SWEETWATER JUNIOR GOLF CERTIFICATION PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY
A well-rounded junior golf program has the potential to a great deal more for young people than improve their golf skills. Golf can stimulate personal growth and learning. Goals of greater value than low numbers can come through a junior’s golfing experience. Fairness and equitable treatment, as taught in the rules of golf are equally applicable to the rules of life.
Our program at Sweetwater is, indeed, well rounded. A comprehensive instruction program including skill development, safety, etiquette, and course conduct help our junior golfers develop into the golfers they wish to be, whether it be recreational or competitive. Our play program helps to develop golfers who have a desire to compete in tournament formats. Courage, perseverance, and self-control, which are elemental parts of success on and off the course, and are values which can be strengthened in a youngster’s character through involvement with golf. Getting involved with golf includes a working knowledge of safety, etiquette, and the Rules of Golf.
The certification program here at Sweetwater CC, more specifically, is designed to assist our junior golfers learn the necessary things we feel are important to playing this wonderful game we all love, especially as skill development over time improves with practice and continued instruction. A foundation of safety, etiquette, and on course expectations with an introduction to rules of the game is the curriculum for our junior golf certification. It is our goal to have the junior golfer who wishes to play unaccompanied by an adult member here at Sweetwater be certified in these important areas, demonstrating (through our certification exam) a working knowledge of this foundation. The certification exam demonstrates competency in these important areas, all to be introduced/reviewed in upcoming seminars and through ongoing programs here at Sweetwater CC. Successful completion of this program enables junior to play here at Sweetwater without an adult golf member present.
Certainly, many young and new junior golfers are not going to be prepared to complete this certification. However, in time, we feel all of our juniors have the potential to do so and become role models for other golfers (including adults!) to play this wonderful game we all love, safely, courteously, and quickly. When this happens, our juniors will be an integral part of the greatest game of all!
PLEASE NOTE:
*Successful completion of the SWCC junior golf certification test is REQUIRED for all junior golfers wanting to play unaccompanied by an adult golfing member at Sweetwater Country Club. JUNIOR GOLFERS MUST DISPLAY THEIR CERTIFIED BAG TAG ON THEIR GOLF BAG AT ALL TIMES. Junior golfers are encouraged to attend the complimentary rules classes held in early Spring so that they will be better prepared to complete this test beginning in May. Study packets are available in the golf shop beginning in April for juniors who were unable to attend the rules workshops. Junior golfers will be able to take the exam by picking up a copy in the golf shop beginning Tuesday May 5th. Juniors will be given one hour to complete the test (administered on the tennis balcony area/no books or assistance allowed/on your honor) and will find out their results on the next business day, after 12:00.
A list of all certified junior golfers will be posted in the golf shop and in the starter shack. Please plan accordingly…junior golfers will not be able to play unaccompanied until they have become certified.
Thank you for supporting this important and valuable program!
