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As the weather finally starts to brighten up and with just two months until the stars tee off at the US Masters, the official start of the golfing season, it’s surely time to turn our thoughts to fine tuning our game to take advantage of the playing opportunities coming up in the summer. Find out more about David Short Golf, a well established company offering golf holidays with tuition in stunning locations.
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Perhaps readers may like to consider a weekend away, dusting off the clubs and erasing the winter rust from their swing, or possibly prefer a week away with some winter sun whilst combining daily coaching sessions with a few practice rounds?
One of the most established golf coaching and travel operators in the business, David Short Golf, is offering an extensive number of breaks along these lines for those that particularly enjoy the social side of golf and meeting like-minded people.
PGA professional, David Short, has been running his eponymous company based in the UK for more than 30 years. Following a steady rise in demand for these niche holidays over the years, he and his team have amassed a great deal of experience in how best to run coaching holidays and to ensure that golfers return home with a better game as well as some new friends.
“There’s a definite lack of golf improvement holidays available, so our holidays have proved increasingly popular for golfers looking to tune up their game whilst also playing some interesting courses with individuals on the same wavelength,” comments David.
Groups generally comprise a mixture of couples, friends and singletons of various skill levels which makes for lots of interaction and socialising both on and off the course.
One of the most established golf coaching and travel operators in the business, David Short Golf, is offering an extensive number of breaks along these lines for those that particularly enjoy the social side of golf and meeting like-minded people.
PGA professional, David Short, has been running his eponymous company based in the UK for more than 30 years. Following a steady rise in demand for these niche holidays over the years, he and his team have amassed a great deal of experience in how best to run coaching holidays and to ensure that golfers return home with a better game as well as some new friends.
“There’s a definite lack of golf improvement holidays available, so our holidays have proved increasingly popular for golfers looking to tune up their game whilst also playing some interesting courses with individuals on the same wavelength,” comments David.
Groups generally comprise a mixture of couples, friends and singletons of various skill levels which makes for lots of interaction and socialising both on and off the course.
Over the three decades, David has primarily hosted the holidays himself, but recently he has brought in fellow PGA pros, Barney Puttick and Aaron Shepherd, to assist him due to the rising demand for his events, especially as the company enjoys a great deal of repeat business. Indeed there have even been a number of ‘reunion tours’ over the years that have gathered together golfers who have attended David Short holidays in the past.
Whilst David Short Golf prides itself on helping golfers to improve their game and provides the opportunity for golf holidays to many clients who might otherwise be reluctant to travel, the company also aims to ensure that its clients enjoy their golf and take new-found skills out onto the fantastic courses selected to host events.
“Whilst as experienced PGA pros we are able to offer expert tuition and course management, we also take pleasure from the hosting element of the holidays that gives our clients a unique, personal touch. What we offer is a thoroughly enjoyable and relaxed social environment in which to hone players’ games, exploring some new and interesting golf courses, whilst at the same time getting to know fellow golfers on the holiday,” continues David.
The variety of format, location and length of stay of David Short Golf holidays means golfers can choose from a number of options throughout the year, but be warned, many of them can get booked up well in advance.
From mid-March, the company runs a series of ‘UK Golf & Coaching’ events that are held at Staverton Park Golf Club in Northamptonshire. These in particular are extremely popular, with some guests returning year on year to use the weekend as a tune-up before the golf season kicks off in earnest.
These ‘Golf & Coaching’ events explore every aspect of the individual’s game, from technique to the mental side of the game. The overall aim is to improve golf skills, offering a more rounded view of the game and to help clients take practice routines out onto the course.
Traditionally hosted by David, Barney also teaches some groups which are limited to just 12 people to ensure thorough instruction and personal attention. Run at weekends over three nights and four days, these packages start at £455pp (with no single supplement applied) and include accommodation on a DB&B basis, coaching, game analysis, golf over Staverton Park and use of the club’s practice facilities.
Whilst David Short Golf prides itself on helping golfers to improve their game and provides the opportunity for golf holidays to many clients who might otherwise be reluctant to travel, the company also aims to ensure that its clients enjoy their golf and take new-found skills out onto the fantastic courses selected to host events.
“Whilst as experienced PGA pros we are able to offer expert tuition and course management, we also take pleasure from the hosting element of the holidays that gives our clients a unique, personal touch. What we offer is a thoroughly enjoyable and relaxed social environment in which to hone players’ games, exploring some new and interesting golf courses, whilst at the same time getting to know fellow golfers on the holiday,” continues David.
The variety of format, location and length of stay of David Short Golf holidays means golfers can choose from a number of options throughout the year, but be warned, many of them can get booked up well in advance.
From mid-March, the company runs a series of ‘UK Golf & Coaching’ events that are held at Staverton Park Golf Club in Northamptonshire. These in particular are extremely popular, with some guests returning year on year to use the weekend as a tune-up before the golf season kicks off in earnest.
These ‘Golf & Coaching’ events explore every aspect of the individual’s game, from technique to the mental side of the game. The overall aim is to improve golf skills, offering a more rounded view of the game and to help clients take practice routines out onto the course.
Traditionally hosted by David, Barney also teaches some groups which are limited to just 12 people to ensure thorough instruction and personal attention. Run at weekends over three nights and four days, these packages start at £455pp (with no single supplement applied) and include accommodation on a DB&B basis, coaching, game analysis, golf over Staverton Park and use of the club’s practice facilities.
For those who would prefer to concentrate on the more technical aspects of their game, David Short Golf runs a number of ‘UK Academy Events’ that focus more on technique with discussions on the latest equipment, good practice technology, practice routines, mental issues and course management. With a maximum of eight people per group to ensure individual tuition, these three-day clinics are generally hosted by Aaron, who has progressed from being a junior member at Staverton Park to head of The Golf Academy there, where he is a full-time PGA coach. Packages start at £395pp and include accommodation on a DB&B basis, tuition, video analysis, golf and use of the club’s long and short game practice facilities.
For golfers who would rather go abroad for their golf – and some sun and warmth – there are ‘Golf & Coaching’ breaks and ‘Golf Weeks with Clinics’ that take place overseas. The ‘Golf & Coaching’ holidays offer long-term improvement to an individual’s game whilst also offering the opportunity to play some fascinating golf courses across Europe, Southern Africa and Asia. These events offer a fairly intensive course of daily coaching sessions with one non-golf day for resting or sightseeing and the chance to practice new skills out on the course. A friendly competition and prize presentation on the final day concludes the week.
For those who would like to play more golf, but also tidy up their game a little whilst on tour, David Short Golf has developed ‘Golf Weeks with Clinics’. Hosted in European resorts, these seven-day trips offer five rounds of golf with the option of attending a daily, one-hour clinic run by David or Barney. For those requiring a little additional tuition, the host is always happy to increase the number of clinics during the week.
A good example of this holiday is the annual week at the five-star La Cala Resort in Malaga, Spain that has been built in traditional Andalusian style with every bedroom boasting views over the golf courses. La Cala has three excellent courses; two hilly layouts, Campo America and Campo Asia, and the Campo Europa, which runs in and out of the Ojen River. Prices for this week start from £1,195 and include the services of a PGA golf professional host, golf clinics, green fees, accommodation on a DB&B basis and airport transfers. There is also an annual Lisbon Golf Week in early May that is always well attended and, in addition to great golf, features some local sightseeing.
Alongside its coaching holidays, David Short Golf also specialises in the ‘Escorted Golf Tour’ to fabulous destinations in Europe, South Africa, Asia and Dubai held generally during the UK’s winter months so that golfers can escape to warmer climes.
“We have a wide range of clients, including lots of single golfers, who prefer to travel in the company of others, as well as couples, all of whom love the camaraderie of the escorted tours, and who enjoy the diverse range of destinations that we go to,” concludes David.