B I S H O P S G AT E G O L F A C A D E M Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NATIONAL TEAMS
It’s a fact that golf training and cold weather conditions don’t
mix. That’s why many European junior and national teams
choose to move their winter training camps to warmer
conditions each winter. Each team stays right on property and has BGGA’s world-class
facilities at their fingertips, just steps outside their backdoor.
The unique training environment allows teams to train in golf
course conditions every day.
In 2017, BGGA hosted seven European junior and national
teams hailing from six different countries: Scotland, Germany,
Austria, Denmark, Finland and Switzerland. Each team had the
same goal in mind to train their golfers in warmer conditions
at a top-notch facility. “The facilities are second to none,” said
Marc Campos, coach of Elite Squad Central
Switzerland. “Everything that we need,
we have here.”
Bishops Gate Golf Academy has become a winter home for
many of these teams who are returning for their second or
third visit.
With more than 50,000 square feet of training tee space,
30,000 square feet of putting and short game greens and
15,000 square feet of bunkers, it’s an athlete’s playground.
BGGA offers an 9-hole training course that has been carefully
designed to challenge its players. It can be played from
multiple tee locations to multiple greens, making it possible
to train for almost every shot imaginable.
The teams also take advantage of the experienced coaching
team, led by BGGA’s Director of Instruction and Golf
Magazine Top 100 Teacher in America, Kevin Smeltz.
BGGA where warm weather and an amazing facility await.
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Other amenities available to each national team include: golf technology – TrackMan and Biodynamics, mental
training sessions with Paul Dewland, fitness training with Karen Harrison and club fitting by Kris Sirak.