Junior Golf Lessons in Edinburgh with a PGA Coach
One-to-one junior golf lessons in Edinburgh, led by our Head of Junior Development. A clear structure, a calm environment, and progress your child can see.
Meet Scott
Your child's coach
Scott Gillies is a PGA Professional and Swanston Golf Academy's Head of Junior Development. He coaches golfers of every age, and leads how juniors learn at the academy.
How it works
How junior coaching works
Start with an Assessment
Scott gets to know your child, how they play and what they enjoy, then sets one clear first focus. £125 · 60 minutes.
A plan that fits their stage
Levels, not age alone. Your child works on the right thing in the right order.
Progress you can follow
Videos, notes and practice tasks go into the CoachNow app, so parents can see what was worked on and what to practise.
Our standards
What parents can expect
- Coached by a PGA Professional who is a PVG Scheme member and trained in child safeguarding
- Lessons take place in our open-fronted studio beside the range, never behind closed doors
- Parents are always welcome to watch
- Clear communication with parents before and after sessions
- Encouragement without pressure, and fundamentals first
Book
Book with Scott
Logistics
The details
| Junior Assessment | £125 · 60 minutes |
| Junior Golf Lesson | £100 · 60 minutes (the same rate as adult lessons) |
| Junior 30-minute Lesson | £50 · 30 minutes |
| Coaching Plans | Available for juniors, from £75 a lesson (see plans) |
| Who | Juniors at any stage, from a first lesson to a first handicap and beyond |
| Equipment | Clubs provided while they're starting out |
| Where | The coaching studio at Swanston, 111 Swanston Road, Edinburgh EH10 7DS |
Group coaching. Junior group programmes and Girls Golf return in 2027. Join the waitlist.
FAQ
Questions
Yes. Scott starts every junior where they are.
For under-12s, a parent or guardian stays on site for the whole lesson. Older juniors can be dropped off, as long as a parent is contactable and collects them from the studio. Parents are always welcome to watch.
Not at first. Scott will advise when it's worth buying.
Junior group programmes and girls golf return in 2027. Join a waitlist to hear first.
Yes. See Gift Vouchers.