Golf Tuition Holidays with Stuart Smith PGA

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The Golf Travel People work in partnership with The Stuart Smith Golf Academy to offer high quality residential golf tuition holidays in Spain and Portugal.

Stuart has over 20 years professional coaching experience and uses every part of it in making sure that he delivers a beneficial lesson to you each and every time.

Stuart has spent the last 12 years focusing on the short game and has now established himself as one of the leading short game coaches.

His book “7 Steps To Heavenly Chipping” and 2 training aids designed by Stuart are currently being sold throughout Europe, USA & Canada.  The “Putt Easy” is under the Odyssey brand and the “Connect Easy” strap is branded Callaway.

So, don’t miss out on a chance to transform your short game, as well as having a great time with other golfers at fantastic venues just like many other golfers already have:

“Fabulous trip, impressive golf course, and it was great seeing old friends and making new ones. Lots and lots of laughs !!! Well done Stuart.”
“Great golfing holiday! First timers on one of Stuart’s “short game” improvement holidays and came away with so much more understanding of all aspects of chipping, pitching and putting! Couldn’t wait to get out and put into practice what we had worked on.”

See below for details of Stuart Smith Golf Academy residential tuition breaks which cater for all ages and standards of golfer, so why not contact Stuart now on 07766 733560 or email stuart@stuartsmithgolfacademy.com to discuss your requirements?

Upcoming scheduled residential tuition breaks are as follows:

DoubleTree by Hilton Islantilla Golf & Beach Resort, Costa de la Luz, Spain

DoubleTree by Hilton Islantilla Golf & Beach Resort

17th – 31st March 2023

• 7 nights Single £1455 (ex flights)
• 7 nights Twin £1225 (ex flights)

Each week includes:

• Half Board
• Return transfers from Faro Airport
• Drinks with evening meal (Wine, Beer, soft drinks)
• 5 Rounds
• Range balls
• Tuition

Dates (feel free to book 1 or 2 weeks!):

• Week 1: 17th – 24th March 2023
• Week 2: 24th – 31st March 2023

Stuart says “due to popular demand for winter/spring coaching trips with GTH, we are pleased to be able to offer you a choice of weeks/formats for the first time.
Below you will see two very different weeks of coaching where we will be stationed at the fantastic and recently fully refurbished Double Tree by Hilton Islantilla Beach Golf Resort for the last two weeks of March 2023.
The cost per week is the same whether you decide to come for one or both weeks. Below you will see what coaching is going to happen on each week and who the professionals will be, and we’ve got some fantastic weeks organised for you..”

WEEK 1: 17th-24th March 2023
Mizuno Staff Tour Pro Experience
Professionals – Giles Evans & Owen Mills

What a great week we’ve got for you here, as you will benefit by gaining experience from our tour professional and Mizuno Staff Player Giles Evans and his caddy Owen Mills (also a professional). They will explain and show you how to improve areas of your game such as a simple but effective warm up, pre shot routine, course management, mindset and so much more. You will get plenty of game time with both professionals as well as having them work on your games off the course.

Friday 17th March 2023

• Travel to resort

Saturday 18th March 2023

• 09:30-12:00 – Q&A session with Giles & Owen about how to stretch and warm up before every game, followed by the importance of a solid pre shot routine. The professionals will then work on everyone’s set up and pre shot routine, giving you your personal one to suit your needs.
• 13:30 – Tee off 18 holes

Sunday 19th March 2023

• 09:30-12:00 – Q&A on Putting, Chipping & Bunkers with Giles & Owen to see exactly how, what and why they practice these three vital areas of the game. The professionals will then work on your game in these three areas, making sure to give you a solid practice regime that you can use for the rest of the season.
• 13:30 – Tee off 18 holes

Monday 20th March 2023

• 09:30-11:00 – Giles & Owen will explain and demonstrate how they work on distance control and ball flight control for pitching, before giving you personal instruction on how you can improve yours.
• 13:30 – Tee off 18 holes

Tuesday 21st March 2023

• Day Off

Wednesday 22nd March 2023

• 08:30- 09:30 – Warm up on the range and short game area.
• 09:30 – Tee off 18 holes, where the professionals will play a few holes with each group and give individual advice on how you can improve your scoring.

Thursday 23rd March 2023

• 08:30- 09:30 – Warm up on the range and short game area.
• 09:30 – Tee off 18 holes, where the professionals will play a few holes with each group and give individual advice on how you can improve your scoring.

Friday 24th March 2023

• Travel home or Day off

WEEK 2: 24th – 31st March 2023
Short Game Masterclass
Professionals – Stuart Smith, Owen Mills, Giles Evans

This week will see you start by being tested on your putting, chipping, pitching and bunkers which will give you a score for each discipline. Throughout the week we will be working on your technique and mental side for all four areas before re testing you at the end of the week, where I’m 100% confident in you improving your score. Improving your short game is so much more than just improving your technique, you also need to improve your understanding of each shot as well as picking the correct shot, and all these skills you will improve on in this week.

Friday 24th March 2023

• Travel to resort

Saturday 25th March 2023

• 08:30 – Tee off 18 holes
• 14:30-16:00 – All golfers will be given a time where you be tested on your Putting, Chipping, Bunkers & Pitching.

Sunday 26th March 2023

• 08:30 – Tee off 18 holes
• 14:30-16:00 – You will be split into three groups, where you will all spend 30 minutes each working on the correct set up for Chipping, Bunkers & Pitching, and understanding each shot correctly.
• 16:00-16:30 – Putting set up and tempo.

Monday 27th March 2023

• 08:30 – Tee off 18 holes
• 14:30-16:00 – You will be split into three groups, where you will all spend 30 minutes each working on technique & strike for Chipping, Bunkers & Pitching.
• 16:00-16:30 – Working on starting your putts on line by using putting gates.

Tuesday 28th March 2023

• Day off

Wednesday 29th March 2023

• 08:30 – Tee off 18 holes
• 14:30-16:00 – You will be split into three groups, where you will all spend 30 minutes each working on landing zones/distance control for Chipping, Bunkers & Pitching and understanding what club works best from where.
• 16:00-16:30 – Learning how to hole out better when putting.

Thursday 30th March 2023

• 08:30 – Tee off 18 holes
• 14:30-16:00 – All golfers will be given a time to be retested on your Putting, Chipping, Bunkers & Pitching.

Friday 31st March 2023

• Travel home or Day off

Barcelo Costa Ballena, Cadiz, Costa de la Luz, Spain

Barcelo Costa Ballena Golf & Spa 4*

23rd – 30th April 2023

• 7 nights Single £1225 (ex flights)
• 7 nights Twin £1395 (ex flights)

Package includes:

• Half Board
• 5 Rounds
• Unlimited range balls and use of practice facilities on playing days
• Tuition
• Full use of Par 3 course on playing days

Stuart says “Costa Ballena Ocean Golf Club has one of the best training facilities in Europe along with 27 holes of golf and an absolute magnificent par 3 course, and that is the reason why we are returning here.

50 yards and in plus long game timing, is what the tuition will focus on for this trip.

50 yards and in – this will mostly involve chipping and pitching where we will work extremely hard on your technique to make sure that your body fully controls these shots and not your hands, and by eliminating your hands, we reduce the possibility of the yips. We will also cover putting and bunkers to a lesser degree.

Long game timing – this is where you get all your bad shots from and we are going to find the right rhythm for your own personal swing and teach you how to maintain good timing throughout 18 holes consistently which will give you better shots more often.

On all your playing days you are also allowed to play on the par 3 course.”

Schedule for the week:

Sunday 23rd April 2023

• Travel to resort

Monday 24th April 2023

• 09:00-09:45 – Swing check talking about timing
• 10:10 – Tee off 18 holes

Tuesday 25th April 2023

• 10:00-10:45 – Swing check working on timing
• 10:45-11:30 – 30 yard pitch shot using chest only
• 13:00 – Tee off 18 holes

Wednesday 26th April 2023

• 09:00-09:45 – Swing check working on timing
• 09:45-10:30 – Bunkers or Putting
• 11:10 – Tee off 18 holes

Thursday 27th April 2023

• DAY OFF

Friday 28th April 2023

• 10:00-10:45 – 50 yard pitch shot using chest only
• 10:45-11:30 – Swing check working on timing
• 12:00 – Tee off 18 holes

Saturday 29th April 2023

• 10:00-10:45 – Swing check working on timing
• 10:45-11:30 – 30 yard pitch shot using chest only
• 12:30 – Tee off 18 holes

Sunday 30th April 2023

• Travel home

Hotel Porto Mare, Madeira

Hotel Porto Mare, Madeira 4*

9th – 16th October 2023

• Twin golfer £1545 pp (ex flights)
• Twin non golfer £1150 pp (ex flights)
• Single golfer £2055 pp (ex flights)
• Single non £1675 pp (ex flights)

• • Hotel Porto Santa Maria
  • 7 nights HB
  • 2 rounds Santa Da Serra inc transfers
  • 2 rounds Palheiro inc transfers
  • Stu & Siani’s Wedding

Stuart says “After ending up in Madeira in 2020 due to COVID travel restrictions, we fell in love with this beautiful island and have decided to run a special GTH in October 2023.

Hotel Porto Santa Maria is a four star hotel with five star qualities throughout, you certainly won’t be disappointed. It’s location right in the heart of Funchal, making this the perfect venue for golfers and non golfers, as access to local shops, restaurants and attractions are all within a couple of minutes walk.

GOLFERS – We have organised a coach to take us to both courses and this will leave at 9:00am each day. Both courses are up in the mountain which offer amazing views throughout and for the hardy, you can walk both courses but buggies are advisable. There will be a choice of tuition before each game so make sure you pick the area each day that is letting you down the most.

• Palheiro GC
• Santo da Serra GC

NON GOLFERS – There is so much to see and do in Madeira that you certainly won’t be bored whilst the rest of us are playing golf. I’m happy to organise some trips on certain days or you can organise something yourselves, either way just let me know.

• Botanical Gardens – https://ifcn.madeira.gov.pt/quintas-e-jardins/jardin-botanico-da-madeira-eng-rui-vieira
• Monte Palace Madeira – https://montepalacemadeira.com/desktop/
• Cable Car – https://madeiracablecar.com/en/
• Toboggan ride – https://madeira.best/product/madeira-toboggan-ride-on-traditional-wicker-basket-sledges

On the third day of the trip we would love you to join us at our wedding where you will be our guests. We will taxi everyone to the wedding venue where everything from the ceremony, to the meal, to the evening party will take place, and this day is on us. Once finished we will taxi everyone back to the hotel.”

ITINERARY

Monday 9th October 2023

Travel to the resort and probably have time to walk around the shops and restaurants.

Tuesday 10th October 2023

• 9:00am – Coach to Palheiro GC
• 9:30am – Choice of swing check, putting, chipping or bunker lesson
• 10:30am – Tee off 18 holes Texas Scramble

Wednesday 11th October 2023

• 9:00am – Coach to Santa Da Serra GC
• 9:30am – Choice of swing check, putting, chipping or bunker lesson
• 10:30am – Tee off 18 holes Stableford

Thursday 12th October 2023

• Guests at our Wedding
• 1:00pm –  Coach to the wedding venue
• 1:20pm – Welcome cocktails & soft drinks
• 2:00pm – Wedding ceremony
• 2:30pm – Celebratory drinks
• 4:00pm – Wedding meal followed by Madeira wine and cheese
• 7:00pm – Cutting of the cake
• 7:30pm – Party time
• 11:30pm – Return coach

Friday 13th October 2023

• Day off

Saturday 14th October 2023

• 9:00am – Coach to Palheiro GC
• 9:30am – Choice of swing check, putting, chipping or bunker lesson
• 10:30am – Tee off 18 holes Stableford

Sunday 15th October 2023

• 9:00am – Coach to Santa Da Serra GC
• 9:30am – Choice of swing check, putting, chipping or bunker lesson
• 10:30am – Tee off 18 holes TEXAS Scramble

Monday 16th October 2023

• Travel home

Gran Canaria Charity Golf Tournament & Tuition Holiday

Salobre Hotel Resort & Serenity 5*
Charity Golf Competition in aid of Cancer Research U.K.

14th – 21st January 2024

• Twin golfer £1595 pp (ex flights)
• Twin non golfer £1100 pp (ex flights)
• Single golfer £1845 pp (ex flights)

• • 6 rounds of golf on the Old Course and the option of another 9 holes on New course in the afternoons. (Buggy must be used)
  • One competition for golfers who meet the handicap criteria and another competition for those who don’t
  • One lunch a la carte (set menu) at The S Club
  • All tuition
  • Range balls
  • Fantastic prizes
  • Raise money for Cancer Research U.K.

Stuart says “This is going to be a trip to remember for a few reasons. The Salobre Resort is one of the finest in the Canaries and have not only allowed us to run this event here in peak season, but have given us an excellent package for a fantastic price. We have managed to get hold of around £10,000 in competition/raffle prizes for this special trip.

Breakfast will be at your own leisure with seating in the main dining areas, where as the evening meal we have been allocated our own private dining room, where we will look to sit down around 19:45 every evening. After the meal we will run through the the daily prize winners and for those who are interested, there will be evening entertainment in the S bar most nights.

Some of the fantastic prizes we have so far –

• • A set of Mizuno irons to be custom fit on the Tour Wagon and then 18 holes at Bearwood Lakes with a Mizuno Staff player (money can’t buy this wonderful prize)
  • A five night break for 2 people HB with 2 rounds of golf at Salobre Hotel Resort & Serenity
  • £500 off a Golf Tuition Holiday in 2024
  • A two night break for 2 people HB with 2 rounds of golf at Salobre Hotel Resort & Serenity
  • Motocaddy S1 trolleys
  • Ping Putters
  • Sunderland and Glenmuir vouchers
  • And many more fantastic prizes

The reason we are able to offer such amazing competition/raffle prizes, is because the golf competition element of this trip is 100% in aid of Cancer Research U.K. and our target is to raise £10,000 from the week. Both competitions (depending on hcp criteria being met) will be over four rounds on Stableford scoring and with 85% of your course handicap, and the scoring system will make handicap adjustments where necessary after each round. To allow us to hopefully reach our £10,000 target we estimate the size of this group will be up to 112 golfers. There will be a two tee start from 10:00 until 11:57 and these will be in 9 minute slots which will be ample time to get everyone off.

With six rounds included in this trip the format will be as follows

• Monday – Practice round
• Tuesday – Round 1
• Wednesday – Round 2
• Thursday – Texas Scramble / Day Off
• Friday – Round 3
• Saturday – Final round & Evening Presentation

And on any day in the afternoon you are welcome to play a further 9 holes on the New Course. (Buggy is required @ €15pp).”

For tournament rules and tuition schedule please see: https://golftuitionholidays.co.uk/14th-21st-january-2024/

ITINERARY

Sunday 14th January 2024

• Travel to the resort

Monday 15th January 2024

• 08:30 – 09:30 – Group A Coaching
• 09:30 – 10:30 – Group B Coaching
• 10:00-11:57 – Tee off 18 holes – Practice Round

Tuesday 16th January 2024

• 08:30 – 09:30 – Group A Coaching
• 09:30 – 10:30 – Group B Coaching
• 10:00-11:57 – Tee off 18 holes – Round 1

Wednesday 17th January 2024

• 08:30 – 09:30 – Group A Coaching
• 09:30 – 10:30 – Group B Coaching
• 10:00-11:57 – Tee off 18 holes – Round 2

Thursday 18th January 2024

• 08:30 – 09:30 – Group A Coaching
• 09:30 – 10:30 – Group B Coaching
• 10:00-11:57 – Tee off 18 holes – Texas Scramble

Friday 19th January 2024

• 08:30 – 09:30 – Group A Coaching
• 09:30 – 10:30 – Group B Coaching
• 10:00-11:57 – Tee off 18 holes – Round 3

Saturday 20th January 2024

• 08:30 – 09:30 – Group A Coaching
• 09:30 – 10:30 – Group B Coaching
• 10:00-11:57 – Tee off 18 holes – Round 4
• 20:00 – Presentation night

Sunday 21st January 2024

• Travel home

If you are looking for a private golf tuition holiday check out Stuart’s own website to read more about the services available