OUR PLAYER PATHWAY & BADGE SYSTEM
The Geelong Junior Golf Academy has been designed with the knowledge and experience of 25 years experience teaching junior golfers. Our clinics and competitions have been pieced together to maximise each child's development.
The Geelong Junior Golf pathway has been developed to create an inclusive environment, where beginners can join more experienced junior golfers without the feeling of being intimidated or left behind.
Our badge system creates a sense of achievement as children pass differing levels in each of the key areas of the game, Driving, Irons, Chipping, Putting and XGolf.
We have 3 levels in each of these 5 areas, at the end of most weeks sessions, participants take part in attempting to pass the next level on their way to achieving all of the badges on offer.
Our 8 step development model gradually increases the distance of each hole as the child's skill level develops. This allows every golfer to play each hole as it was intended and gives the child the experience of making birdies, pars and bogeys. Rather than needing to hit several full shots before reaching the green and generally finishing with a confidence shattering score on each hole.
During our regular competition rounds, each child plays from their appropriate coloured tees based on their level of advancement on the progression plan.
We have adopted the colour coded development model from Karate and other martial arts. However, as students advance to the next stage of development they progress to the next set of coloured tees, rather than the next coloured belt as is the case in karate.
HOW OUR DEVELOPMENT JUNIOR TOUR MODEL WORKS
AVERAGE HOLE LENGTHS
WHITE
Par 3 - 25m
Par 4 - 50m
Par 5 - 70m
YELLOW
Par 3 - 35m
Par 4 - 75m
Par 5 - 100m
ORANGE
Par 3 - 50m
Par 4 - 100m
Par 5 - 150m
Green
Par 3 - 75m
Par 4 - 150m
Par 5 - 200m
BLUE
Par 3 - 100m
Par 4 - 200m
Par 5 - 300m
Purple
Par 3 - 125m
Par 4 - 250m
Par 5 - 350m
red
Par 3 - 150m
Par 4 - 300m
Par 5 - 400m
Black
Par 3 - Full Length
Par 4 - Full Length
Par 5 - Full Length