Stephen Sweeney joins

coaching staff at St

Andrews Golf Academy

PRESS RELEASE
St Andrews Links Golf Academy has strengthened its coaching team with the addition of PGA-certified instructor Stephen Sweeney (pictured right).
A native of County Donegal in Ireland, Sweeney is pleased to be back in the UK and said, ‘Teaching at one of the best academies in Europe, located at the Home of Golf, is going to be an extraordinary experience. I am delighted to be a member of the team and have the opportunity to contribute to its continuing success."
Stephen has taught world-wide. He oversaw the highly successful junior development programme at The Montgomerie in Dubai, one of the Gulf’s most respected academies, and he has also spent time in the US, with stints at Sawgrass Country Club in Florida and the Butch Harmon Golf School in Las Vegas.
While working in the Gulf Region, Stephen was a regular competitor on the UAE PGA Circuit. Stephen’s tournament background ensures he will have major input into new St Andrews Links Golf Academy programmes which provide strategic coaching and course management advice to players out on the golf course.
Steve North, director of instruction at the Academy said, "We aim to bring the best possible coaching to St Andrews, and Stephen’s technical knowledge combined with his competitive experience will be invaluable to our students."
St Andrews Links Golf Academy’s objective is to explore coaching beyond the physical aspects of the golf swing and expose students to full physiological training and mind coaching.
Academy instructors have seen nearly 10,000 golfers per year since the facility opened in 2006, giving Scottish golfers access to the best teaching and coaching while providing unique programmes such as Prepare to Play the Links which guarantees an enhanced playing experience for international visitors.