Academy Membership

Getting into golf, or restarting after a prolonged absence, can be quite daunting, but not at Denham Golf Club thanks to our popular Academy membership.

This category is designed to pave the way to full membership of the Club over a maximum of three years – less if progress is rapid. You’ll be taught fundamental golf techniques in individual and group lessons and may use the clubhouse and practice facilities. Your club card will allow you to buy food and drink at members’ discounted prices and we actively encourage Academy members to get involved with our social events.

Our professional team aims to get you ‘course-ready’ within a year, after which you will be able to pay a member’s guest’s green to play the course at quieter times so there’s less pressure. Once you are on the course, a mentor from the club will help you find your feet out there and get to grips with golf’s rules. Regular Academy play sessions with Denham members and other Academy members will help you find people to play with.

You’ll be encouraged to get a handicap to measure progress and to enter our Academy Stableford competitions, which use a points-based scoring system that allows for the odd mishap!

For each year of Academy membership, you’ll be entitled to five one-hour or ten half-hour individual lessons plus one course of six group lessons to help you progress.

We set yearly, achievable progress targets for you to work towards and once you have achieved a maximum Handicap Index of 24 for men or 36 for women, you may start the process of upgrading your membership to Full or 5-day membership.

Get in touch

To find out more details about our Academy membership, please email our general manager, Richard Penley-Martin, via [email protected].