Enjoy better golf with our professional golf coaching
Our added value to you
After spending years honing our skills and working closely with club golfers like you, we're confident that we can lend a helping hand wherever your game needs a little fine-tuning.
As your PGA Professional team, we deeply care about your golf game and the happiness it brings you. That's where the philosophy of We Coach, We Fit, We Care comes into action – our approachable team is always ready to listen to your concerns and help you make positive changes that bring success on the course.
Find out moreGolf coaching is all about you and what you want to get out of your game. We pride ourselves on being good listeners and aim to provide the best possible professional advice, whilst ensuring each lesson is tailored and enjoyable for the golfer. Practice will not make us perfect – but practicing the right things will make us better.
Why Coaching?
We give most of our long-game lessons in this dedicated, all-weather teaching bay within the Club’s practice area, where players can get the maximum benefit from the information provided by the TrackMan 4 launch monitor which provides video and computer analysis of your swing and side-by-side comparison with some of the game’s great players.
We also give lessons on the two practice areas on the course and playing lessons on the course for people who are starting to play golf or want greater insight into course strategy.
Better pitching and chipping could transform the scores of many mid and higher handicap players and the Club’s short game practice area provides an excellent opportunity for players to gain a greater understanding of this neglected part of the game.
In addition to the basic, technical advice about grip, alignment and ball position, our SAM Puttlab system can deliver important information about the swing path and what is happening to the clubhead during your putting stroke. This can help you to deliver the putter face more consistently and hole more putts! I also offer lessons on putting.
Lessons will cover:
- Golf Fundamentals
- Swing Basics
- Short Game
- Long Game
- Course Management
Our Staff
Oliver Chesterman - PGA Professional
Oliver has been a member of the Highgate team since 2018 and enjoys working with all standards of golfers and specialises in junior development. Oliver turned Professional in 2018 after representing Wales at amateur level and playing college golf in the Florida for a number of years. Oliver has grown a passion for teaching and custom fitting at the club as well as playing events, most notably winning the Middlesex PGA Pros Championship in 2021 and 2022.
James Lockrose - Head Professional
I joined Highgate in 2022. I’ve been a PGA Professional for over 20 years and amassed a wealth of experience from my time at Liphook, Worplesdon and Burhill. I have a PhD in Sports Science, am a Strength and Conditioning Coach, nutritionist and have a background of coaching elite players and Professionals as well as enthusiastic amateurs. I’ve coached England teams and headed up County squads in Surrey.