Golf Tuition

Mendip Spring has three resident PGA Professional golfers available for individual and group golf tuition for men and women of all standards of play. Golf lessons can be tailored to a person’s needs, covering any aspect of the game that needs improvement, including driving the ball with power and precision, iron play and the delicate skills of chipping and putting. Video analysis enables our golf professionals to help you correct any problems in your technique.

A regular Saturday morning feature at the Club is junior golf tuition for girls and boys. Mendip Spring is proud of its record of developing young golfers.

In 2011 the Club was awarded the prestigious GolfMark, a national scheme run by the English Golf Union that identifies and recognises junior and beginner-friendly clubs. Our commitment to young people and beginners is absolute and this Award is recognition of this fact. Any parent seeing the GolfMark symbol can be sure that the Club has a structured environment in which their child can develop as a player and person.

Meet the Pros

Scott Thompson – Director of Golf - Advanced PGA Professional - European Tour Coach

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As well as being one of the leading Putting Coaches in the UK, Scott has also developed himself an excellent reputation as a Swing coach, which during the 2005 season led Gordon Brand Jnr to employ his skills full time.
But you don’t just have to be a European Tour player to benefit from Scott’s expertise. He prides himself on his ability to help players, of all levels understand the movements of their own individual swings, whether good or bad. This knowledge is how Scott separates himself from his fellow coaches.
Each session is tailored specifically to the individual’s needs and is available on all aspects of the game, from simple swing movements to the more advanced physical & mental techniques used by the world’s leading players.
As well as helping Gordon Brand Jnr on Tour Scott was involved in The PGA’s Bryant Homes Road show. This project helped give people from all walks of life the chance to try their hand at this very addictive game.
In 2004 Scott gained his PGA Europro Tour card, so as well as being an exceptional coach, he can really play the game. So why not book an on course session and benefit from tutoring covering awkward lies, course management, pre shot routine, mental techniques, short game and swing fundamentals.

For more information with prices Custom Fitting & GC2 Launch Monitors

Will Hobbs - PGA Golf Professional - Teaching Professional - Custom Fit Specialist

Will became a fully qualified PGA Professional in 2017, but has been at Mendip Spring since 2013 where he began his studies.

He prides himself on his friendly personality, working with all abilities tailoring each lesson specifically to the individual pupil.

During his sessions Will uses the latest technology such as V1 Coaching Software coupled with a GC2 & HMT launch monitor. This allows each pupil to have all the statistics, as well as a visual of the movements made throughout the swing.

Will also specialises in Custom Fitting. Each brand supplied at the Mendip Golf Centre has come in and personally trained Will, in their latest equipment and fitting techniques. So if you are looking for any new equipment or just want to see if there is anything better out there for you, give him a call.

Roy Baker – PGA Golf Professional - Teaching Professional - Custom Fitter

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Before Roy joined Mendip Spring Golf Club, he worked at the Isle of Wedmore Golf Club & Brean Golf Club. Whilst gaining his first qualification in Sport Exercise Science & Psychology, Roy was appointed Captain of the UWE Hartpury University Golf Team based in Gloucester.

Recently qualified as a PGA Professional in 2016, Roy is also a regular player on the Gloucester & Somerset and West Region PGA Circuit. He picked up his maiden Professional win at Brean Golf Club in 2013 & has collected multiple PGA top 10 finishes during his short career.

Roy provides a range of excellent services to the club including outstanding retail knowledge, repairs services, state of the art tuition using the latest equipment to suit every players needs and capability and custom fitting experiences, as well as a help to the day to day running of the Professional Shop.

Recently he was short listed in the Top 4 in the UK for Foremost PGA Assistant of the Year 2016.

If you would like to book a lesson with Roy then please do not hesitate to contact him and he will suit your desires & needs.

John Blackburn – PGA Golf Professional - Teaching Professional

John turned professional in 1987 and became a pro at Mendip Spring Golf Club in 1992.  John is our full time teaching professional, specialising in beginners all the way through to England internationals.  John uses the latest GASP video technology. “My philosophy is keeping it easy, working within peoples limitations.”

John has had many achievements within his golfing career; he has twice qualified to the final stages of British Open Qualifiers.  As well as qualifying for the national finals of the Virgin Atlantic 2012 Pro-Am.