There are many exciting and diverse career paths within golf including:

• Caddy
• Course Manager or Green Keeper
• Golf Club Manager
• Golf Course Designer, Architect or Builder
• Golf Equipment Manufacturer (design, production, marketing representative)
• Golf facility Manager
• Head Professional or Assistant Professional
• Health & Fitness trainer/coach
• National Governing Bodies Development Officer
• Player Management
• Retailer
• Rules Official
• Sports Nutritionist
• Sports Physiologist
• Sports Psychologist
• Tour Player

The EGU and EWGA have produced the booklet ‘Education & Careers in Golf’ in an attempt to clearly define and provide the relevant pathways within golf for people of all ages.  It provides contact details for those organisations involved within a variety of occupations. The range of careers within golf is diverse and this booklet can be used as a starting point for anyone wishing to find out further information.  

This booklet can be downloaded from the EGU website or purchased for £2.00 from the EGU online shop.

Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence

If you’re looking for a career in golf, Gateshead College now run an AASE Golf Programme which is designed to support young elite golfers, aged 16-19, who possess the talent, commitment and skill to achieve excellence in golf and who have the potential to join the professional ranks.
 
This course gives you a structured training and development route to help you progress into the professional ranks. During the two-year programme, students will work towards an NVQ Level3 Achieving Excellence in Sports Performance as well as a BTEC National Certificate in Sport (Performance and Excellence).
 
The Golf Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence Programme is supported by the English Golf Partnership and is only available to a limited number of chosen colleges across the UK.  Entry to this course is restricted to those with a handicap of 4 or lower (male), 8 or lower (female) and four GCSE grades at C or above, however individual cases will be assessed.

For more information on AASE Golf at Gateshead College please call 0191 490 2246 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Alternatively, visit www.gateshead.ac.uk

Adult Retention and Recruitment Toolkit

The Recruitment &Retention Toolkit for Golf Clubs is a comprehensive, flexible guide which contains generic ideas and best practice examples which can be adapted to suit the needs of your individual club.  Golf clubs can choose which areas of this useful EGU/EWGA resource are relevant and utilise them best to suit their own needs.

There are 9 sections to the folder:

• Club Audit and Research
• Marketing & Promotion
• Recruitment                                                               
• Targeting Specific Groups
• Membership opportunities
• Welcome & Introduction
• Retention
• Value for Money
• Other Resources

Examples of other resources are also included. Welcome Booklet – to support new golfers into club membership. Tee to Green Introductory Programme – to support new golfers in having a positive experience of the game with the help of a thorough induction programme. Golf Rules & Etiquette Pocket Reminders – useful guide to be distributed to new players as part of their overall induction.

More information on The Recruitment & Retention can be found at www.golfclubtoolkit.org

The toolkit can be purchased online from the EGU shop for £15.00 (inc P&P). Further copies of the other resources included within the toolkit can also be purchased from the EGU shop www.englishgolfunionshop.org

Junior Organisers’ Handbook

Playing golf can contribute to the personal development of young people because participants can have fun, be creative, express imagination and improve their self-esteem.

Investment in junior golf is crucial and all of us involved in golf must ensure we make this a priority. There is a real need to attract and retain more juniors within the game and support their ambitions, be it regular coaching, golf club membership, club or tour professional, representing Europe in the Ryder Cup or winning the Open Championship at St. Andrews.

The Juniors’ Handbook which is a comprehensive guide to running a successful junior section will help strengthen junior structures within golf clubs in England and help JLO’s to take on board the importance of enthusiastically promoting and supporting junior development at all levels in the future.

Every member of a golf club can help provide a welcome for young people, and the Junior Organisers Handbook which is produced by the EGU and EWGA hopes to show some of the ways that a club as a whole can encourage new players into the game, sustain their participation, develop their skills and also help them make the transition into the adult ranks. 

The Junior Organisers’ Handbook has been designed to challenge some existing practices and help guide golf clubs on how best to encourage junior golf now and in the future. There are many volunteers who take on the role of junior organiser within their club, and the handbook will assist them in their role and help them to provide the guidance that juniors require to fulfill their potential and continue within the game to whatever level they aspire.
 
The Handbook:

• Acts as a complete reference guide for golf club junior organisers.
• Supports and assists those working with juniors within the club environment.
• Creates healthy and sustainable junior structures.
• Invests in the future of golf clubs and the game as a whole.
• Encourages and supports family use of golf clubs.

All affiliated golf clubs have been sent a complimentary copy of the EGU/EWGA Junior Organisers’ Handbook but further copies can be purchased from the EGU online shop for £14.00(inc P&P).