Apart from the direct impacts of the event itself, other legacies which will be achieved from the 2014 Ryder Cup include: a strengthened portfolio of annual professional men’s and women’s golf tournaments, resulting from specific investment in this area from 2003-2018 increased participation and support for ClubGolf, the Scottish Government’s junior golf initiative which aims to give all children in Scotland an introduction to golf by the time they reached nine years of age opportunities to drive increased inward investment in Scotland through an engagement programme which targets senior business, events and tourism contacts a targeted golf tourism marketing campaign to use the Ryder Cup to promote Scotland as ‘The Home of Golf’ in key domestic and international markets the hosting of the 2014 Junior Ryder Cup at Blairgowrie Golf Club, which will showcase the best junior golf talent from the USA and Europe the integration of best practice in environmental and sustainability issues which will be delivered across all elements of the staging of the Ryder Cup a range of e-resources will be developed consisting of learning and teaching materials for use by schools as a way of ensuring children are aware of the Ryder Cup and allowing them to get...