David Short Golf Offers Most Extensive Programme of Coaching Holidays to Date in 2015

David Short Golf has been providing ‘Golf & Coaching Holidays’ and ‘Escorted Golf Tours’ for more than 30 years now and for the 2015 season, the UK-based company is offering its most extensive programme of holidays to date.

Following a steady rise in demand over the years, David Short Golf (www.davidshortgolf.co.uk) is now one of the most established golf travel operators and has cornered a gap in the market for golf and coaching holidays, both in the UK and abroad.

“With the lack of golf improvement holidays available in the UK, our holidays have proved increasingly popular for golfers looking to fine tune their game whilst also playing some interesting courses with other similar, like-minded individuals,” comments David Short.

“Whilst as experienced PGA pros we are able to offer expert tuition, we also enjoy the hosting element of the holidays that gives clients a unique, personal touch and also a thoroughly enjoyable social environment in which to learn.”

Alongside its coaching holidays David Short Golf also specialises in the ‘Escorted Golf Tour’ to fabulous destinations in Europe, South Africa and Asia.

“We have a wide 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,” says David.

Over the last three decades PGA professional David Short has primarily hosted the holidays himself but in recent years has brought in fellow PGA Pros Barney Puttick and Aaron Shepherd to assist him due to the growing popularity of his events, which also enjoy a great deal of repeat business.

Whilst David Short Golf prides itself in helping golfers to improve their game and provides the opportunity for golf holidays to many clients who might otherwise be reluctant to travel, it also aims to ensure that its clients enjoy their golf and take their new-found skills out onto the fantastic courses where the company selects to host the events.

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.

From mid-March, for example, the company will run a series of ‘UK Golf & Coaching’ events that will be held at Staverton Park Golf Club in Northamptonshire.

The ‘Golf & Coaching’ events explore every aspect of your game, from technique to the mental side of the game. The overall aim is to improve your golf skills, give you a more rounded view of your game and to help you take practice routines out onto the course.

Traditionally hosted by David, this year Barney will also teach some groups which are all limited to 12 people to ensure thorough instruction. Run over three nights and four days over weekends, these packages start at £455pp, with no single supplement, and include accommodation on a DBB basis, coaching, game analysis, golf and use of the club’s practice facilities.

For golfers 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.

Limited to 8 people to ensure individual tuition and lasting three days, these 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 DBB basis, tuition, video analysis, golf and use of the club’s long and short game practice facilities.

For those who would rather go abroad for their golf – and some warmth – there are ‘Golf & Coaching’ breaks and ‘Golf Weeks with Clinics’ that take place in southern Europe.

The ‘Golf & Coaching’ holidays offer long-term improvement to your game whilst also giving you the opportunity to play some fascinating golf courses across Europe, Southern African and Asia.  These events offer a fairly intensive course of daily coaching sessions with one non-golf day and the chance to practice new skills out on the course. A friendly competition and prize presentation on the final day closes the week out.

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 that require 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.

For more on all David Short Golf’s coaching holidays, visit www.davidshortgolf.co.uk or email [email protected] for all enquiries.