Adult Golf Coaching here at the DCGS

Another year of the DCGS has come to an end.  This is the 10th year of operation for the school and it's been another very successful one indeed.  We have seen excellent handicap reductions, vast improvements to techniques and ball flights, a very enjoyable warm (ok not so warm this year!) trip to Spain back in January which seems like years ago now, a brilliant effort from our lads at the British Schools finals at Forest of Arden and a wonderful final week 54 hole event.

Class of 2016/17 -happy bunch.  Some of the current year's students have been here for the past 3 years and have made life long friends along the way. 

The DCGS experience continues to develop and improve with each passing year.  The students all have these amazing facilities to use and hone their games as well as a host of other impressive indoor areas such as the sports hall.  Time does fly when you're having fun but this year's group certainly has made excellent progress.  Of those who are graduating the paths are varied, one is off to the USA college system after gaining an impressive scholarship. Another is heading to the tournament golf college in England to further his studies, two have gained jobs within the golf industry already and several others are going to continue to play and practice while getting part time jobs to support themselves.  What ever the path they'll all be welcome back to the DCGS in the future and we look forward to keeping up with how they all get on.

We are busy recruiting for our new school year at the moment and have what is shaping up to be a great year to look forward to starting in September. If you would like to enquire about becoming a student here at the school please contact the office 028 9446 6227 (0044 28 9446 6227) or info@darrenclarkegolfschool.com.

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Benjamin McCartney Shoots Fine 73

Benjamin McCartney Shoots Fine 73 To Take The Victory At Home Course

It was Benjamin McCartney's day as he lead the rest of the field with an impressive 73 (+1) which gave him a net 70. Ben began his round in steady fashion as he parred his first ten holes before dropping two shots on the difficult eleventh and twelfth holes. His round then steadied up once more with pars in his next five holes before making a great birdie four on the par five eighteenth hole. 

In second place five shots further back was John Pomeroy. John who is now playing off a handicap of ten managed to shot 85 which gave him a net 75. John made his only birdie of the day on the difficult par thee fourth hole to go along with six pars giving him a total of 85 strokes.

Two shots further back of John was Conor Hagan who shot a net 77. Conor may be slightly disappointed with this round as he felt he left shots out on the course after hitting the ball extremely well throughout the round. Two double bogeys back to back on the sixth a seventh holes didn't help his cause as he finished the front nine six over par. A good start to the back nine with three pars on his opening three holes gave Conor belief for his final six holes. However four dropped shots in a row before a par on the seventeenth and a birdie on 18 gave Conor a total of 81 strokes.

Lee Westwood Golf School Visit

It was great to have the Lee Westwood Golf School students visiting us last week. While here they were able to utilise the facilities, experience a custom fitting session in our TaylorMade Performance Center and play local courses at Royal Portrush and Hilton Templepatrick. With Belfast City only 20 mins away they also sampled what the great city has to offer. We hope to have them back with us again in the near future.

Final Week

This week is the final week of the programme with some students finishing up their two years with us at the school and some just finishing of their first year with us. It has been a hugely successful year with many highlights including the fantastic Winter Training trip to Spain along with the team finishing in the top 5 at the British Schools trip to the Forest of Arden. Progression and improvements have been made all round with targets and goals achieved.

This week the students will take part in the 54 hole Strokeplay Championship which will take place at Portrush, Hilton and Fortwilliam golf courses. The graduation ceremony will then take place around midday on Friday.

Golf & Education Programme

Interested in a Golf and Education Programme!? With a new pricing structure the DCGS is now very accessible and affordable. Contact us at info@darrenclarkegolfschool.com or phone 028 9446 6227 (0044 28 9446 6227) to find out how we can get you on the path to a great education and using some of the best golf facilities around.