BGGA Admissions Guide 2019 | Page 74

NATIONAL TEAM TRAINING 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. In 2018, BGGA hosted seven European junior and national teams hailing from six different countries: Scotland, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Finland and Switzerland. BGGA also hosted 10 College Teams. Each team had the same goal in mind to train their golfers in warmer conditions at a top-notch facility. Bishops Gate Golf Academy has become a winter home for many of these teams who are returning for their second or third visit. 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. “The facilities are second to none,” said Marc Campos, coach of Elite Squad Central Switzerland. “Everything that we need, we have here.” 74