Five Star Golf Programme
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Five Star Golf Programme |
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English and Golf is available in the Kent Region from March
to October. For courses outside this period, please
contact us for details. The Golf Courses generally used
are Boughton, Etchinghill, The Ridge & Austin Lodge which
are suited for a wide range of golfing abilities. All are very
good courses with excellent professional and catering
facilities. Most are within easy reach of Canterbury with the
exception of Austin Lodge which is about a 50 minute drive. All
the clubs are set in beautiful Kent countryside and are owned by
Pentland Golf. There are also numerous other clubs close to
Canterbury which may also be visited. Golfers of all abilities can be catered for from complete beginners to advanced golfers. A typical weekly course could consist of five mornings of English tuition followed by four afternoons of golf on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Structured tuition can be provided by PGA golf professionals such as Tony Bowers, of Homelands Golf Centre, Ashford or Phillip Sparks and his staff, David Vernon and Gary Bason, at Fundamental Golf School, Manston. The Daily Routine Clients are transported daily from their host family to their golfing activities, where they will liaise with an English golfer host who will also play with them during the afternoon round of golf. The golfing host will offer a sandwich lunch at the club as well as drinks at the bar (19th hole) after the round. This enables the client to relax and meet other golfers and to practice English in a friendly club environment. The client is also transported back to his accommodation. Handicaps Clients visiting the Golf Clubs mentioned above as well as some others in the area, are not required to have a handicap certificate. If however you do not have a handicap certificate, why not obtain one authorised by the English Golf Union (EGU). You will be required to play at least 3 rounds of 18 holes golf with your 'Golf Supervisor' during your stay in England. This is most suited for a minimum of a 2 week stay. The cards from each round are scrutinized by a golf professional who will then issue you with a validated handicap certificate. An additional charge will be made for this service. The advantage of gaining an official golfing handicap certificate is that it may allow you to play at courses where handicap certificates are compulsory and of course the handicap certificate may also be acceptable to your own national golfing association / organisation or society. Dress Code and Golf Sets Dress codes at golf clubs in England are fairly consistent
but some are quite strict. As a general rule, golfers must wear:
golf shoes (no trainers) with soft spikes and socks, long
trousers (not jeans or jean type) or tailored shorts; golf
shirts with a collar or roll neck. Clients must adhere to this
dress code and are expected to bring their own sets of clubs
with them. Certain golf clubs will hire sets or half sets of
clubs but the quality of them cannot be guaranteed. Some clubs
will also hire golf shoes.
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