How the coaching works

Throughout the year we run coaching classes based on each school term. Each class is one hour long, and classes are run on Monday - Friday afternoons as well as Sunday’s. The class you are in is determined by both age and ability. Every child in the junior programme will receive their own booklet so they (and their family) can track their progress in the class and also on the golf course.

How much does it cost?

Bronze Package $100 per term: Pay per term for the coaching classes.

Silver Package $175 per term: Pay per term. This includes the coaching classes plus two individual 30min lessons with your class coach per term.

Gold Package $915 for the year: Full year package. This includes a full year of coaching classes (term 1 to term 4), 12 individual 30min lessons and full year junior restricted membership at Manawatu Golf Club.

Each junior will be placed into a class that we feel best suits both their age and ability level at the time.

How the Playing side of our Programme works

Learning to play golf can be hard for kids! The most challenging part is the length of golf courses. Our goal is for young golfers to work their way through these tee blocks and see how fast you move up the course ladder.

All 3-hole players will start from 20 meters away from the green and must shoot par or better (12 shots or better over 3 holes) to advance back to the 50m marker. From here, the same will be repeated with players needing to shoot par or better to advance to the red 90m markers. Once a player completes the 3 holes off the 90m red markers in par or better (12 or better), they are now eligible to play 9 holes off the white 135m fairway markers!

9-hole players will start from the 135m white fairway marker and must shoot par or better (36 shots over 9 holes or better) to advance back to the purple tees. Once a player completes the 9 holes off the purple tees in par or better, they are now eligible to play 18 holes off the green tees!

This same process will continue until you reach the black tee blocks—our Championship tee.

With our great junior programmes, it is easy to see why we are the only club in New Zealand to boast not one, or two, but three PGA Tour players that have come through our programmes. Grant Waite, Craig Perks and Tim Wilkinson have all come out of our junior program, along with leading New Zealand women golfers Claire Dury and Susan Farron. Susan has gone on to become one of New Zealand’s leading teaching professionals in Auckland and President of the New Zealand Professional Golf Association. Combined with the likes of Josh Munn who is the only amateur to win two men’s professional golf tournaments, along with the New Zealand Amateur Championship. It is easy to see why the Manawatu Golf Shop’s junior programme is second to none in the country!

Who are the Coaches?