The annual Golf Membership Open Weekend at Stoke-by-Nayland will be held on Saturday and Sunday April 8 and 9 from 10am-3pm on both days.

The annual Golf Membership Open Weekend at Stoke-by-Nayland will be held on Saturday and Sunday April 8 and 9 from 10am-3pm on both days.

Golfers of all abilities are welcome to come along – whether you are beginner wishing to get started in the game with lessons, or a seasoned player who would like to take advantage of the “no joining fee” and “14 months for the price of 12” membership deals on offer over the weekend.

There will also be free golf clinics given at the Driving Range from 10am and 12 noon on both days, and complimentary nine holes of golf (confident players only) on Sunday from 10am.

Stoke-by-Nayland Golf Club has also launched a new initiative this year to encourage aspiring golfers of any age to get into the game of golf - and of course to ensure that they’ll have fun whilst they learn!

The aim is to encourage anyone to join in at any level of the golf “escalator” that suits them, and then progress upwards at their own pace, to get even more enjoyment both from the game itself, and from being part of a club.

In addition to the Open Weekend activities there will be rolling four-week coaching courses starting on both weekdays and weekends for adults, ladies and juniors from beginners upwards.

Stoke-by-Nayland’s Head Teaching Professional, Roly Hitchcock has just achieved the accolade of becoming one of only a dozen golf professional coaches in the UK and Ireland who have been awarded the PGA level 4 UK Sports Coaching certificate from Birmingham University.

Roly has been trained by the top coaching academics in the country to critically evaluate new techniques and apply this knowledge to his coaching programmes at Stoke by Nayland.

Roly heads up a team of three other highly qualified coaches; Karl Dunn, an experienced coach at Stoke by Nayland, Simon Dainty, previously a coach at the Lee Westwood Golf School and Danielle Anderson, who has just joined Stoke-by-Nayland from Wentworth Golf Club.

For full details about dates and coaching packages, visit: www.stokebynayland.com/golf or call 01206 265812

Or email golfcoaching@stokebynayland.com for more information.