Junior Golf at Stonelees
Video kindly created for the Stonelees Juniors by 360DragonFly
We have various ways that your junior can get involved in golf…
Roll Up Play, Fun Days & Competitions:
We have a team of volunteers (who have been trained & screened for working with young & vulnerable people) who run monthly roll up junior play/competitions along with regular fun days.
These are open to all juniors aged 5 to 17, at any level.
Our volunteers who run the sessions are not coaches, but they will happily guide juniors with the odd tip here and there, these sessions are more about juniors playing golf with other juniors, on a ‘real’ course, and those who are further along their golf journey can have the opportunity to compete for medals and trophies. Parents are welcome to walk round with the juniors or grab a drink in the clubhouse while they wait, or leave the premises entirely (as long as we have medical & consent forms).
The cost is currently £10 per junior (£5 for members) for the monthly roll up sessions, and £25 (£20 for members) for the fun days, the fun days include food. No booking necessary for the monthly roll up sessions, but please email stonelees@stonelees.com to book our fun days as these are very popular.
Please see our 2024 calendar for more details.
Coaching:
Our PGA Golf Professional, Gary Bason, has classes for any juniors aged 5 to 17, he has Girls only classes and he also offers Teen golf sessions.
Juniors (ages 5 - 17) - Mondays 5pm to 6pm, Wednesdays 5pm - 6pm, Saturdays 10am - 11am. The cost is £75 for a 10 week course.
Girls Golf (ages 10-17) - Thursdays 5pm - 6pm, £7.50 per session or £20 per month.
Teen Golf (ages 13-17) - Thursdays 6:30pm - 7:30pm, £10 per session or £30 for a month.
If you are interested in any of the above sessions, please email Gary Bason on gbgolfcoaching@gmail.com to check availability and ask any questions you may have.
Memberships:
We have two membership options for those aged up to 17 years.
Our memberships include:
Unlimited play on certain courses (depending on the membership option chosen).
Discounted entry to all the monthly junior roll up sessions & fun days.
PLUS entry to the Stonelees Junior Member’s Club where you can gain a handicap & enter official club competitions.
Please see details of Junior Memberships along with costs here, you are able to sign up and pay online if you wish.
Girls Golf
We are currently working alongside The Golf Foundation on a Girls Golf Retention pilot.
We have a team of volunteers who have all given up their time to help encourage girls to firstly, take up golf, and then to continue enjoying the sport outside of coaching.
Meet the team…
Our Girls Golf Ambassador
Shannon Neame
Shannon got into golf through watching and then playing with her Grandfather.
She attended Gary’s Girls Golf coaching and has gone from strength to strength, she has represented Stonelees in the GolfSixes league and is the winner of Stonelees’ golf achievement award for her help and kindness to her peers and those younger.
She also cycles competitively.
Our PGA Golf Professional
Gary Bason
Gary is passionate about making sure everyone has a chance to try out and learn the wonderful game of golf, he has the tools to teach beginners & pros alike. Gary works hard to break down barriers and offers coaching to all sorts of different groups, such as juniors, teens, girls and seniors. He also coaches other golf professionals.
Our Women’s Member’s Club Ambassador
Viola Knight
Vee has been playing golf at Stonelees for over 7 years now and enjoys competitive and social golf with the Ladies Member’s Club. She often helps our Junior Organisers with their junior golf days.
She is a very accomplished sports player, with tennis being one of her other passions, and helps coach the juniors there too.
Our Junior Organisers
Derek Mills & Malcolm Martin
Derek & Malcolm have been members of Stonelees from the beginning. Their passion for golf and making sure everyone has access to the game is apparent from the moment you meet them. Both volunteers, they have decided to build and grow the junior section at Stonelees, which includes making sure girls are a big part of this too.
We will be setting up monthly girls golf roll up sessions this year, for those who have had some coaching and want to start being able to play regularly with their peers in a fun, relaxed way. We also hope to put on some social events for these girls and their non golfing friends.
We want all girls to know that golf is a sport for them too, and at Stonelees we want to provide a safe, undaunting atmosphere where girls can enjoy and excel at the sport.
Take a look at one of our girl’s golfing journeys so far here…meet Bonnie
