GOLF: Junior Golf in Gympie has a new home base. Gunabul Par 3, has become the focus point of our junior golfers and golf development in general .

With two PGA professionals at the facility, exciting times lay ahead for not only our junior players, but Ladies clinics and men’s beginner clinics kicking off over the next couple of weeks.

You will also see a more active presence in schools, and in local media .

Gympie and the Cooloola region has in the past been a fantastic breeding ground for the sport and in years to come, we will see that return.

The golf industry needs each golf facility to find ways to reach out to golfers and to engage with them.

Golfers need to be inspired to play golf, to play better golf, and to play more golf, so someone needs to be focused on increasing participation.

As PGA Professionals, we change lives.

Now, that’s a powerful proposition and a bold statement, but in reality it is true.

It all starts with junior golf and the influence that we sometimes unknowingly have on the kids.

Only recently it was pointed out to me by one of the parents that their son was developing the same mannerisms in small ways as myself.

We become mentors and teachers and our role is to produce better golfers, but we also want to see better people, and social skills being developed in our kids, that’s why golf is a fantastic sport.

Australian golfers are lucky in the fact that Australian PGA Professionals are the highest qualified professionals in the world and our coaches are highly sought after overseas, and in fact , our qualifications are recognised worldwide.

Every facility should have a PGA Professional and ask most club golfers about how important the need of a club professional is to their club and you almost always get an answer that talks about the smooth running of the golf club.

Actually, we change lives every time you’re improving any aspect of a golfers performance.

For an average golfer having a great golf shot more often that not brings the joy that they are looking for from the game.

That keeps them playing, and encourages them to play more.

Do not underestimate the impact coaches have on the lives of their athletes, because good coaches do not underestimate the impact their athletes have on them.