Straight answers before your child's first class

Before you arrive

Bring water, a hat and sunscreen. Wear closed-toe shoes and clothes your child can swing in. Clubs are provided, so nothing else is required.

Arrive five minutes early so your child can meet the coach before the group starts.

How the 45 minutes are spent

Classes open with safety: where to stand, how to hold a club and when to swing. From there the group works through putting and full-swing basics with short, repeated turns.

Coaches keep groups small — usually three or four players each, and five or six with our most experienced coaches — so every child gets attention and time with a club in their hands.

What parents should do

Watch from the marked area and let the coach lead. Children focus better when instruction comes from one voice.

At the end of the series the coach will tell you how your child did and whether they are ready for Level 2.

Equipment is provided

Tiny Tees provides golf clubs for all participants, sized for the age group. Nothing needs to be bought before a first class.

If your child has their own clubs

They are more than welcome to bring them. Playing with familiar clubs helps once a player is practising between classes.

Ask your coach before buying a set. Length and weight matter more than brand, and children outgrow clubs quickly.

What to bring instead

Water, a hat, sunscreen and closed-toe shoes. That is the whole list.

Everyone starts at Level 1

Every new player completes the Level 1 Foundations series, regardless of age or prior experience. It gives coaches a shared starting point and gives your child safe habits from day one.

Coaches place players

After Level 1 a coach decides when a player is ready to move up, based on safety, focus, control, effort, ball contact and readiness.

Parents should not book Levels 2 to 5 without coach placement. If you are unsure, ask your coach at the end of a class.

What each level leads to

Levels 2 and 3 build skills and prepare players for the course. Level 4 is supervised course play. Level 5 prepares players for regular junior tournaments.

Start with Level 1

New players begin with the Level 1 Foundations series. No other option applies until Level 1 is complete.

After Level 1

The $129 monthly membership is the simplest way to attend regularly and move through the Player Path.

The four-class pack suits lighter or changing schedules. The ten-class pack is for current and returning players planning to keep going. The $50 drop-in is for families who need the most flexibility.

Rules that apply to all options

Advance booking, available space and proper level placement are required. Missed classes and late cancellations use one credit.

The week before

Keep practice short and familiar. Putting and short shots build the most confidence in a week.

Talk through the format so nothing on the day is a surprise: how many holes, who is playing with whom, and where parents will be.

On the day

Arrive early, bring water and sunscreen, and let your child carry what they can. Independence is part of what is being practised.

Coaches look for honesty, pace of play, respect for playing partners and how a player recovers after a poor shot.

Afterwards

Ask about one thing that went well before anything else. Scores matter less than whether your child wants to play again.

Physical skills

Balance, grip, posture and rotation. Golf asks a child to control their body slowly and precisely, which carries into other sports.

Attention and patience

Players wait their turn, follow a routine and repeat a movement until it holds. Forty-five minutes of that is real practice at focus.

Character

Golf scores itself. Children learn honesty, respect for playing partners, care for the course, and how to stay steady after a shot that did not work.

Around the swing

Full swing — the long shot that sends the ball the greatest distance. Pitching — a shorter, higher shot near the green. Chipping — a low, short shot that rolls. Putting — rolling the ball on the green.

Contact means how cleanly the club meets the ball. Ball flight is the shape and height of the shot.

On the course

Tee box — where each hole starts. Pace of play — keeping up with the group ahead. Order of play — who hits when. Course care — replacing divots and raking bunkers.

In the program

Credit — one class. Session — four classes, not always a calendar month. Placement — the coach deciding which level a player joins. Showcase — the event that closes a series.

Cancellations

If you cannot attend a class, please cancel through Upper Hand at least 24 hours before the class begins. Your class credit will remain in your account and can be used to book another available class.

Cancellations made less than 24 hours before class, and missed classes without prior cancellation, use the class credit and are not eligible for a refund.

If Tiny Tees cancels a class because of weather or another reason, the class credit will be returned to your account. If your family will be away for an extended period, please contact us in advance to request a temporary membership hold.

Missed classes

We do not schedule separate make-up classes. If you cancel through Upper Hand at least 24 hours before the class begins, your credit will remain available so you can book another class.

If you miss the class or cancel less than 24 hours before it begins, the class credit is used.

Booking rules

Advance booking, available space and proper level placement are required for every class. Missed classes and late cancellations use one credit.