Meet the coaches

Kurt has more than 35 years behind him as a PGA-qualified professional. He is TPI certified, a certified club fitter, and both TrackMan and TrackMan Biomechanics accredited, and spent ten years as a Lothians Golf Association coach with a long involvement in junior development.

He takes a holistic view of a player’s game, looking at every part of performance rather than hunting for one swing fault. His own Route to Success assessment helps golfers work out which areas actually need attention, take their practice out onto the course, and, just as importantly, enjoy practising.

Chloe has coached full time for more than seven years. A golf scholarship took her to Southwestern Oklahoma State University, where she played for four years while completing her degree, and since returning to Scotland she has helped a number of juniors go on to secure American scholarships of their own. She spent five years as Midlothian Women’s County Coach and has run a range of junior development programmes.

She works with all ages and abilities and keeps things simple and practical, often taking lessons out onto the course so changes are made in real playing situations and actually transfer to your round.

Ian, known to most people as Butch, has been coaching at Kings Acre Academy since 2003. In that time he has helped players right across the game reach their own levels of success: a European Tour winner, a Scottish Amateur Champion, internationalists, and club and junior champions among them.

Alongside junior programmes and area squad coaching he has delivered a great many individual lessons, and has a thorough grasp of the technique behind the game. He is equally happy teaching someone picking up a club for the first time.