R&A Golf Development Director statements about Romania

The R&A is golf's world rules and development body and organiser of The Open Championship.  It operates with the consent of 130 national and international organisations from almost 120 countries and on behalf of an estimated 32 million golfers in Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific and The Americas (outside the USA and Mexico).
 
Using money generated by The Open Championship, The R&A invests in the future of the game all over the world.  In so doing, there is a big focus on junior golf, on teaching and coaching and on the provision of public access facilities.

Bulgaria is a good example of an eastern European country which has made huge strides in golf in the last decade aided in a small way by The R&A.

As mentioned above, Bulgaria would be a good model for Romania to follow as would the Czech Republic where golf is now flourishing.

Personally, I know very little about Romania but am aware it is a country with huge sporting tradition.  For this reason alone, there seems little obvious logic for golf not to take off there.

Here at The R&A we know there is golf activity but, from what I understand, remains much room for progress.

The R&A's relationship with other major golf bodies is very good.  We meet with such organisations regularly to exchange ideas and to discuss areas of common interest.

To this end, we host an International Golf Conference once very four years and a more domestic gathering of bodies in Great Britain & Ireland biannually.

In our eyes, golf in Romania will get R&A support if the national body responsible for governing the game applies in the customary way.

Again, The R&A will try to help any country eager to progress its golf through grant aid, moral support and advice.  Romania is no different to any other country in this respect.

Marius, it would be inappropriate for me to comment on you or indeed any other individual involved in golf in Romania.  I hardly know  any of you and have never visited your country.

What I will say however is that you have shown the enthusiasm and interest in the game which is necessary for progress  to occur and with a more collaborative effort from your national federation, I sincerely hope it is not too long before we are doing more  for Romanian golf and giving the game there the support it clearly needs.

Above are some of the answers given by Mr. Weir at Marius Popescu questions. in order for the R&A to be better understood by romanians. 

Marius comments: Thank you Mr. Weir. Indeed R&A help for romanian golf has been important allready. After our official discussion, R&A sent 40 new golf bags in order to sustain our junior programs. Further than this a Golf Rules course has been organized by the R&A in Romania, and our Federation become R&A member.  Let's see what happens from now on!