Barry has been a professional at Downfield for 18 years and became our Head PGA professional in June 2013. He will give you a warm welcome, whether you are a member or visitor and is a great asset for our Club.
As well as providing coaching to players of all abilities, Barry hosts one of the best stocked pro shops in the country, stocking all the big brand names. So whether it is clubs, balls, shoes or clothing, you can be assured of a great deal.
Rory has been a member of the team for 4 years and has been a PGA Trainee since October 2021. After being a junior member of the Club, Rory graduated with a HND in Professional golf at SRUC before joining the team.
Rory has a passion for coaching and club fitting and can help you with any aspect of your game.
Tony is the newest member of the pro shop team having started in October 2023. Tony turned professional in 2020 and, when time allows, continues to play on the PGA circuit.
Tony has really added to our coaching offering since joining the Club, given his passion to teach all level of golfers from beginners to scratch golfers. He is friendly, approachable and knowledgeable and some time with Tony will definitely take your game to the next level.
At Downfield we stock a range of golf brands, Callaway, Taylormade, Ping, Mizuno, Titleist, Srixon each of whom offer us ‘custom fitting days’. These days are a great opportunity to get yourself fitted with clubs suited to your game. You will be fitted by professional golf equipment technologists, using the latest ball flight analysis software – guaranteed to provide you with the best opportunity of improving your game.
Cost of lessons per half hour / per hour / playing lesson 9 holes / group lesson for 4
Head PGA Professional Barry Smith £30 / £60 / £100 / £75
Assistant PGA Professional Tony Jackson £25 / £50 / £80 / £50
Assistant PGA Professional Rory Starke £25 / £50 / £80 / £50
Club fitting costs *Driver/ Fairway £25 Irons £20 Wedges £20 Putter £10
Club Repairs and costs*.
Whether it’s a broken shaft or the re-spiking of shoes, Barry and his team have all the tools and knowledge to carry out any club repair, we can carry out the following repairs:
Replacement of broken shafts :-
Steel iron shafts start from around £35 all the way to top of the range graphite driver shafts for £120 contact the pro shop for more information.
Club re-gripping price includes fitting :-
Tour Dry Velvet £6
Golf Pride Tour Velvet £8
Golf Pride Multi Compound £12
Shortening / lengthening of steel shafts from £5 per club plus the cost of the grip chosen.
Lengthening of graphite shafts £5 per club plus the cost of the grip chosen.
Re-glue of loose club heads £5 per club
Shoe re-studding £18 per pack