Swanston Golf Academy

22/04/2026

🏆 Brilliant performances at the Scottish Student Golf Championships at Moray from Ellie Docherty crowned champion and Klaus finishing an impressive 7th!

Huge congratulations to both, and to coach Thomas Bell for all the work behind the scenes. 👏

Read the full story 👇

Two of our Academy students recently took on the Scottish Student Golf Championship at Moray Golf Club — a genuine test of skill, patience, and adaptability on one of Scotland's great links courses. Here's how they got on. Klaus — A Promising Start to Life on the Links Klaus, who has recently be

11/04/2026

Rory McIlroy is leading The Masters by six shots. ⛳

This morning, Augusta National belongs to him.

I've been watching the new Rory McIlroy documentary on Amazon Prime this week. There's a moment in it — something his dad Gerry says about how he introduced a young Rory to golf — that stopped me in my tracks.

Because it's exactly what we do at Swanston Golf Academy. And it's exactly why it works.

I wrote about it on the blog this morning. Worth two minutes of your time today 👇

🔗 www.swanstongolfacademy.com/blog/rory-mcilroy-secret-changing-par-learning-golf-faster

"It's the perfect way to introduce beginners to golf."
— Rory McIlroy, on Operation 36

Why does Swanston Golf Academy set par at 4 for beginners? The same reason Rory McIlroy's dad did it for Rory — and Earl Woods did it for Tiger. Discover the coaching philosophy behind Play 9 — Score 36, and why it helps beginners learn golf faster than any driving range ever could.

08/04/2026

🏌️ Rory McIlroy called it “the perfect way to introduce beginners to golf.”

We couldn’t agree more. Which is why we’re thrilled to share some big news for Swanston Golf Academy and everyone in our Play 9 community.

The full story — including why we made this change and what it means for every golfer at Swanston — is on the blog now.

👉 https://www.swanstongolfacademy.com/blog/why-we-stopped-teaching-beginners-on-the-driving-range

Seven out of ten people who try golf give up — not because the game is too hard, but because we've been teaching it wrong. Here's how Swanston Golf Academy introduced 200+ complete beginners to real golf, why we partnered with Operation 36, and what the 2026 Play 9 — Score 36 season looks like.

08/04/2026

12/02/2026

Most golf improvement isn’t technical.

It’s environmental.

That’s where real progress begins.

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Learn how to improve at golf by designing the right environment. Why early success, structured challenge, and visible progress matter in Edinburgh.

09/02/2026

Most golfers think improvement is about what they practise . It isn’t. It’s about how they approach improvement in the first place . If you’ve ever wondered how to improve at golf and felt like you’re putting in effort without seeing results, this is usually why. Over time, I’ve noticed th...

05/02/2026

How does coaching actually work at Swanston?

We follow a simple structure:
Assessment → Plan → Progress

No rushing. No overload. Just clarity first, then the right next step.

This short article explains how we approach coaching for beginners, juniors, and experienced golfers — and why structure makes improvement stick.

Read it here:

Assessment → Plan → Progress Here’s what makes Swanston Golf Academy different from most golf academies. We don’t start with tips. We don’t start with drills. And we don’t start by changing everything at once. We start with clarity . That clarity is what allows golfers — beginners, jun...

02/02/2026

Most golfers don’t fail because they’re lazy. They fail because they’re operating without a system . They practise when they feel guilty. They take lessons when they feel stuck. They watch tips when something breaks. It feels busy. It feels productive. But nothing really changes. That’s beca...

30/01/2026

We’ve published our Master Plan for Swanston Golf Academy.

It outlines how we’re building a more structured and intentional environment for golfers who want to improve properly — now and over the coming years.

You can read it here:

Swanston Golf Academy — The Master Plan The Master PlanA modern pathway into golf. For beginners, juniors, and developing players.Golf is changing.How people learn is changing.What players expect from coaching is changing.At Swanston Golf Academy, we are building something different.Our mission is...

26/01/2026

Let me ask you a simple question: What’s the one thing you want to achieve with your golf in 2026 — where if you achieved only that, you’d look back and say: “Yep. That season was worth it.” Not ten goals. Not a vague hope. One. Most golfers never pause long enough to answer that. They d