QHotels’ QGolf Academy programme brings success to golfers of all abilities

QHotels’ QGolf Academy programme has succeeded in introducing hundreds of new people to the sport in 2016 and has assisted more experienced players to achieve much-desired personal goals.

The QGolf Academies are in operation at seven QHotel golf resorts across the UK and were introduced with the intention of helping to drive further participation in golf, introducing the game to young people and encouraging exercise for everybody.

Its levels of success, however, have exceeded even the wishes of QHotels’ group academy director Mark Pearson, whose responsibility it has been to drive the project.

He explained: “Success comes in many forms and different people have different goals. But we have seen success in many areas, both in terms of the ethos of the QGolf Academies and the personal goals of individual golfers, right from Tour professional Chris Hanson – who is coached at Oulton Hall and now enjoys full playing rights on the European Tour – right through to Brenda Chapman, a 90-year-old at Dunston Hall who has added 15 yards to her driving distance. The successes we’ve seen show that good coaching can have a positive effect on golfers regardless of age or handicap.”

Dunston Hall member Chapman, who has been working with QGolf Academy coach Caroline Grady for five years, has shown that age is no barrier to improvement, while, at the other end of the age scale, Mottram Hall, in Cheshire, has been working with more than 300 local primary schoolchildren and four disability groups to develop their interest in golf.

Pearson added: “For some, success may come in smaller packages, like clearing a pond for the first time, playing 18 holes for the first time, or breaking 100 for first time. But our academy coaches are there with them every step of the way, whether it’s adjusting their set-up or merely high-fiving them when they come off the course after a pleasing round. QHotels has provided something for everybody with the range of available tuition programmes and packages and, as coaches, we’re really enjoying working with and celebrating with our academy members.”

The QGolf Academy programme is available at seven QHotel golf resorts. Among the products on offer, individuals can enjoy a range of packages designed to suit all abilities and budgets, with the latest state-of-the-art technology providing instant swing analysis and all individual lessons receiving online feedback and a development plan.

To discover more about QHotels call 0845 2411 320 or visit www.qhotels.co.uk.

 

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