PGA Golf Academy
If you are looking to improve your game, work on your technique or have never held a club before, the PGA Golf Academy Team offer a number of packages carefully created to ensure you feel more confident stood on the 1st tee!
Golf Lessons at St. Mellion Estate
There's plenty of reasons to play golf. Whether it's to get out and relax for a while, or get some time away from the kids.... we now have a medical excuse to start the golfing journey! After the latest reports found that levels of fitness, muscle strength and happiness were boosted during a golf session, GPs are now being urged to prescribe regular golf for their patients! Studies in London confirmed that patients referred for golf saw multiple new health benefits including: happiness and life satisfaction, boosts in self-esteem while the rate of vigorous exercise at least tripled.
Begin your healthier lifestyle commitment on the golf course!
55 Minute Golf Lesson
Designed to meet your individual requirements. Our Academy private lessons are suitable for all abilities, from complete beginner to professional. This one-to-one instruction can be taken on any element of the game and includes video analysis.
Darren Gass Adult £79
Senior Coach Adult £50 / Junior £45 (member discount – 10%)
Assistant Coach Adult £40 / Junior £35 (member discount – 10%)
Golf Lesson bundle packages also available
25 Minute Golf Lesson
Ideal for the golfer who needs a quick swing check with a fast diagnosis and prescription! Our 25 lesson includes video analysis if required.
Senior Coach Adult £35 / Junior £25 (member discount – 10%)
Assistant Coach Adult £25 / Junior £20 (member discount – 10%)
Group Golf Lessons
Sharing lessons can be a fun and informative way to improve your game. Your highly skilled professional coach will structure the lesson, so your time is best utilised to maximise development. Our coaches treat each student as an individual, so your analysis and tuition will be given accordingly. The sessions are suitable for all abilities and include video analysis
2 Players £30 per person - 1 hour
3 Players £25 per person - 1 hour
4 Players £30 per person - 2 hours
Specialist Putting Lesson
with Darren Gass
Utilising the latest SAM Putt Lab or Trackman Golf specialist putting systems, combined with the knowledge of our tour coach, Darren Gass, this specialist 90-minute session will provide you with the most comprehensive putting development sessions available. Looking at all aspects of your putting from stroke to strength, rhythm your elite PGA instructor will work with you to improve what is arguably the most important part of the game
£119 ~ 90 minutes
Specialist Swing Session
with Darren Gass
Utilising Trackman Golf and video analysis, combined with the knowledge and experience of our tour coach, Darren Gass, this specialist 90-minute session will provide you with the most comprehensive swing development session available. Looking at all aspects of your long game, from swing to yardages, gapping, speed and even utilising the latest performance centre for practice development, your elite PGA instructor will work to help you better understand and develop this key element of the game
£119 ~ 90 minutes
Specialist Online Video Review
with Darren Gass
Take a waist high, face on & waist high, down the line video, on either your phone or tablet, of whatever element of your game you’d like Darren to review and then simply email or whats app them to darrengass@btinternet.com . Darren will then send back a full review of your technique and the things you can work on.
£35
Junior Golf Lessons
St. Mellion Golf Academy Junior Development Programs
All sessions are delivered in a fun, safe and highly motivated way to ensure the best results and more importantly a highly fun environment for all our young participants. Our highly skilled professionals work through a range of lessons to give a rounded understanding of the game and look to progress each participant from basic skill acquisition, through skill mastery before ultimately skill transfer on to the course and hopefully one day on to our fantastic junior scholarship
We have a range of classes for different levels of ability and age. Prices start from just £7pp
Please contact us for program dates, times & prices
Corporate Golf Day
Professional Services
Please contact us for a customised programme to make your corporate event an unforgettable golf experience in these amazing surroundings. From small groups to large we offer everything from clinics to 1st tee video reviews. We can offer Trackman, specialist putting clinics and swing review stage shows that help to enhance your day, along with your client / customer relationship. Events can be tailored from one hour to a full day
Darren Gass PGA
Head Coach
A highly skilled and well-travelled coach, Darren has years of experience coaching at all levels, inc: players on the world’s leading tours… Dubai World / European Tour, Challenge Tour, LET & LET Access Tour, along with Open Championship competitors. Darren has also enjoyed success coaching many Internationals and National Champions. Although Darren’s home base is the St Mellion Estate Golf Academy, he now combines his role as Senior Coach here with his role as Head Coach to the Tournament Golf College, where he helps to develop some of Europe’s finest young players as they aspire to be part of the next generation of touring golf professionals. Darren has a passion for working with the latest technology, helping players to achieve their personal goals, and really enjoys doing swing review sessions online for his many clients around the world.
- Titleist Performance institute – TPI Certified
- PGA Qualified
- Coached National Champions at Boys, Youths and Men’s level
- Trackman Level 1 & 2 Qualified
- SAM Putt Lab
- 20 years – County, International and Tour Coach
- Tournament Golf College – Head Coach
Tyler Hogarty - Coach
Experienced in playing himself on various world tours such as the Asian, Sunshine, Challenge and MENA, with 8 professional wins. Not only a talented player himself, he is a highly skilled coach after training under head coach; Darren Gass. This means that he has a unique offering to players, by offering both a strong technical knowledge in swing mechanics and a relatable insight into the game. Tyler can help with long game, putting, course management, routines, and psychology, but has a passion for short game. He works alongside Darren at the Tournament Golf College as assistant coach and specialises in developing the short game of the next generation of touring golf professionals from across Europe. He also enjoys helping local golfers of all abilities reach their personal goals. For some of Tyler’s top tips, please follow him on Instagram @tylerhogarty
- Tournament golf college - Assistant coach
- First Class Honours BSc in Tournament Golf
- Trained under Darren Gass
