Golf

Golf has been an academy sport at St Peter’s, Cambridge since 2005. Our Golf Academy has developed many New Zealand representative and tour players. Our course-like training facilities are widely regarded as the leading all-weather facilities in New Zealand. Our Golf Academy provides holistic, tailored programmes that develop expertise in all aspects of the game and pathways for students to excel as golfers.

Our students have six day a week access to our two top class experienced NZPGA qualified coaches as well as regular access to a variety of highly qualified specialist support staff.

Students benefit from use of our own onsite training facility fully equipped with the #1 ball in golf Titleist ProV1 and ProV1 X as our range balls, We are confident we have the best purpose built private all-weather golf training centre in the country. We also provide a suite of specialised technologies for swing analysis measuring and bio-feedback, such as: 

• FlightScope X2 and Mevo radar ball tracking systems. 
• BodiTrak pressure mat.
• SAM Putt Lab.
• Shots2Hole statistical analysis programme.
• Super Speed Training Sticks.
• Individual Coach Now Training Space.
• PGACoach live video analysis.

 What you learn:

• The fundamentals of the full swing.
• The four short game elements, putting, chipping, pitching and bunker play
• Course strategy.
• Golf etiquette.

We offer all students the opportunity to sample golf and then grow the love of the game through these key directions:

• Provide students with tools to go anywhere in the golf industry with multiple career pathways
• Increase the number of students that gain Golf Scholarships to tertiary institutions here and overseas.
• Provide a positive, fun and stimulating environment that fosters a life-long involvement in golf.
• Ensure our programmes dovetail with New Zealand Golf’s development programmes.

Our overarching strategic outcomes:  

• Provide students with tools to go anywhere in the golf industry with multiple career pathways.
• Increase the number of students that gain Golf Scholarships to tertiary institutions here and overseas.
• Provide a positive, fun and stimulating environment that fosters a life-long involvement in golf.
• Ensure our programmes dovetail with New Zealand Golf’s development programmes.

There is a wide variety of options including individual lessons, group lessons, and holiday programmes:

The Golf School Programmes (including Starter Programme, Prep Golf and Futures Squads-(Learn to Golf) are the entry level step into the St Peter’s Golf programme. Designed for those new to golf or with little golf experience, it enables students to explore golf in a positive and supportive learning environment. Coaching is a mix of direct instruction and a guided discovery approach of self-exploration of movement.

The Participator Programme is designed for occasional or recreational golfers to improve all aspects of technique and course strategy. Players at this level will have regular group coaching sessions supplemented by some ‘booster’ individual coaching sessions. This is a great entry point for most young golfers and provides a strong foundation for our Developer Programme

The Developer Programme is for players who have established the foundation skills and have the potential and the desire to keep improving. Players at this level have regular individual coaching sessions, during school time, which is supplemented with on course coaching sessions and specialised group workshops.

Our Performer Programme a customisable programme to fully support the game and individual development needs of our aspirational students with specific long term ambitions. End goal is for students to be thoroughly prepared to “thrive when they arrive” at their chosen destination.

Our Elite Programme is a customized programme to primarily cater for high performance players with specific requirements. 

 Golf Accolades

• Winners of the NZSS Team Championship in 2011 and 2015
• 13 Individual National Age Group Titles
• 2 NZ Golf Men’s Amateur Individual Championships
• Many New Zealand representatives and tour players
• Multiple students have been awarded university scholarships in New Zealand and USA NCAA Division 1 Colleges