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July 2010

2nd week in July brought the Midland Masters at Kedleston Park and an unbelievable pro am day with 4 clients shooting a total of 28 under par between them. First in Kevin Taylor of Brailsford with a career low 67 (-5) then followed closely by James Whatley and Ian Walley (-7) but then Lee Clarke topped them all with a (-9) 63, great shooting but all peaked a day early as only Walley and Clarke could manage top tens with -3 and -2 respectively in the Midland Masters order of merit event. Whatley won the Ashbourne Pro Am earlier that week also with a stunning 64(-7) to remain in red hot form during peak season. Big events coming up, English PGA Champs and the Glenmuir British club Pros.

The first week of July carried on where June left off as Ian Walley (66) and Lee Clarke (70) both breezed through local qualifying for the British Open, at Final Qualifying Ian came up just one shot short of a place in the Open Championship at St Andrews as he shot a solid 3 under total for 36 holes at Kingsbarns. James Whatley of EMGA also came up a shot short in the PGA Welsh Open as he lost in a playoff after making up a 6 shot defecit in the last round in tough conditions, a great result for James and a big win is just around the corner. Craig Young also continued his fine run of form shooting a solid 3 under at Coxmoor over 36 holes to finish 3rd in the Midland Boys Championship firmly establishing himself as one of the countrys form juniors at present.

June 2010

A fantastic 10 day period for SA Golf Clients, starting out with Derbyshire Boys qualifying for the national finals for the first time in their history. Craig Young part of that team then followed up by winning the Derbyshire Amateur Championship at Kedleston Park. Scott Howarth of Marple, Cheshire blew away the field at the Northern Qualifier for the PGA English Open shooting a stunning 64 (-7). James Whatley finished 3rd at the South Staffs Midland Order of Merit event (-8) and won the Shirley Pro Am, and Lee Clarke stormed to victory in the Notts Pros Championship with 66 in the afternoon at Woollaton Park. Ian Walley completed the set with a great 2 under in terrible weather conditions at Morley Hayes to win the Derbyshire Alliance.

Derbyshire Mens 1st and 2nd team then proceeded to both beat local rivals Notts, a great result.

To book a lesson with Steve call 07971 965098 or click here to go to the emga online booking system for all lessons at Morley Hayes. Price £22 for 30 minutes or £40 for 1 hour. Also look out for special on course and long game clinics.

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Steve Astle Golf Consultancy based in Derby England, specialises in golf coaching and performance programmes for elite juniors/amateurs and professionals. Based at East Midlands Golf Academy @ Morley Hayes and Ashbourne Golf Club.

I have been a fully qualified PGA Professional since 2001, and began my coaching career in 1998 graduating as the Titleist Scholarship Award Winner and one of the Top trainees of the Year. I am now a full time Instructor who works with Tour Professionals right through to complete beginners. I have also been selected by the PGA to train fellow professionals in the PGA UKCC Level 1 & 2 coaching awards. I am also Coach for Derbyshire 1st Team & Under 18's &16's

I combine my coaching duties with being a Swing Tutor/Marker for the PGA and I'm also a lead coach for the new Performance Golf Academy at Derby College. In May 2009 I was awarded my Advanced PGA status for commitment to continued development of skills and knowledge. I'm also an Elite Instructor for Todays Golfer Magazine.

SA Golf Projects

In conjunction with emga we are establishing a school of excellence for 13-16 year olds with potential to make a career out of the game or maximise their potential. This course will run through out the year and total 80 hours of coaching on a 5:1 max ratio coach to pupils. Call for further details.

Lee Westwood 3 day Academy returns to Morley Hayes on 26th-28th July, Steve will be heading up the coaching.

2010 Performance Programme for 16-18 year olds at Derby College, a few spots still available. 2 year course.