Third Week of 1st218 2021, 06 February 2021
On Saturday we welcomed a new youngster to 1st218, Carter, and they all introduced themselves Neil showing Carter “One step, two step” and me helping Jordan with his alignment Connor playing a bump and...
Category: Golf / Golf Coaching
First Two Weeks of the 2021 1st218 Golf Year. 22 and 29 January 2021
The first two weeks of the First to Eighteen Gold Academy have been good. Week one we focused on putting and despite the youngsters having been away for two months we saw some good...
Well Done Francesco, Italy’s Major Winner
Just three weeks after winning the US PGA’s Quicken Loans National at TPC Potomac by a record seven shots on 21 under 259, Francesco Molinari held his nerve in an outstanding final day of the 2018 Open Championship to win by two...
Hitting The Driver, 04 February 2017
After three weeks of putting, chipping and pitching, Neil, Alvin and I decided to let the youngsters loose with...
Still With The Short Game, Short Pitches 28 January 2017
Following on from the previous Saturday’s chipping we did some short pitches into a net with Alvin starting off proceedings with a demonstration of how...
Getting the Chipping Right, 21 January 2017
Although we cover all aspects of playing golf our primary focus is on the short game. When you look at the stats, this is where the game...
1st To 18 Starts 2017 On The Putting Green
Saturday, 14 January 2017 saw the start of the new 1st to 18 year at Royal Durban Golf Club. Twelve youngsters arrived fresh from their school...
Super Swede Stenson Tames Troon And Wins Claret
There are very few superlatives that can describe Henrik Stenson’s final round 63 at Royal Troon on Sunday afternoon or the duel between him and Phil Mickelson as the Swede won his first major...
Master Class From Danny
28 Year old Yorkshireman Danny Willett won his first major and stunned the golfing world by coming from three shots back to win the U S Masters at Augusta on Sunday. A solid final day...
U S Masters
It was a great start to the 2016 Masters with a recording breaking nine holes in one in the Par 3 contest, including two on the 4th by Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler playing...
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