Derek Simpson - Golf Lessons

About Derek

My mission is simple - to help golfers of all abilities attain their own goals - whether that be reaching a very low handicap for the advanced golfer, to get a young person into enjoying the game or helping a beginner really develop into a sound player who can hold their own in that local club game. I am professional, approachable and friendly and ensure that a clear plan is developed to work to attainable goals. My philosophy is to help pupils create solid foundations to build golfing excellence and enjoyment. I turned Professional in 1986 at Parklands Golf Club in Northumberland where I coached thousands of golfers at a very busy 45 bay double deck driving range. In Sept 1993 I moved to The Belfry Hotel & Resort for the Ryder Cup tournament that year. As Senior Golf Professional, my role was to build a coaching facility and draw in local golfers to enhanced coaching and associated golf services. The focus was to open access to all at this fabulous facility and encourage coaching at a premier facility. Having a real passion for getting young golfers into the game, I established and developed the largest Junior Golf Foundation coaching scheme in the uk with almost 600 junior golfers enrolled onto weekly sessions and alongside this expanded the general pupil base by 500% in 12 months. My experience in the game is both broad and deep, as an Advanced PGA Golf Professional, I have worked with some of the top coaches in the UK and adopt an approachable style to coaching which is accessible and popular with golfers of all abilities. At a professional level, I have coached the Warwickshire, Staffordshire & Derbyshire county squads in both ladies, gents and junior sections with many pupils turning professional themselves. Having observed many of the most famous golfers and coaches in the world, with experience of walking the fairways within major tournaments using that experience I also to aim help pupils deal effectively with pressure. Read More