Lee Westwood Golf Academy offers La Manga Club boost for families

Budding stars of the future will have the chance to learn exclusive hints and tips and what it takes to become world number one when the Lee Westwood Golf Academy returns to La Manga Club this summer.

The European Ryder Cup star launched his first overseas junior golf academy to widespread acclaim at the five-star Spanish resort last year, and such was its success, the popular training programme will return for another outing in August.

This year’s Lee Westwood Golf Academy will take place at La Manga Club from August 6-10 and 13-17, offering children a dedicated instruction programme covering all aspects of the game with prizes and gifts for all attendees.

The clinics, which will run for two hours per day, are open to boys and girls in two different age groups – seven to 11 years and 12-16 years – with five-day academy courses costing €250 for guests staying at the five-star La Manga Club hotel.

In addition to the academy, which has been set up in conjunction with Activate Sport, an organisation which provides quality sport and activity instruction to boys and girls across the UK, La Manga Club is also hosting a Father and Son Academy and Golf Tournament during the Whitsun half-term holidays.

Run by the Lee Westwood Golf Academy’s teams of professionals and taking place from June 6-8, the event offers both adults and children two days of comprehensive coaching before then putting their skills to the test in an 18-hole competition on La Manga Club’s South Course.

Packages for the event start from €330 for teams staying in the resort’s five-star hotel or four-star Las Lomas apartments, and competitors can enjoy a four-night stay in the hotel for only €149 per night.

Based on two people sharing a room – with free accommodation for a child aged 12 and under – the price includes breakfast, VAT and complimentary use of La Manga Club’s spa facilties including saunas, steam rooms, indoor pool and gym.

The return of the Westwood Academy is one of a series of junior academies involving some of sport’s biggest names that will take place at La Manga Club this summer.

For the third year running, European football giants AC Milan will stage a junior camp at the resort from July 8-14, giving boys and girls of all skill levels the chance to emulate their heroes.

And with the London Olympics on the horizon, the award-winning venue will host British Olympic legend Daley Thompson’s popular Athletics Academy for a second successive year from July 23 to August 19.

La Manga Club boasts unrivalled facilities as a sport and leisure resort including three 18-hole championship golf courses, a 28-court tennis centre and a 2,000sqm spa complex. It also offers the choice of a five-star hotel, four-star serviced apartments and townhouses, more than 20 bars and restaurants and great entertainment for children.

For more information or to book call 00 34 968 17 5577 or visit www.lamangaclub.com.