ISLAND - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- PGA Qualified Professional
Chris makes a welcome return to the Shanklin & Sandown Pro Shop after a 4 year break. Fully Qualified, Chris is now an experienced coach and player, having won numerous titles as an amateur and 4 Pro-Am titles as a Professional, including the Shanklin & Sandown Pro-Am.
Chris is available for your coaching needs at all levels and will be pleased to help you improve your game.
Lucy has been with us now for 18 months and also works in the office as Assistant Secretary. Lucy has a BA Honours Degree in Golf Management. A Level 1 PGA Coach, Lucy is also a GirlsGolfRocks Ambassador and assists with the club's Junior Section.
Job Titles:
- Club PGA Professional
- PGA Qualified Professional
Peter Hammond is our resident PGA Professional, he has been the Head Professional at the Shanklin & Sandown since 1990. He first started his golf in 1973 at Bognor Regis and Goodwood in West Sussex. His amateur successes included winning many titles at Junior and Senior levels, culminating in winning the Carris Trophy (National Boys Stroke play 1979), and representing Sussex County, England and GB & I. Having been to the European Tour School twice he then became Assistant Professional at Goodwood to the late Keith MacDonald in 1982. During this time he won numerous titles and held several course records.
Learning from his playing experiences over the past 30 years, Peter has developed into a highly respected coach with a proven track record in coaching at every level, from using Trigolf in Schools, through to coaching category 1 players and Professional Golfers. Having attended numerous seminars from some of the worlds top coaches, he has gained an extensive knowledge of the golf swing.
Peter is a Hampshire County Academy Coach and is Hampshire Schools Team manager.