Junior Academy
The Junior Golf Academy and Pathway is now well established and the children are enjoying and benefiting from lessons from our PGA Professionals.
We are looking forward to the Junior Golf Academy in 2025 and the planned dates are all listed below. The Junior Academy structured holes on the course are the perfect way to teach the boys and girls about the game and golf etiquette in general. All coaching is tailored for each ability group, to focus on the different elements of playing golf from swing and club choice to understanding etiquette and scoring.
2025 Academy Dates
1st Assessment weekend – Saturday 22 February
1st Academy start – Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 March
1st Academy finish – Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 April
2nd Assessment weekend – Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 April
2nd Academy start – Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 April
2nd Academy finish – Thursday 24 and Friday 25 April
3rd Assessment weekend – Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June
3rd Academy start – Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June
3rd Academy finish – Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 July
4th Assessment weekend – Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 August
4th Academy start – Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 September
4th Academy finish – Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 September
Each academy is £150.00 for the six-week coaching programme and the dates could change depending on availability.
The coaching follows a structured pathway from Pit Crew to Grid Lane and finally Chequered Flag, before reaching the ultimate goal of becoming a Junior Pass Holder.
Golf places strong emphasis on good sportsmanship, self-discipline and behaviour and is therefore an ideal medium through which children and young people can further develop skills such as honesty, respect, co-operation, perseverance, concentration and self-motivation – skills which they can carry through to adulthood.
If you have questions and want your children to be involved with this super initiative, please email Jason Neve, Head PGA Professional.
Junior Roll Up and Competitions
Below are the dates for our 2025 program for the Junior Roll Up and the Junior Competitions:
Junior Roll Up
Times: 2.00pm and 2.10pm
Course: Coronation Course
Dates: Every Sunday, commencing Sunday 5 January to Sunday 28 December 2025
Available to: Junior Golf Pass Holders and Junior Academy students who have been assessed by one of the PGA Professionals.
How to enter: Entry for the competitions to be booked via the notice board at golf reception.
Junior Competitions
Times: 2.00pm, 2.10pm, 2.20pm and 2.30pm
Course: Coronation Course
Dates: First Sunday of every month from Sunday 6 April to Sunday 5 October 2025
Available to: Junior Golf Pass Holders with a valid WHS handicap.
How to enter: Entry for the competitions to be booked via the notice board at golf reception.
For further information, please click here or email one of our Golf Professionals Jason Neve or David Stewart.
Who Can Take Part?
Junior golf is for anyone under the age of 18. Players must hold a Junior Golf Pass or have been assessed by a member of the Golf Professional Team as having an appropriate standard of play and an understanding of the rules of golf and etiquette on the course.
Benefits of Being a Junior Pass Holder
- Direct access to advice and tips from the Club’s PGA qualified professionals
- Weekly one-hour group coaching session to cover all aspects of the game
- Guidance on golf etiquette on and off the course
- Meet other junior members in a social learning environment
- Opportunities to enter Club competitions
- Same rights of access as other Pass Holders
The Courses
Junior Golf Pass Holders with an official handicap will have the same rights of access to the courses as other Pass Holders. All other juniors and their guests will have the same rights of access to the course as other non-Pass Holders.
Woodcote Juniors have complimentary access to the Coronation Course with an adult member or following the appropriate assessment.
Guests
Junior Golf Pass Holders are welcome to bring along friends aged 13 and over. All other Juniors (including Woodcote Juniors and Junior members not holding a Junior Golf Pass ), may play the Old Course upon payment of a Junior Green Fee, provided that they play with a member who is familiar with golf rules and etiquette.
Contact
For further information on the Club’s Junior Golf programme and becoming a Junior Golf Pass Holder, please email one of our Golf Professionals Jason Neve or David Stewart, or call 01372 229245.
