The Junior Golf Journey
Understanding which stage your child is at — and what they need at each one — is the most important thing a golf parent can know.
Your child has picked up a golf club for the first time. This is the most important stage of all — and the easiest to get wrong.
The child is committed. Golf is no longer an experiment — it's something they look forward to. This is the most important developmental window in a junior golfer's career.
First handicap. First competition. One of the most exciting — and most sensitive — transitions in junior golf.
County squad or pushing toward it. Single-figure handicap. Higher stakes, more complex decisions, and the defining question of junior golf development.
The junior chapter is closing. Adult equipment, adult competitions, and entirely new questions about what comes next. The most important decisions of the journey.
Only 11% of junior golf club members in England are girls. Why girls leave, why they stay, and what parents and clubs can do differently at every stage.