HND Professional Golf

This course helps you to develop the key skills you'll need to work with high-level performers in the golf industry, or progress to degree-level study.

Location: Elmwood
Study mode: full time (2 years)
Subject area: Golf
Start date: September 2024
Agency code: 4K53

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Course overview

Throughout the course you will develop competencies in key skills required for employment in the industry or progression to degree level of study. You will gain and understanding of coaching theories and scientific principles relating to skill acquisition and fitness as well as the importance of research informing effective practice.

You will develop invaluable skills, knowledge and experience of working with advanced performers in golf and how to analyse and develop more demanding and competitive training sessions. You will also gain an understanding of operational and management considerations for working in the golf industry.

On completion of this course you will be prepared for employment as an assistant golf professional or gain third year entry to a related degree programme.

Virtual Experience

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Entry requirements

Certificate in Professional Golf or relevant other National Certificate.

Alternatively, two Highers and evidence of regular participation in golf — for example club membership and handicap.

What you'll learn

You will develop invaluable skills, knowledge and understanding of working with advanced performers in golf and how to analyse and develop performance in more demanding competitive situations.

You will also gain an understanding of operational and management considerations for working in the golf industry.

On completing this course you'll have the knowledge required for employment as an assistant golf professional or for 3rd year entry to relevant degree programmes.

Example modules include:

Golf Coaching Advanced Performance Skills
Sports Mechanics
Event Management
Research Investigation
Psychology of Performance

Student experience

Having completed HND Professional Golf at SRUC Elmwood, Michaela, originally from Slovakia, was able to enter the 3rd year of BSc (Hons) Sports Development and Coaching at The University of Abertay, Dundee.

“Studying at SRUC Elmwood has helped me find the right career path. I have gained a lot of golf specific knowledge supported by practice sessions and work experience. I’ve benefitted by gaining knowledge, not too dissimilar to the Level 2 PGA Coaching Certificate."

"The class sizes were good, there was a lot of support available at Elmwood if you needed it."

Michaela Patzeltova

Meet the lecturer

Fraser Hutchison

Fraser is passionate about helping students develop their skills in the classroom and on the golf course.

Before his career in teaching, he went to college in New Mexico and then Virginia Commonwealth University on golf scholarships, where he competed on the US College Golf circuit. He also worked for the European Tour in event management and helped student golfers at our Elmwood Campus, as well as juniors across Europe.

Fees and funding

Eligible full-time students studying HND Professional Golf should apply to SAAS for fees and funding. A student loan is also available to help students with living costs.

If you do not apply, you will have to pay your fees yourself and if you have studied at HNC/D/degree level before SAAS may not pay your fees.

More information about funding your course

Find out more about your payment options for this course in our fees and funding section

Fees & funding

Other possible routes to funding

Care experienced bursary: There are a number of bursaries available to care-experienced students studying full time. Find out more from our student funding teams at: registryfunding@SRUC.ac.uk
Discretionary fund
- SAAS student bursary
- Care Experienced Accommodation Grant
- Childcare
- Going further bursary
- RUK bursary (for students from outside Scotland)
- The Gregor Thomas Royan Lamb Bursary for Future Farmers
- Centenary bursary
- Change your path bursary

HND Professional Golf

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