On the 2nd June Great Barr Golf club hosted its first ladies golf taster session.

The session was created to give an insight to the game for ladies who are keen to get into golf but not had the opportunity to give it a try.  With no plus 4’s or equipment required the session was made very accessible to all.

Great Barr’s lady captain Debbie Cooper and assistant club professional Tom Palmer were delighted to welcome 12 ladies to the session.  After a quick introduction session our guests were shown around the clubhouse followed by a quick group lesson from Tom.  And in the standard British tradition the session was followed by a cuppa and a catch up in our Calthorpe lounge with its picturesque views overlooking the 1st tee and 18th Green.

Golf has it stereotypes and whilst some people consider it “a good walk spoilt” there are several benefits in playing the game and being a member of a club.  There is of course the exercise, a typical round of golf around Great Barr Golf Club can see you walk around 6 miles, though the social element makes the walk a lot more pleasant!

The ladies section is a vibrant section at the club.  With regular competitions for all abilities there is always someone to play with, meeting people and having fun in the fresh air is what’s at the heart of the game of golf.

Feedback from the session was excellent and as a result a series of group coaching session has now been booked to take those ladies onto the next stages of learning to play golf.

Our lady Captain was thrilled with how the session went.

We are looking to run more of these sessions in the future, to register your interest please contact Tom Palmer on tompalmerpga@hotmail.com or our club secretary on secretary@greatbarrgolfclub.co.uk and we will be in touch when the next dates are released.

On the 24th June 2019 we launched the start of our ladies beginner / improver’s course, an initiative to introduce the game of golf to those ladies who have never had the opportunity to give it a go.  The sessions were led by our PGA qualified golf professional Tom Palmer who took the ladies on a 4 week discovery of the game in the glorious surroundings of our golf club.

An article produced last year by England Golf stated that only 15% of club members are female so being a golf club with a passion for inclusion we endeavoured to do something about it.  Great Barr Golf Club has a fantastic ladies section but we want this to grow even stronger so we held a Ladies taster golf session on the 2nd June 2019 which was a huge success where we had a great time showing our guests around the golf club and its facilities it has to offer, at the same time giving the ladies their first taste of golf.

With the feedback from our budding golfers the club decided to help them on their golfing journey by creating a fun and relaxed coaching programme taking our promising new golfers to the next stage of their golfing career.  The 4 week session covered the following key aspects of golf:

1) Putting

2) Driving

3) Chipping and bunker play

4) Iron play

The group had a great time learning to play the game and of course enjoying the wonderful surroundings in glorious sunshine.

We welcome any female golfers looking to get into the game so please get in touch.  To register your interest for any future sessions please contact Tom Palmer on tompalmerpga@hotmail.com or our club secretary on secretary@greatbarrgolfclub.co.uk and we will be in touch when the next dates are released.