moogie
Tour Winner
What sort of handicap is the young fella....??
Does he look a real prospect with chances of making it...??
What sort of handicap is the young fella....??
Does he look a real prospect with chances of making it...??
Beezerk
Money List Winner
Hard to tell mate, he's certainly a classy player.
moogie
Tour Winner
moogie
Tour Winner
Curious....as I've never heard of him or read anything of him before
Beezerk
Money List Winner
Didn't know you followed kids golf mate. He's doing a degree while playing golf in the states, what's not to like.
moogie
Tour Winner
Well I worked 3 years at my previous club alongside the JLO, as assistant to him
Running the junior team and junior comps
So you hear names of others doing well at both Northumberland and Durham union clubs
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Evesdad
Tour Winner
Young lad at ours has qualified for the world kids golf thing in San Diego. Think he's off six and is about 12 years old.
Sandy Scott younger brother is apparently one to watch 12 and off 2, only 4ft tall on tip toes... hope i don't draw him in the scratch knockout
snell
Journeyman Pro
Hoping the young lad Beezerk is referring to makes it big time, so we can say we beat him 2 and 1 in the chronicle cup :lol:
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Guy in our society his son is 14 plays off 3.7 I think it is now came to our first event hit 37 points playing off 4 , 75 in tough conditions.. beautiful drives about 250 carry off the tee consistently.
Stroke index 1 a hole he got one shot he hit the pin in 2 to land a foot away and finished 3 for 4 points
Cracking golfer
Stroke index 1 a hole he got one shot he hit the pin in 2 to land a foot away and finished 3 for 4 points
Cracking golfer
rob_golf1
Q-School Graduate
Wait till they find beer and women
This is where it all went wrong for me
Mel Smooth
Hacker
Interesting topic.
My 7 year old loves sport, football, cricket, etc. He naturally wants to be a footballer, and he's Ok to be fair, but at this early stage I'd say his natural ability is with a golf club. Already has a good set up / swing and can hit his Dunlop* driver about 110 yards (I can hit it 150 so 110 for a kid, I figure is decent).
I'd love him to get the opportunity that some of the other young golfers mentioned already have had, but even if he just ends up being a solid low handicap golfer, I'll be delighted for him.
*I know - Dunlop - I will invest in something a little more appropriate when he outgrows his current clubs.
[video=youtube_share;Dy4BGA9qw-s]https://youtu.be/Dy4BGA9qw-s[/video]
My 7 year old loves sport, football, cricket, etc. He naturally wants to be a footballer, and he's Ok to be fair, but at this early stage I'd say his natural ability is with a golf club. Already has a good set up / swing and can hit his Dunlop* driver about 110 yards (I can hit it 150 so 110 for a kid, I figure is decent).
I'd love him to get the opportunity that some of the other young golfers mentioned already have had, but even if he just ends up being a solid low handicap golfer, I'll be delighted for him.
*I know - Dunlop - I will invest in something a little more appropriate when he outgrows his current clubs.
[video=youtube_share;Dy4BGA9qw-s]https://youtu.be/Dy4BGA9qw-s[/video]
Reemul
Head Pro
My 10 year old loves golf, has lesson and uses Dunlop clubs. They grow so fast and spending £499 on a set of pings to last 18 months is way too steep. I am looking at getting him the Cobra Jr set for his birthday in December which are £299 but hoping to get them in a sale or second hand. The main problem is they are driven by brand rather than what they need. There also isn't a great range available for kids by the brand leaders.
A nice branded Junior golf bag would probably help as you cannot see what brand of club is being used.
I keep saying to him no one is really interested in what club you hit that great shot with just that you hit a great shot.
He hits his driver 180 yards and his 7 Iron 100 yards. What really gets me is his short game, his putting is awesome, like no fear and his short approach chipping and pitching is great. He is playing a local EZGO competition this summer. 6 rounds over 4 months at 6 local courses. It is great he is 4th in his age group and is having to play more than his home course and all the learnings that come from that.
All he wants to do is play golf all the time, we played this Saturday and he wanted to play Sunday as well but the wife said he had had a lesson as well as round so he needed to wait till next week
A nice branded Junior golf bag would probably help as you cannot see what brand of club is being used.
I keep saying to him no one is really interested in what club you hit that great shot with just that you hit a great shot.
He hits his driver 180 yards and his 7 Iron 100 yards. What really gets me is his short game, his putting is awesome, like no fear and his short approach chipping and pitching is great. He is playing a local EZGO competition this summer. 6 rounds over 4 months at 6 local courses. It is great he is 4th in his age group and is having to play more than his home course and all the learnings that come from that.
All he wants to do is play golf all the time, we played this Saturday and he wanted to play Sunday as well but the wife said he had had a lesson as well as round so he needed to wait till next week
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
My daughter got to +1 using a set of irons she had played with for 8 years.
New clubs is not always the answer.
New clubs is not always the answer.
