Swanston Golf Academy

🏆 Brilliant performances at the Scottish Student Golf Championships at Moray from Ellie Docherty crowned champion and Klaus finishing an impressive 7th!

Huge congratulations to both, and to coach Thomas Bell for all the work behind the scenes. 👏

Read the full story 👇

Student Spotlight: Ellie Docherty Crowned Scottish Student Golf Champion at Moray — Golf Lessons in Edinburgh Two of our Academy students recently took on the Scottish Student Golf Championship at Moray Golf Club — a genuine test of skill, patience, and adaptability on one of Scotland's great links courses. Here's how they got on. Klaus — A Promising Start to Life on the Links Klaus, who has recently be

Rory McIlroy is leading The Masters by six shots. ⛳

This morning, Augusta National belongs to him.

I've been watching the new Rory McIlroy documentary on Amazon Prime this week. There's a moment in it — something his dad Gerry says about how he introduced a young Rory to golf — that stopped me in my tracks.

Because it's exactly what we do at Swanston Golf Academy. And it's exactly why it works.

I wrote about it on the blog this morning. Worth two minutes of your time today 👇

🔗 www.swanstongolfacademy.com/blog/rory-mcilroy-secret-changing-par-learning-golf-faster

"It's the perfect way to introduce beginners to golf."
— Rory McIlroy, on Operation 36

Rory McIlroy's Secret – Why Changing Par is the Key to Learning Golf Faster — Golf Lessons in Edinburgh Why does Swanston Golf Academy set par at 4 for beginners? The same reason Rory McIlroy's dad did it for Rory — and Earl Woods did it for Tiger. Discover the coaching philosophy behind Play 9 — Score 36, and why it helps beginners learn golf faster than any driving range ever could.

🏌️ Rory McIlroy called it “the perfect way to introduce beginners to golf.”

We couldn’t agree more. Which is why we’re thrilled to share some big news for Swanston Golf Academy and everyone in our Play 9 community.

The full story — including why we made this change and what it means for every golfer at Swanston — is on the blog now.

👉 https://www.swanstongolfacademy.com/blog/why-we-stopped-teaching-beginners-on-the-driving-range

Why We Stopped Teaching Beginners on the Driving Range | Swanston Golf Academy — Golf Lessons in Edinburgh Seven out of ten people who try golf give up — not because the game is too hard, but because we've been teaching it wrong. Here's how Swanston Golf Academy introduced 200+ complete beginners to real golf, why we partnered with Operation 36, and what the 2026 Play 9 — Score 36 season looks like.