Anna and Natasha Pitt have both joined Headingley GC in recent years after coming through the club’s Academy pathway. The mum and daughter initially took part in the club’s Give Golf A Go day and are now keen members.
The idea of the academy is to give women and girls a taster of the game, club and course and to make the first steps into becoming a member of a golf club as enjoyable as possible.
Tell us a bit about your golfing journey?
AP: I was invited to the Give Golf a Go event in 2018. I’d never previously entertained the idea of trying golf but came along to support the friend who had invited me. I was hooked from that moment when I managed to make contact with the ball and it went up in the air!
NP: To be honest, I had always wanted to play from when my dad used to dabble when I was a lot younger and I used to ask to caddy for him. I had a few very casual 9 holes/trips to the driving range with friends before I joined the academy, so I had swung a club a few times but had never really given it a go.
I joined Headingley’s academy in May 2021, was part of that for a year and then joined the club as a full 6-day member. Ironically, it was my first winter that I really got the bug, and keeping playing during the winter meant that when it got to summer, I could actually feel an improvement.
Since joining as a member, I’ve got keener and I’ve now entered both the evening league team and the mixed knockout, as well as participating in away days etc. Having lessons and sticking at it when it gets tough and dedicating a decent amount of my free time to golf has seen my game improve hugely. But that’s because I’m competitive and wanted to get better relatively quickly. But it can be done at a slower pace too, there really is no one way to learn to play.
How daunting was it to take the first step into golf?
AP: I didn’t feel daunted purely because I hadn’t really given it much thought. Playing golf wasn’t something that I’d ever intended to do. My friend billed it as a fun event so I came along with a fairly relaxed mindset.
NP: Possibly a bit less daunting for me given my mum was already playing. I’m quite a confident person, so…
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