High School Prep 11u, formerly Travel League, is a program designed for 3rd-5th graders who have graduated from our Junior Essentials III program. Students often have some tournament experience or are working towards playing in tournaments. Students in this program typically play multiple sports but have aspirations of playing on their high school varsity golf team down the road.

Our coaching is rooted from the student’s perspective: how we communicate with them and how they learn best. We stress guiding students, not managing. Our stations and game nights are designed to encourage adaptation, exploration, not perfection. Students are allowed to fail and succeed together, which is very powerful. As a whole, we have found that this approach undoubtedly leads to greater enjoyment and long-term improvement, rather than your stereotypical golf instruction.

This program focuses on developing key foundations to an overall solid game, including:

• A reliable pre-shot routine – Junior golfers will continue to build a consistent pre-shot routine that allows them to analyze and prepare for each shot, which is a skill that is needed to successfully perform under pressure.
• Pressure situations – Students will begin to experience pressure while playing competitive golf. Travel League golf students will be introduced to pressure through thoughtful competition with fellow TGP students.
• Putting technique – Students will continue to develop their grip and posture to allow for a free-moving putting stroke, and they will work on various drills to isolate the skills specific to putting (e.g., reading greens, clubface alignment, solid contact, and speed management).
• Recovery shots – Each player will be taught specialty shots that can be utilized when trying to escape trouble areas on the golf course.
• Competitive playing procedures – Players will learn more advanced rules and the nuances of golf etiquette that are required in tournament competition.

High School Prep 11u classes meet twice per week, and each class is 90 minutes.

Evaluation required for all new students. To schedule a free evaluation, contact us at [email protected].

Our staff has created a document (below) to assist families in deciding on a tournament schedule for their junior golfer.

The quantity of events you might play in is something that differs from player to player, depending on their experience and comfort level, so don’t feel like you have to follow our recommendations exactly. Our advice for HS Prep 11u students is highlighted in yellow. If you would like to discuss this more in detail, please contact your TGP coach or email us at [email protected]

TGP Tournament Guide