LESSONS & FITTINGS Improve Your Game with Professional Instruction & Fittings

Private & Semi-Private Coaching

Private and Semi-Private Coaching Packages are designed to assess your game, plan a pathway to success and teach you the skills to get there. Each package begins with an on-course and TPI assessment to determine your goals, areas of your game that need improvement and any limitations that may exist. From there, a coaching and practice plan will be built around your individual goals. This plan will focus on improving not only your technical game, but the most commonly over looked areas of mental, strategic, emotional and physical.

New Girl Series

Were you ever the New Girl in class? Well this is just like that, but better!

In our New Girl class, everyone is a beginner. Whether you are brand new to golf or picking up the clubs after a long break, this class will start at the beginning and show you all the basics. Not to mention answer all the burning questions we know you have: what club do I use and when? What’s a par? Where’s the practice putting green? What do I bring to the golf course? What do I wear?!

Class size: minimum of four; maximum of six

• Wednesdays: March 18 – April 15 from 5:00 – 6:00pm (FORE HER)

Cost $200

Discover Series

Discover 1.0

If you’ve played golf before and need a brush up on the basics, the Discover 1.0 Series is for you. We will touch on all the fundamentals that you tend to forget over the winter and discover a few new things along the way. We will cover the technical, mental and strategic aspects of putting, chipping, pitching and long game in five super fun weeks. If you are newer to the game of golf (still miss the golf ball sometimes, haven’t been out on the course much), please check out our New Girl Series.

Discover 2.0

In 1.0, we brushed up on the fundamentals. In Discover 2.0 (available late spring), we will get in depth on everything from green reading to shot selection. We will touch on course strategy, awkward lies and bunker play. You will be introduced to the mental side of the game, as well as, stats keeping. Get ready to level up your game!

Class size: minimum of four; maximum of six

• Discover Her 1.0 – Tuesdays: March 17 – April 14 from 5:00 – 6:00pm (FORE HER)
• Discover 1.0 – Thursdays: March 19 – April 16 from 5:00 – 6:00pm (CO-ED)

Cost $200

She Competes Series

She Competes is a 8 week program with the focus on preparing students to play tournaments, big and small. Whether you are playing in an interclub competition, local ladies two player event or dream of playing at provincials, Coach Kate will take you through all the steps to excel in a competitive environment. We will touch on technical aspects of the game but will focus more significantly on strategy, course management, mental and emotional factors and best preparation practices. Time will be spent on course as well as at our short game area and each student will have the opportunity to collaborate with Coach Kate to build an individualized practice and preparation plan.

This program is also for players working on breaking 80 or 90 and that are looking for a longer term, dedicated coaching program. Please reach out if you would like to discuss if this program is for you!

Class size: minimum of four; maximum of six

Cost $525

Junior Girls Club

Program under development, stay tuned for details.

Junior Coaching

Program under development, stay tuned for details.

Fittings

$50 for a partial bag fitting • $80 for a full bag fitting

Fitting payment is available to go towards any purchase of clubs that is made

To book lessons and fittings or for any inquires, please email Kate Weir at kateweir@golfbighorn.ca or call 250-571-7888 ext. 4.

Kate Weir

Kate Weir comes to Bighorn Golf & Country Club with three years of Head Professional experience at Rivershore Golf Links. Prior to arriving in Kamloops, Kate spent six years teaching and coaching at Burnaby Mountain Golf Course after turning professional in 2013 at The Vancouver Golf Club. In 2019, Kate was awarded the PGA of BC Apprentice Professional of the Year.

Since 2016, Kate has been a coach for the British Columbia Golf Association, conducting regional and provincial training camps and leading many of their athletes and teams to success. She is dedicated to her continued professional development and holds numerous coaching credentials including PGA of Canada CNC and CDC as well as Titleist Performance Institute Level 2 Golf and Level 2 Junior. Yoga is a passion of Kate’s and she became certified in Yoga for Golfers to better help her students be physically able to enjoy the game of golf.

Kate volunteers her time with numerous organizations and committees. She is currently an Advisory Board Member for The Women’s Golf Project, an initiative run by British Columbia Golf to promote women’s awareness and participation in golf. She sits on the Golf Canada Sport Committee, which oversees Golf Canada’s performance programs, including their National Teams. Kate, also, sits on the PGA of BC Tournaments and Captain’s Committee.

Prior to turning professional, Kate attended UBC on a golf scholarship from 2008-2010. She then transferred to Douglas College where she was the PacWest Individual Gold Medallist in 2011 and 2012, placing 5th nationally each year. She was also named CCAA All-Canadian in 2012.

Kate is really looking forward to offering new and innovative coaching programs at Bighorn. Her holistic approach will see students spend more learning time on the golf course, team supported supervised practice, and a well rounded learning environment that focuses not only on technical skills, but much overlooked physical, mental, strategical and emotional skills.