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You don’t want to have a business where certain sectors of society feel like they’re not welcome. Not many businesses are successful that way,” added Mona.
Mona suggests that you think back to when you and a friend may have been put into a foursome with people who are strangers with different backgrounds, which doesn’t really matter as everyone is comfortable with one another after the first few holes. The same usually
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holds true with people of different cultures, religions, genders, income levels and political leanings.
“You immediately form a kinship around the game and the shared experience and that’s why, if we can just get people out to the course and comfortable, I think a lot of the barriers will break down pretty easily,” said Mona.
“I think for people who may have a certain perception of the game as being just for this certain
group, once they get out there and see that it’s not true because they get to feel it and experience it themselves, they can become advocates.”
Golf has come a long way. Canada has a very diverse society and we all have a role to play to incorporate that diversity into the game. It’s that diversity that will keep golf healthy in the future.
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