Best junior golf in the UK?

[Svensson]

Hi golfers! The family is considering moving to UK. Im a teacher/principal and my wife is a nurse/midwife so we can work anywhere. We have a very promising12 yr old son and are looking for a good junior golf club in the UK. Can you help us on this? P. Svensson.

 

[SaintHacker]

Have a look at the Crown group of courses. I occasionally play the one nearest to me (Paultons) and they seem very proactive at promoting junior golf.

 

[Doh]

There are a lot of clubs with good junior sections, if I were you I would contact county unions they would be in a better position to tell you about which clubs have active sections.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Where are you looking to move to. Would help to know to make any recommendations. What standard do you call promising

 

[pbrown7582]

There's an article in one of the mags fairly recently about a coach having a whole string of awards for producing top juniors at many age groups over recent years, somewhere near stoke park I'll look up exact club on Monday!

 

[Deleted member 15344]

There's an article in one of the mags fairly recently about a coach having a whole string of awards for producing top juniors at many age groups over recent years, somewhere near stoke park I'll look up exact club on Monday!

Some very good coaches for youngsters around here

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Many areas will have good professionals that work with good juniors. N1Golf has some great teaching pros at their centres

 

[Foxholer]

Really depends on how 'promising' he really is!

How long has he been playing? And what is his GEA Handicap? Is he getting coaching currently? Where/what level?

 

[pbrown7582]

There's an article in one of the mags fairly recently about a coach having a whole string of awards for producing top juniors at many age groups over recent years, somewhere near stoke park I'll look up exact club on Monday!

Dan Rees Hexham park Slough was the article I read.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Blimey, a whole country to choose from. To be honest, if you move to a decently populated county there is bound to be a good club with a good junior section nearby. You may have to drive 20 minutes rather than 5 minutes but from the sounds of it that would not be an issue. As someone has said, pick an area, contact the county junior set up for that region and go from there. Plenty of very good clubs with very good junior sections in the UK.

As an example, in my county of Northumberland, Alnmouth (Foxton) and Hexham have very reputable juinor sections that have produced England junior golfers in the last couple of years. Other members on here could probably list larger numbers for their own region. Reduce the area to look at and then you will get some really strong answers that can help you.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

My club, Kedleston Park GC near Derby, has a very promising junior section.
It currently consists of a few scratch players and many more have come through in recent years.
The current star is Bradley Moore at 16 he has won the McEvoy Trophy & been runner up, won the Irish Boys and represents England.

We have a Junior Trust in place to fund the juniors as they go through the club.

Look out for clubs with accreditation for junior coaching, things like Golfmark awards, iirc.

 

[Jake O'Reilly]

Hi golfers! The family is considering moving to UK. Im a teacher/principal and my wife is a nurse/midwife so we can work anywhere. We have a very promising12 yr old son and are looking for a good junior golf club in the UK. Can you help us on this? P. Svensson.

Hi there,

If your son has a chance of 'making it', you should be more interested in the county team than club he's a member at, as this is where he'll get his elite coaching and play with similar abilities of players that will help increase his own ability.

In the UK most counties have great set-ups, so my main recommendation would be to find a club that hosts the county team as this is where the coaches will be and it will help reduce your travelling. After that good practice facilities are key, and ideally a course that is playable throughout the winter.

The England Golf website (http://www.englandgolf.org/SquadProfile.aspx?sitesectionid=538&sitesectiontitle=England+Boys) should give you a rough idea on the golf side of things, as you can see from the England Boys' player profiles the handicaps range from around +1.5 to +4, so it's very competitive.

Good luck!

 

[brendy]

I wouldn't rule out this side of the Irish sea. The GUI put a lot of effort into junior golf here and more and more club PGA pros are investing time also.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Dan Rees Hexham park Slough was the article I read.

Would that not be Wexham Park (course next to the hospital?)

 

[JustOne]

Hi there,

If your son has a chance of 'making it', you should be more interested in the county team than club he's a member at, as this is where he'll get his elite coaching and play with similar abilities of players that will help increase his own ability.

In the UK most counties have great set-ups, so my main recommendation would be to find a club that hosts the county team as this is where the coaches will be and it will help reduce your travelling. After that good practice facilities are key, and ideally a course that is playable throughout the winter.

Good post.

I know some really great courses that I heard would be rubbish for someone wanting to be pro as the greens simply aren't good enough. One course that was recommended as a 'good place' to me was The London club.