Bali Junior Golf Community 5-Day Golf Development Camp at Bali Handara Golf Resort

Inspirational approach to kids golf

Golf is a game of integrity, character and mental fortitude and for five days, 16 selected juniors aged from 7 – 17 from Bali were given access to world class coaching at a world class course from July 18 - 22 at Bali Handara Golf Club.

Australian PGA Professional, Andrew Pitt, an elite golf coach from Australia supported juniors golfers from Bali in their respective pursuits for game development as well as game enjoyment.

His motivating approach left all attendees with the knowledge of how to develop their own golf games technically through set-up structures and ball flight variations, whilst also providing structures and routines to develop confidence as part of practice and on course play. Establishing good golf technique will have positive effects on their game for a lifetime.

The camp curriculum included: full swing mechanics, short game practice drills, review of golf jargon and etiquette. A training-intensive program complete with video analysis and on-course instruction, proper practice routines tailored to advanced junior golfers, as well as, tournament preparation.

The 16 junior golfers shared rooms, dined, practiced and played together, forming a very strong bond. Many life skills that can be applied to situations which arise both on and off the course were part of the learning experience.

Students began each day with range instruction and warm up. After lunch each day there were match play team events, best ball, worst ball, foursomes and individuals. Up for grabs was the BJGC Ryder Cup trophy. Evening activities after dinner, included Xbox golf challenge, movie night as well as a BBQ bonfire.

A strict menu was provided in order to teach the juniors the importance of eating correctly and ensuring they had the stamina to get through 8 hours of training and play. There was intentionally no rice included on the menu for the duration of the camp. Fresh fruit , health bars and lots of water were provided on the range and the course to ensure the juniors were kept hydrated and energized.

The juniors were presented with certificates of participation as well as a personal USB flash drive with their swing analysis showing their before and after swing as well as skill tests, practice schedules and drill sheets.

During the camp golf coaches and caddies from Bali Handara as well as New Kuta Golf also benefited from professional development with Coach Andrew Pitt.

Many times junior golfers must play in junior tournaments without caddies, so the opportunity to be taught by these Bali Handara caddies on the requirements of course maintenance proved to be quite an experience. These amazing caddies who were carefully selected to provide support for the juniors on course, showed the participants what is required to play golf without caddy.

BJGC would like to thank Mark Isley and his team at Bali Handara Golf and also Raja Balasingham from New Kuta Golf for their invaluable support for this truly inspirational and life changing event.

A very heartfelt thanks to Coach Andrew Pitt, who took time out of his busy teaching schedule at Bann Lynch Golf Academy at Yarra Bend Golf Course as well as his privately coached student Putu Andrew Mulyadi who acted as assistant coach, in making it such a fun experience for all involved.

Click here to see photos over the 5 days.