New episode of Making the Grade student video series
The R&A
03 Oct 23
3 mins
Jesper Littorin, a talented young golfer from Sweden, features in a new episode of ‘Making the Grade’ for a behind-the-scenes look at the life of a student golfer.
The Halmstad University student came out on top in the men’s section of The R&A Student Tour Series event at Le Golf National in France last October.At the venue for the 2018 Ryder Cup near Paris, Littorin enjoyed a successful week, edging out two of his Swedish teammates to triumph. We follow his story as he balances his life as a student with his time on the fairways.
Elite amateur events
Previous individual stories have included with students Ben Fuller, Nicola Slater and David Kitt.The R&A runs the Student Tour Series to provide elite amateur championships to enhance high performance competition amongst the leading student golfers outside of the USA and Mexico. The series was launched four years ago, with The R&A a long-time support of student golf.By holding events in world class golf courses across Europe, The R&A is providing a pathway for aspiring golfers to follow their dreams.Look out for more episodes in the series and subscribe to The R&A’s YouTube channel to never miss an episode.Student Megan Ashley, a R&A Foundation Scholar based at the University of St Andrews, also features in a recent video with The R&A Foundation after it launched a global philanthropy programme as it aims to fulfil its mission to transform lives through golf.The video can be watched in full on The R&A YouTube channel.
