SUPPORTING SCOTTISH GOLF’S “HEART MONTH” CAMPAIGN

ROYAL Dornoch has teamed up with Scottish Golf again to support the organisation’s work promoting “Heart Month.” 

The national organisation is backing the British Heart Foundation’s campaign. 

The aim is to highlight how clubs and golfers can make a difference and save lives, on the course and elsewhere. 

The value of golf as exercise has been highlighted in various studies, with taking to the fairway shown to help prevent a wide range of diseases, including heart attacks and strokes. 

Having been the first club in the world to fit defibrillators to all our buggies, Royal Dornoch is delighted to play a part in getting the “Heart Month” message across to the wider Scottish golfing community. 

General manager Neil Hampton said: “It is an excellent initiative, with Scottish Golf flagging-up basic CPR via the BHF online tool RevivR as part of the month-long campaign. 

“Many clubs have defibrillators fitted at the clubhouse, but we have taken it a step further here, with CodeBlue units fitted to all our buggies, and more recently, having a ground-breaking all-weather unit attached to the halfway house. 

“Thankfully they have not been called upon, but we felt it was important to provide reassurance to our members and many visitors from around the world should an emergency occur out on the golf course.” 

David McColgan, head of British Heart Foundation Scotland, is delighted to team up with Scottish Golf and Royal Dornoch to deliver the important messages around CPR and defibrillation. 

He said: “Scotland’s golf courses are synonymous with some of the greatest scenery and outdoor settings in Scotland and our courses host hundreds of thousands of visitors ever year.   

“We, at British Heart Foundation Scotland, are delighted to be working alongside Scottish Golf, and the entire golfing community, to ensure Scotland’s courses are amongst the safest in the world.   

“Cardiac arrest is the ultimate medical emergency. Every minute someone doesn’t receive CPR or defibrillation their risk of survival decreases by 10%.   

“Working with Scottish Golf throughout Heart Month, to raise awareness of cardiac arrest, CPR and defibrillators and defibrillation creates a fantastic opportunity to ensure golf courses, clubs and the communities around them benefit from access to lifesaving equipment.”