Juniors are the heart of what we do!
Developing Junior Golf has been a passion of Stuarts, he has dedicated a lot of time and investment into their progression and enjoyment of playing golf. In 2021 Stuart launched SRG Junior School of Golf Programme which saw a huge increase in our junior memberships. If your child wants to learn how to play golf whilst making lifelong friends, then the SRG Junior School of Golf Programme held at Abergele Golf Club is just the thing for them.
We have a very active Junior section here at Abergele! It is one of the largest within North Wales with over 80 juniors. The aim for the SRG Junior School of Golf Programme is to help children develop and learn new skills through playing golf, whilst having an emphasis on enjoyment and fun.
Our junior lessons run every Saturday morning throughout the year. They are divided into three groups, depending on age and ability. The lessons are £4 every Saturday and the child must join as a junior member in order to actively participate and attend the lessons.
| Age | Group |
| 5-9 | 09:00-09:45 |
| 10-13 | 09:45-10:30 |
| 14-18 | 10:30-11:15 |
Here at Abergele Golf Club, we offer two different types of memberships for juniors. Please visit www.abergelegolfclub.co.uk for more information regarding our memberships, alternatively contact 01745 824034 option 3.
SRG Junior School of Golf Programme
The SRG Junior School of Golf is our exciting Junior Coaching Programme at Abergele Golf Club.
The SRG Junior School of golf was founded and created by our PGA Fellow Head Professional Stuart Runcie. Stuart has devoted a lot of time into the current success of our Junior section and has played a pivotal role in the development of their golf. Stuart has been a PGA professional coach since 2008 and has gained many qualifications in this field – TPI Level 2 Junior coach (Titleist Performance Institute), Trackman level 2 certified Golf Instructor, Level 3 TPI Golf Instructor and K-Coach Level 1. These qualifications have contributed to his extreme knowledge and passion for teaching golf.
Stuart has spent a lot of his spare time investing and finding grants in order to provide the best quality equipment that we can use to develop the progression of our Juniors. The SRG Junior School of Golf Programme has been designed to look at the long-term athletic development of all of our Abergele Juniors. The progression and development of our Juniors are measured using a coloured hat and wrist band system which has helped to instill motivation and healthy competition amongst them all. It has also taught our juniors the importance of goal setting and striving to achieve each of their goals which will also provide many benefits in other parts of their lives.
The weekly junior lessons are designed with a flexible structure that is tailored to all ages and abilities of our junior members. The hat and wristband system (see below for the images) ensures that the weekly coaching plan is specific to each junior. We review the progression of our juniors on a weekly basis and progress them to the next stage of the hat and wristband system when we feel they are meeting the criteria. To ensure that our juniors and parents are aware of what they need to work on to progress to the next level we email out the criteria every 12 weeks and when a junior has progressed.
Hat and Wristband System
We have found that the hat and wristband system helps to set targets for each Junior to aspire to. As they progress with their hats and wristbands, our team in the Pro Shop emails the Juniors( parents and guardians) a syllabus of information that will help them identify what they need to practice in order to progress to the next level above.
If you would like to find out more about our Junior Programme or would like to come along to a trial session, please contact a member of the Pro Shop team on 01745 823813 or email professional@abergelegolfclub.co.uk.
Tuesday Night Junior Golf
As part of the development of our Juniors it is essential that they put what they have learnt from the Weekly Junior Lessons into practice by playing on the golf course. Therefore Stuart and his volunteers devote their Tuesday evenings to walking round a couple of the holes on the golf course and providing course management advice as and when required. Stuart began the Tuesday Night Golf in the Spring of 2022 and we noticed a huge difference in the progression of them all.
Important Faces of the Junior Section
Far right Stuart Runcie, Head PGA Fellow Professional, Far left Adam Runcie Assistant PGA Professional, Middle front Lauren Howorth Shop Assistant.
Stuart, Adam and Lauren dedicate their Saturday mornings to coaching the Junior section and facilitating different events throughout the year to maintain junior engagement.
Junior Competitions
Throughout the School Holidays, our Junior Organiser Pat Runcie runs competitions for all of our Juniors every Wednesday and Friday morning starting from 08:30am. In these competitions we cater for all ages and abilities by having 4 hole, 8 hole, 9 hole and 18 hole competitions. The entry fee for these are £1 and many prizes are available.
To encourage family members to get involved within the golf club, we also run Family Fun competitions throughout the year, activities such as Tug-a-war, crazy golf, rounders and many more!
Inter Club Competitions
For many years Abergele Golf Club Junior Section has competed in many county competitions across North Wales and has played in the inter-club Denbighshire Golfing Union Order of Merit which has seen our Junior Section reach the Final held in Builth Wells many times. In 2014, our Junior Section did extremely well and won a place to represent Wales in Spain against other countries in the World! So why not become a part of our every successful Junior Section?!
