Registration is now open for our junior after-school golf classes. The classes are open to boys and girls between 5-15 years of age and will be held on Wednesdays, from 3rd April, for 6 weeks. Group 1 - 5 – 10 year olds (4 - 5pm) Group 2 - 11 – 15 year olds (5-6 pm) The cost is £45 per child (CODGC members will get a £5 discount) this fee includes a membership to our 9 hole, Dunhugh Course for 2019 and each child will also receive a free drawstring shoe bag. Payment is requi

Whilst the cold and often wet winter weather conditions can take some of the enjoyment out of playing, the wintertime is the best time of the year to work hard on improving all aspects of your golf game. When March arrives and golfers are looking forward to the season ahead, many have thoughts like “I’m going to reduce my handicap from 18 to 14” or “this year I’m going to practice more and get down from 12 to 9” these aspirations for the season ahead are fine but these object

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I am pleased to announce details of our new after school coaching programme for boys and girls between 7-12 years of age. The program will run every Friday from 4 till 5pm from 6th October. This particular program is perfect for juniors looking to start playing golf or who have played before and would like to improve. One of the aims of the program is to have the participants ready to hit the fairways when the new season starts in March. The program is £25 per month (City of

I am pleased to announce details of our new after school coaching program for boys and girls between 4-6 years of age, which will take place every Friday from 2.45 till 3.45pm, starting 6th October. Our Little Snagsters group will use the fantastic SNAG (Starting New At Golf) golf equipment system, which is specifically designed to make learning golf fun and easy. What is SNAG ? Find out by clicking HERE The program is £25 per month (City of Derry Academy members £20) and eac

Flag golf is coming to City of Derry this summer. So what is flag golf? Flag golf is a competition format in which golfers begin the round of golf with an allocation of strokes, then play the golf course until their strokes run out. The game gets its name from the fact that little flags are usually given to competitors to stick in the ground at the point from which their final shot is played. The golfer who stakes his flag the farthest around the course is the winner. Example

We are pleased to announce dates for our new summer golf camps which will be held in July and August. These camps are aimed at beginners and improvers aged between 6 and 14 years of age. Each camp will have 3 x 2 hour sessions, covering all aspects of the game, with the emphasis on having FUN, while learning and improving each child's technique. The cost of a single camp is £50, this fee includes a summer membership to our 9 hole course (July to October) where juniors can pla

I am delighted to announce that our new Junior Golf Passport Program will start on Saturday 4th March. This program is aimed at kids aged between 6 -14 years of age, who are new to golf or of a beginner/novice level. The program is designed by PGA Professional’s and structured to take a child from a beginner through to an active member of a club. Even if your child has attended previous golf lessons they still may be at a level for this program to be of great benefit to their

So many kids today prefer to sit indoors playing video games rather than getting outside, playing sports or playing with friends. In a 2015 survey conducted by the Youth Sports Trust, 23% of young people surveyed viewed playing video games as a form of exercise. Now there is some benefits to playing video games and I am partial to a game of Call of Duty myself, but sports in the great outdoors beats video games hands down every time. It's my job as a PGA Professional to try a

COMING 2017 I am delighted to announce that we will be launching our new Junior Golf Passport program in early 2017. We are 1 of only 50 clubs in the whole of Ireland who are registered to delivery the Junior Golf Passport program. The Junior Golf Passport is the national structured learning programme for children aged 6-12 years, endorsed by the PGA. The multi-layered programme progresses a complete novice golfer into a junior golfer ready for membership at a golf club. The