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Junior Golf for Boys and Girls

There has never been a better time to take up golf as a hobby for juniors. Virtually all Clubs now realise that encouraging junior golf is the lifeblood of the game. All of today's star professional golfers first made an impact in junior golf.

The starting point for young golfers will be to borrow or buy some suitable junior golf clubs (see Junior Golf Equipment) and practice at a local public golf driving range. Golf is a game where tuition is very important at an early age to get the basics right. Most golf courses and ranges will offer lessons to juniors and group lessons are often available at public golf ranges to reduce the initial cost. There are an increasing number of public Par 3 courses where young juniors from the age of 6 or 7 can start to practice the game.

Once a junior becomes proficient on a Par 3 course the next step is to Join a Golf Club as a Junior Member. There are also a number of Junior Golf Competitions now available for young junior golfers which do not involve joining a club immediately.

Once juniors have the Golf bug it can be an ideal family holiday (if mum or dad play) to choose a vebnue which has the opportunity also to play golf (See Golf Holidays for Juniors)

There is more extensive information available on this site for Junior Golf in Surrey

If you have questions which are unanswered about Junior Golf in the UK please Contact Us with your query and we will be pleased to offer some suggetions and hopefully point you in the right direction.

The governing body for golf in England is the English Golf Union and they have a very extensive website with a good junior golf section. Golf in each county is run by County Golf Unions - the deatils of your local Golf Union can be found through this link. All will have good quality websites full of local information.