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PGA Professionals

Based at Walmer & Kingsdown Golf Club between Dover and Deal in Kent, we offer club members and non-members a superb range of golfing products and expert tuition.

The James Braid designed course and club has been here for over a hundred years providing golfers with a highly playable and challenging experience in a dramatic location on top of the White Cliffs of Dover. Helping anyone, including non-members, to get as much out of the course and the game as possible, the PGA Professionals at Teachgolf combine experience, great products and the latest technology into an all round good experience you will never find on the High Street!

New players often wonder just what a PGA Golf Professional is. The PGA are perhaps best known for organising golf championships, but one of their most important roles is qualifying professionals; passionate and experienced players who want to help others get the most from their game. Once a handicap of 3 or better is achieved as well as employment at a golf club or driving range they you can undertake a range of PGA training in teaching, repairing golf clubs and understanding golf psychology to become PGA qualified, and that learning process keeps on going as we often take courses to learn about new developments or develop speciality knowledge in subjects like sports science.

Teachgolf Professionals

Jude Read; Head PGA Professional Jude Read, Club PGA Proffesional
Jude started playing golf age 13 at Royal St Georges Golf Club in Sandwich and became a professional golfer at the age of 20. He started his professional career next door to Royal St. George's at Prince's Golf Club where he built a strong interest in teaching and helping other players improve their game. Jude started working and training towards becoming a PGA Qualified Professional, in 2001 he started to work at Walmer & Kingsdown Golf Club. At the end of 2001 he passed his PGA examinations and became a full member of the PGA, he became the Head Professional two years later in October 2003.

Expanding on his passion for teaching, Jude has studied a huge range of subjects learning from many of the recognised experts and leaders in their fields. Just a few of the areas he has studied include rules, swing and video analysis, learning habits, teaching methods, sports psychology and science, nutrition and fitness, biometric profiling, health and safety, first aid, green keeping, club repairs and equipment technology.

Jude has attended seminars with some of the world best sports coaches including Butch Harmon, Dr. Robert Neal of Golf Biodynamics using 3D Coaching Technology, Pia Nilsson of Vision 54 who is a complete game coach, Tim Allardyce who is a professional Physical Therapist and Osteopath who worked at the 2010 Winter Olympics and Karl Morris who is mind coach to some of the world best golfers.

After investing to improve his knowledge about all aspects from the golf swing to the psychology of golf; he has gained expert knowledge and with his holistic coaching style is able to help golfers of all ages and abilities improve their golf.

Louis Harrington; Assistant PGA Professional
Louis qualified as a PGA professional 8 years ago in 2003 and has worked in a variety of roles within golf throughout his life. Playing successfully as a junior at Etchinghill and Sene Valley he developed his game as a player and coach working for several years as assistant at North Foreland Golf Club. Over that time Louis landed a number of top finishes across the PGA South region including wins at the Gordon Ritchie Memorial and the Kent Golf Classic.

In 2006 he moved to Spain to work at La Manga Club in Murcia building his coaching experience, placing top 10 in the Murcia Order of Merit in 2008 and winning the Hacienda Riquelme Classic. Moving back to the UK with his family Louis starting working here in the Professional Shop and has a real passion for helping people develop their game and discover what a great sport golf is.

For a fantastic golfing experience with all the professional advice and support you need, or just to find yourself that perfect driver custom fit to your requirements, drop into Teachgolf, the pro shop at Walmer and Kingsdown Golf Club in Kent, and feel free to contact us at any time.