Apprentices

Here at Leamington and County we are trying to make golf  accessible to everyone by making a pathway that takes people through from beginner to player, in easily managed steps.

We run group lessons on Mondays and Saturdays at the very low price of £36, which covers 6 lessons. At the moment the majority of people having coaching are women. The groups are never more than 8 people and are coached by our extremely good professional Julian. He has been teaching  groups for 6 years.

Alongside lessons we gradually introduce people to playing on the course. Perhaps the first time is just one hole as part of the lesson increasing to 3 or 5 with the help of a club member.

Making the decision to join a club is a big step so we have managed this by making the step a smaller one by introducing an Apprentice membership category. In essence it is a membership that allows you to play on the course at restricted times but ones when the course is not busy and at a fraction of the normal subscription.

You can be an Apprentice for two years and at the end of that time you should have a clear view as to whether golf is the game for you.

On the last Thursday of the month, and a similar Saturday we organise play on the course for Apprentices and those aspiring to be, in the form of mini competitions or assisted play whichever is appropriate. You can, therefore, glide through the system moving at your own pace with similar standard people around you.

Dates for 2012- Thursdays and odd Wednesday

1. Thursday         26^th January
2. Thursday         23^rd February
3. Thursday         29^th March
4. Thursday         26^th April
5. Thursday         24^th May
6. Wednesday     27^th June
7. Wednesday     25^th July
8. Thursday         23^rd August
9. Thursday         27^th September
10. Thursday         25^th October
11. Thursday         22^nd November 
12. The intention is tee off at 1pm, meeting in the Ladies Changing Room by 12.45pm.

Dates for 2012 - Saturdays

1. Saturday          28^th January
2. Saturday          25^th February  
3. Saturday          31^st March
4. Saturday          28^th April
5. Saturday          19^th May
6. Saturday          23^rd June
7. Saturday          28^th July
8. Saturday          25^th August
9. Saturday          29^th September
10. Saturday          27^th October
11. Saturday          24^th November
12.  
13. In the Winter months, the intention is tee off at 2pm, meeting in the Ladies Changing Room by 1.45pm; in the Summer months, teeing off at 3pm, meeting  by 2.45pm

The person to contact regarding these sessions is Pop Haynes: p.haynes118@btinternet.com

There are two Apprentices categories. One aimed at people who do not work and the second for those who do. More details can be viewed here. Apprentice Membership Information

To become an Apprentice, after completing the application form, you are invited to come and meet the Captain and talk about the club and go through the runnings of the club in a similar way to anyone applying to become a full member. This is so, if at any time during the two years you feel you would like to change to a full member you need only to pay the difference in subsription and again there is a seamless move to full membership.

Angie Eadon will answer any questions Angieeadon@aol.com