 2009

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Kirtlington professional Andy Taylor will coach in six local schools after receiving an £800 grant from the Golf Foundation.

Taylor’s sessions will teach the sport and look to improve numeracy skills by applying a scoring system relevant to times-tables.

Four lessons will take place with plastic clubs and soft balls in the schools, with the remaining two using proper equipment at Kirtlington.

Taylor is also running a coaching course for juniors during the Easter holidays, starting on April 7.

• IAN Allison has driven in as Chipping Norton’s new captain.

Allison has chosen the Helen & Douglas House hospice as his charity for the year.

He then saw his side lose the annual captain’s versus president’s team challenge to new president Graham Reynolds.

• NORTH Oxford will refund any visitors who shoot their handicap on the course tomorrow.

Visitors can pay £15 to take on a club member. For more information, contact manager Bob Harris on 01865 554924.

• STEVE Neal and Peter O’Connell, partners at Oxfordshire Foursomes League sponsors Shaw Gibbs, felt on home turf at the annual dinner.

The pair gave out trophies to last year’s four division winners – Burford, Oxford City (pictured), Shrivenham Park and Buckingham at The Oxfordshire.

Neal and O’Connell were particularly pleased to present the Division 2 award to City captain Graham Henley, who is a fellow partner with the Oxford-based accountants.

The 2009 season begins on Saturday, March 28.

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