Golfer in Spotlight

Showing Your Children How to Golf

So, you think your little guy might be the next Tiger Woods? If you think your child has a propensity for golf, or if you have a love for the game that you want to share, how can you best teach your youngster the game? How can you tell that they are ready to learn? What age is best to start a child on learning golf if you want to develop a quality player?

Starting your child early is the best way to get going on learning this complicated sport. People with natural talent still need to spend years practicing before hitting any pro circuit and young development is vitally important to the future of the game. Teaching your kids young is important if you have expectations of them learning the game of golf and becoming great ambassadors for the sport.

Once a child is walking well independently and able to hold a child-sized golf club, he or she is probably ready for the first introduction to the sport. This can happen when the child is as young as two or three years old. Preschool children will not be ready to play golf as a game, but they can be given small putters and practice swinging the club correctly.