Practice makes perfect as Peebles Golf Club opens new driving range and swing studio
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Peebles Golf Club’s reputation as
one of the country’s most progressive clubs has been further enhanced with the
official opening of its new driving range and swing studio last Friday.
Following the completion of a
major clubhouse refurbishment earlier this year, club captain Graham Lowther
cut the ribbon on its impressive new practice facilities which have been
developed with funding from sportscotland, Clubsport Tweeddale, Scottish
Borders Community Grant Scheme, Scottish Golf and the Peebles Common Good Fund.
The new building was completed
last month, featuring three covered bays, a state-of-the-art indoor PGA swing
studio, with a further two outdoor Huxley all-weather bays next to the
adjoining short game practice area.
Floodlighting will be installed later in
the season to allow winter practice, with the facility open to existing members
and the local community.
Since embarking on Scottish
Golf’s business planning programme four years ago, the club has grown its
membership for each of the last four years, adding more than 150 new members
during that period.
The club also has a flourishing junior programme as part of
the national ClubGolf initiative, winning the title of Scotland’s Junior Club
of the Year in 2015, attracting an average of over 60 children every Sunday
across its three coaching sessions, with junior membership also in the
ascendancy.
PGA professional Steve Johnston
was recruited two years ago as a key part of the business plan, introducing
‘Get into Golf’ for beginners which has helped attract a number of new female
members, while Peebles also boasts two of Scotland’s rising young talents in
brothers Craig and Darren Howie, both of whom are now competing at the top level
of the amateur game on the national and international stage.
Captain Lowther said: “We are delighted to formally open
our driving facilities which will offer a fantastic experience for our members,
visitors and beginner golfers alike. The club has made great strides in recent
years and we have built on our success by investing in the course, clubhouse
and practice facilities.
!We are keen to support our most talented players such
as Craig and Darren to give them the best opportunity to succeed, but also grow
our membership by attracting more newcomers to the game through the driving
range.
“The club has worked hard to
develop one of the best junior programmes in the country and the new facilities
will help make our coaching better and our pro Steve Johnston and his assistant
Jamie Allan will also benefit hugely from the improvements. Steve has quickly
developed a great reputation as a coach and I’m sure he’ll get even busier as a
result of the changes.”.
The club’s own investment has
been matched with funding from its various supporting partners, with
sportscotland’s Awards for All grant making a significant contribution.
Recently appointed club manager
Niall Watson, who at 34 is one of the youngest golf club managers in Scotland, added: “We are indebted to all our funders for
helping make the driving range a reality and also to our members who continue
to support us.
" We are striving to put Peebles Golf Club at the heart of the
local community and we want everyone in the local area to benefit from using
our facilities.”
The range is open to members and
non-members, with tokens for 30 balls costing £2 each available to buy from the
professional shop, while a new season ticket scheme will also be in operation,
featuring discounts for juniors.
For further information, visit
peeblesgolfclub.com.
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