A Welcome from BGGA
CEO Andrew Summers
The fall semester is now underway
and the buzz has returned to Bishops
Gate Golf Academy after what felt like
a long summer without our “family”.
We have almost seventy students,
half of whom are new, and these new
family members are adjusting to new
friends, their new environment and of
course their new coaches and house
parents.
I had the pleasure of meeting our
students and families at our opening
banquet at Mission Inn. Lee-Anne
Misseldine opened the event with
an amazing video, inspiring us to
achieve by doing the right things, and
doing them well. We will continue to
reinforce that message all year long.
Bishops Gate is the “best” junior golf academy experience, with the “best” junior golf coach team attracted to
work on the “best” facilities, all adding up to providing students the opportunity to achieve their “greatest” results
– an alternative description of what BG stands for, the “best” and “greatest”. It’s ever apparent in the changes we
continually make to the facilities and with staff to provide our students with the best environment we can.
The first week back is always a busy one with the students starting their various schools, and the golf and fitness
coaches conducting assessments. By early next week each student-athlete will have a “blueprint” plan, identifying
what they need to work on in golf, mental performance and fitness, as well as a golf tournament strategy for the fall
semester.
During the first weekend we held our “People, Purpose, Passion Semester Kickoff” program, which was a lot of
fun but also had some key learning opportunities, identifying student personality traits and also their “goals and
aspirations”. This immersive experience allows us to then work through the student objectives, ensuring that we
have a strategy for golf, academics and of course college.
As I get to know our new students and get reacquainted with our returning students, I know it will be a promising
year with impressive results on and off the golf course.
All the best,
Andrew Summers
CEO