Changes to the teaching staff

Ian Bolt – PGA Professional

Juliette, Will & the team would like to welcome PGA Professional Ian Bolt to the staff at Basset Down Golf Course.

Ian will be working alongside our very own PGA Professional, Michael Walters, to bring us a full time teaching schedule. We have such a great teaching facility

This appointment with enable us to offer lessons 7 days a week and ensure cover during holiday periods. It will also ensure that we are well placed to teach for longer hours when we (hopefully) receive the permission for our floodlighting on the range.

Michael will continue to be responsible for the Junior teaching schedule.

Michael Walters says ‘I would like to welcome Ian to Basset Down and look forward to working alongside him to help take the club forward. It shows the strength and forward thinking nature of the club that we are taking on another fully qualified PGA Professional in this current economic climate’.

Ian Bolt says ‘I am delighted to be joining Basset Down and am looking forward to working alongside the current team and to assisting them in the future development of this progressive Golf Complex’.

Ian joins Basset Down from 10th November 2008 and is available for lessons. Please call reception to book.

Head Professional – Mike Walters

Our new Professional Michael Walters was born in Bath 31 years ago and qualified as a Golf Professional in 2000. He was introduced to golf at the age of 5 by his father at Southwick Golf Club in Fareham.

Golf is not Michaels only forte, he has represented the county at 7 different sports.

Michael started out as an assistant professional at Kingsdown Golf Club before becoming Head Professional at Erlestoke Sands Golf Club for 4 years. He took a year out from teaching to play on the West Region PGA Tour before running the Pro Shop at Mendip Golf Club.

To date Michael has enjoyed a successful golfing career and was Wiltshire Assistant Champion in 1998 and was Wiltshire PGA Secretary for 3 years.