The Academy at Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club where golf is fun! Have a great time whilst learning golf with us and be ready for club membership.

ACADEMY START DATE
1st May 2018

JOIN THE ACADEMY AND GOLF WILL BECOME FUN AND EASY... ISH

Did you previously play golf? Do you play occasionally at a range or short course and are now looking to take the next step? Are you looking for a new outdoor sport that keeps you active and allows you to visit some amazing places? If the answer to any of these questions is YES, then read on because the Academy at Royal Mid-Surrey could be what you're looking for.

Our first three academies have been extremely successful...

The current academy season will end on the last day of April and we are thrilled with the number of participants and more so, the number who have progressed to a level to be offered membership at Royal Mid-Surrey. Now they can enjoy joining the club, obtaining official handicaps and immersing themselves into club life. Others will complete another 6 month academy to accelerate their progress to hopefully be offered membership in 6 months time to join our fantastic golf club.

We would love to have a similar level of success for our new crop of academy golfers and will endeavour to make the learning experience even better than the last one. A major benefit of the RMS Academy is that it is FLEXIBLE to suit your timings.

Free taster sessions

If you're not 100% sure if you'd like to sign up, why not join us for one of our two free of charge taster sessions?: 

1. SATURDAY 21st April at 2.30pm
2. SATURDAY 28th April at 2.30pm

These taster sessions will get all prospective members together to provide some introductory teaching and get to know you all better. We would like to gather more information about you and your golf and your availability for lessons.

Please indicate which of the above you can attend. At the same time, please could you complete the simple form as follows to get a head start on building your player profile:

• Name:
• Experience/Golf History:
• Choice of fortnightly group session time (choose between Fridays at 10am or Saturdays at 12.30pm):
• Do you own golf clubs or need to borrow?
• Which of the two free sessions would you like to attend?

Who is it for?

Men and ladies who are new to the game, occasional golfers or lapsed golfers who are interested in joining Royal Mid-Surrey but need a helping hand with reaching the required golfing level. We recognise that joining a golf club, particularly one with the 125 year history, can be a very intimidating prospect if you are reasonably new to the game. We want to take the intimidation away by improving your golf and confidence and introducing you to all aspects of the club.

What’s involved?

The Academy is a six month scheme that provides intensive coaching along with regular get-togethers, supervised access to the golf course with the Pro Staff at Royal Mid-Surrey looking after all your golfing needs. Alongside the lessons will be mentoring from members to provide extra golf on the course with the relaxed atmosphere of the clubhouse inevitably beckoning afterwards. The Mentors will assist in providing a smooth transition from starting golf to becoming a member of the golf club.

What lessons are involved?

We are going to provide you with:

• 1 x Individual lesson per fortnight (booked at your convenience)
• 1 x Group lesson per fortnight (choice of Fridays at 10am or Saturday 2pm session)
• 1 x On-course session per month
• Regular get-togethers including mid week and weekend roll up events (once you're ready and comfortable to go out on the golf course)
• HIVE learning platform - an interactive communication software that keeps you up to in regular contact with your coaches and fellow academy members. We send regular coaching tips, videos and information on roll ups that are exclusive to our academy members. 
• Organised fun practice sessions

When are the group lessons?

Your 13 private lessons can be booked at your own convenience and we ask you to choose one of two options for group sessions for the duration of the six month Academy. As mentioned, group sessions occur fortnightly, here are the dates of the two options for your diaries:

Need equipment? ​

​​Yonex are providing golf clubs for all members of the Academy. These are free of charge and are available to use for the period of the Academy Membership. They can be taken home for use anywhere. The only payment is a deposit of £250 that is fully refunded when the clubs are returned. Alternatively, we can sell you your own new equipment from the very beginning from our newly refurbished pro shop.

When can I play golf?

There will be lots of opportunities to play golf within our lessons and the mentoring sessions. These will increase going into the second half of the Academy. All access to the golf course will be co-ordinated via the Pro Shop team and golf can be arranged at off peak times:
Summertime - From Midday (Midweek) and from 3pm (Weekends)
Wintertime - From Midday every day

What happens after six months?

You will hopefully be in a position to join the golf club. If you need a little more time then we will consider an additional term within the Academy.

What are the costs involved?

The cost for the six months including all the above is £800 plus a refundable deposit of £250 if you need to borrow some golf clubs.

Why join the Academy?

I meet a lot of people who intend to take their golf a bit more seriously but do not know how to do it or feel a bit intimidated at taking their game to the next level. If you want to get off the driving range/par 3 course and start playing at Royal Mid-Surrey (where we have the largest Ladies Section in the country) we will make it happen. Our coaches are all PGA Professionals who have been trained to the highest level but more importantly they are all very pleasant and will make learning fun and light hearted. If you have been meaning to take the plunge this is the best way to do it.

Why Royal Mid-Surrey?

There are lots of very good reasons why Royal Mid-Surrey is a great place to learn golf. The clubhouse, golf courses and facilities speak for themselves when you visit but above all WE CARE about your golf. Here is some proof of what makes ladies' golf at Royal Mid-Surrey better than anywhere else.

What do previous graduates have to say about the Academy?

The last time we held an Academy we had several pupils progress to membership. Here's what current Royal Mid-Surrey member Susan Spash has to say about her experience of the academy:

"Firstly it gave me the wonderful opportunity to play golf – a door was opened.  I had played a bit of golf and really enjoyed it, but didn’t know how to get to the next stage. I thought that I was forever caught in the “catch 22” situation of … you need a handicap to join a club but you can’t get a handicap unless you play at a club. The ladies academy at Royal Mid-Surrey came to the rescue!

We learnt our golf in a super supported environment through excellent tuition and guidance from the professionals at Royal Mid-Surrey.  There were timetabled (but flexible) individual, group, playing, etiquette and rules lessons … very quickly my golf improved. I achieved my target handicap of 32 and was admitted to full membership of Royal Mid-Surrey about 3 months after graduating from the academy – something that seemed out of my reach before joining the academy … became a reality.

The academy introduced me to like-minded novice players – our peer group of ladies were a great mix of week day and, more importantly for me, week-end only players.  We all grew together in our skills and encouraged each other – as a group of new members at the club we now regularly play together in friendly’s, practicing and in matches. The academy also, and importantly, included a mentoring arrangement with lady club members – our mentors were key to our integration into the existing fabric of the club and facilitated the necessary support for the membership process.

Finally, Royal Mid-Surrey has an excellently stocked pro-shop and the professionals are on hand with expert advice for fitting clubs, equipment and “all things golf” – meeting the needs of a golfer at all levels of experience."

What now?

We are looking to start the Academy from 1st May 2018. If you have any questions or want to sign up for the RMS Academy please reply to this e-mail or phone on 0208 939 0148. I look forward to seeing you very soon.

Best regards,

Matthew