30/10/2025
๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ท๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ท๐๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ณ ๐๐น๐๐ฏ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต.
Karl discovered that there hadnโt been a junior competition for seven years at Grimsby and there was less than a handful of junior members.
Now, the club can boast nearly 70 juniors, plus a star who shot level-par off a handicap in the low single figures at the age of 12.
Beginning in the summer, Worby worked on family-oriented initiatives, as well as leading lessons both on the range and the golf course to keep the youngsters engaged.
Here, Karl explains how the junior section at Grimsby was rebuilt using support from the club, which age groups coaches should aim at, how much to charge and many other facets of junior coaching.
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฏ
I have a bit of a measured approach being an older golf pro. I thought, weโve got to get these juniors off the ground. Letโs form a committee first, because I can't do it all on my own. There's no way one person could do it.
You can't do it and be a club pro and a retailer, a councillor, and everything you need to do as a PGA Pro.
We had some meetings first and set up a WhatsApp group. The members have been fantastic. We've had over ยฃ2,000 in sponsorship, which is great. People do really care about junior golf, and 99 per cent of people would actively like to see it. We started like that first.
I said, we'll start on Father's Day. I know that sounds funny, but that was probably the best thing we did because the kids going on Father's Day was brilliant. It tied in with people having meals in the clubhouse.
๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ
I have had some as young as 3 come into the sessions, and I think that's probably a little bit early. I think 5 years old and upwards. I've got ones that are 5, and they go around the course with their dad.
๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ
We do a chaperone membership here as well. We have limited availability where you can play nine holes with your child, and that's ยฃ200 a year. That's innovative as well, that does help.
๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ท๐๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ๐
We do free membership if they're under 12, if they're 12 and over, they pay. With a group class, ยฃ5 is nice. It's not too cheap, it's not too much. I know some pros that do charge ยฃ10. I'm not doing it to make big financial gains. Ultimately, ยฃ5 for an hour session is what I charge, and I don't have any commitment where you've got to turn up for 10 sessions. Personally, I want children to come because they enjoy it. I don't want children feeling like dad's forcing them to come.
QUOTE: ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐น๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ท๐๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ.
๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ท๐๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ๐
Facebook reels are very good for advertising. We've had a strong focus on looking after the children and making sure nobody feels left out. I always check with the parents that they're all right with me posting something on Facebook with the children.
๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐๐ต
Is your best form of advert, because the parents are ringing up to say, my lad wants to play. I've got some that haven't joined at the minute but are having lessons.
๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ โ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐
There are the passports that you can do to check (success), but we set them challenges. Can they drive it 30 yards? Can they drive it 50 yards? Can they drive it 100 yards? But the main thing is as a golf pro, Iโve got to encourage them.
If they can't hit the ball in the first week and they make contact the second week, that's a big improvement. Then the following week, they can get one 10 yards.
I think some people try to over-coach. I had a pro comment and say, that's nice that they've got a pre-shot routine, but they've not had the individual talent coached out of them. Theyโre not machine-like.
๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ง ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ
๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ: Sunday afternoons, 3.00 to 4.00p.m. (This will move slightly earlier during the winter months.)
๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฃ: A dedicated option enabling a parent to join alongside their child and play 9 holes at specified times.
๐ช๐ ๐๐ข๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ช๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐.
๐ง๐ข ๐๐ข๐๐ก ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐
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