Playing golf these days doesn’t just mean joining a club and playing 18 holes a couple of times a week and I’m a huge believer that your golf journey is yours, you own it. How you choose to play your version of golf is your choice and nobody should try and distort that.
The biggest problem I often have as a coach is getting the experienced golfer (both men and women) to understand that golf doesn’t have to be 18 holes.
Women feel so empowered when I say, “YOU are golfers.” Even after their first ‘Girls That Golf’ networking session they attend at Iford Golf Centre they’re surprised that they can make golf their own. All the women who come once a month are on journeys to grow their business and themselves.
Everyone chooses to play golf for different reasons and some of the women I’ve met recently shared their stories and reasons for playing. So many women only have time for the range once a month and that’s their golf.
Does a golf facility or pros have a responsibility to get them on a golf course? I think so. They’d reap all the wellbeing benefits the golf course brings. I also believe we should respect that this is the format of golf they not only choose but that they have time for…at the moment.
So ask the golfer what is their WHY? Why do they play and what do they need golf to give them. I did exactly that.
Friends On A Journey Together
Two women who attend my group lessons have been friends since school. They are using golf to spend time together, but they also have individual reasons.
Fay started golf 11 years ago because she wanted to play an outdoor sport when, due to injury, hockey wasn’t an option anymore. She’s fiercely competitive and her goal was to get as low as possible. Sadly, following major surgery Fay gave up, until now….. She has started again thanks to her pal Heather attending group lessons and literally dragging her along. Fay soon saw her passion rekindled and her competitiveness.
“I am now so fired up to test out my new bionic hip, meet new people and put the fun back into my life (I’ve really missed sport). This will really help my mental health,” says Fay.
Heather took golf up to fulfill a passion to play…
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