Malcolm Craig

Malcolm Craig

Hele Park Golf Centre
Ashburton Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6JN
Tel: 01626 336060
Mobile: 07808 477344

Playing History
Amateur:
Reading GC (first round in 1956)

Who was the biggest influence on your golf?
Bill Young (Head Pro at Sonning GC)
Malcolm Caines (Pro at Reading GC)

Sporting Heroes: Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer.

Golfing Achievements:
Berks, Bucks & Oxon Junior Champion
Club Order of Merit winner1962/63/64
First hole-in-one at 12 years old
(had to buy the drinks, borrowing the money)!
Won many minor club events

Professional Career:
1963-1969 Fourth Assistant at Sonning GC (paid £1 per week)!
1969-74 First Assistant Finchley GC
1972 Coached in USA
1975-77 Haste Hill Touring Pro
1977-2006 Stover GC Head Pro
2006 - Present Hele Park Coaching Team

Professional Achievements:
Berks, Bucks & Oxon Open Champion 1965
Nabisco U18 & U21 Assistants Champion
Douglas Turner Assistants Champion
Middlesex Assistants Champion 1976
1972 played in the Open Championship at Muirfield
after quilifying at Gullane GC
Devon Order of Merit winner
Winner of Kenyon Trophy 1979 & 1989
15 holes-in-one (need to get it close the way I putt)!

Personal Sponsors: Swanson Motors

Course Records: Hadley Wood, Redbourne Finchley & Exeter.

Favourite Course Played:

When did you last have a lesson? Not long ago, but in need of another!

Personal Profile:
Divorced, no plans to do it again!
Children: Thomas (24) & Natasha (22)

Football team supported: Reading & Liverpool

Hobbies: Reading, all sports, attending the local horse racing meetings, cricket, fine wines (when I can afford it), trying food from different countries.

Other info: I have helped all levels of golfers from starters to professionals to improve their games.
I have trained many youny assistants that have gone on to become PGA qualified and gain their own Head Professional positions .

Compiled July 2006