“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
—Arthur Ashe
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
—Arthur Ashe
Golf is a game of honor and integrity. The are no referees or umpires on the golf course. If a golfer breaks a rule, they are expected to penalize themselves.
When a child learns to play golf correctly they, almost without realizing, learn much more than how to hit a golf ball. They develop skills that they can use throughout their lives.
The Sixtyone Academy is a golf introduction, development, and integration program designed to eliminate misconceptions about golf, and remove barriers to playing the game.
Sixtyone reaches out from the golf course and connects young people with golf. The traditions and culture of the game do the rest.
The Sixtyone Golf Academy has three phases. Each works to translate golf into a language that is easy to understand.
Golf Introduction
Students begin learning why golf is different than other sports, and that hitting a golf ball is fun.
Welcome to Golf | Rules, Etiquette & Proper Behavior | Quirks, Traditions & Culture | Your Golf Heritage.
Students who accept the challenge and the responsibilities of being a golfer begin the transition from the playground to the golf course.
Keeping Score | Course Management | Practice Area | Who is Who.
Golf Development
Golf Integration
Students who successfully complete an Academy program become members of the Sixtyone Country Club. Our country club is a support network focused on helping the students integrate as far into golf as they desire.
You can support existing programs or help build a new one. Either way, please reach out and let us know what you would like to do.
Together we can change the way people think about the game of golf!
The Academy has four ways for you to help someone learn to play golf: Instructors, Guides, Tutors, and Monitors. Each has varying levels of commitments and requirements. All allow you to play golf with kids. That’s never a bad thing.
If you don’t play golf, you should try it out. Volunteering at an Academy program site is the best way to ease into playing golf.
Sponsor a single student golfer or adopt an entire program site. The Academy demands a lot from the young golf students. Let’s make sure that every student that meets the requirements has the resources they need to develop as golfers.
Want to build a new Academy program? The Academy is designed to be flexible. Programs can be adjusted to fit budgets, schedules, and staffing. All that is required is a belief that golf can help guide young people towards future success.
Whether on school campus or at the golf course, there are a number of ways for you to join the young golfers.
If you do not play golf, you should give it a try. We can help you do that. If you do play golf, you should help connect someone else to the game. We can help you do that, too.
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