Meet the Professionals
Barney Puttick
Barney turned professional in 1979 and became assistant pro to Ian Connelly, Nick Faldo's original coach, at Dyrham Park Golf Club. Having completed his PGA training, he enjoyed several years of playing full-time, competing in PGA events on both a local and national scale, as well as taking part in some European Tour events, and attempting to qualify for the US Open.
He finished playing full time in 1987 and became the Head Professional at Ramset Golf Club, subsequently moved to Harpenden Common and then to Metro Golf Centre. To this day Barney has given over 35,000 lessons and claims the highlight of his career to date was winning the Hertfordshire PGA Assistants and Order of Merit in one year. He also became the South of England's Under 25 Champion and after that competed in events in France, Spain and Italy.
In 2006, Barney was voted into the UK Top 25 Golf Coaches. He has also been one of the Golf Monthly magazine teaching panellists since 2003, and is heavily involved with coaching young talented golfers in Hertfordshire through local clubs.
Simon Garner
Simon joined Brocket Hall Golf Club in 2000. He has been a professional since 1988 gaining his full PGA status in 1992. During his career Simon has played on professional tours including the Europro Tour and European Challenge Tour.
Since 1996, Simon has returned to his teaching. Constantly striving to improve his depth and understanding of the game, Simon regularly attends seminars through the PGA CPD programme. In 2007 Simon became a Titleist Performance Institute fitness instructor.
Overall, his approach to all his pupils, whether they are just starting out or a professional, an individual or a corporate group, is holistic - aiming to work with a person's natural ability and adding golf knowledge, improved technique, physical condition and psychology allowing the pupil to be a better golfer.
Robert Godber
Robert joined Brocket Hall in 1998. After a successful amateur career including winning the Prince of Wales Trophy in 2000 and a golf scholarship to America, he became the Touring Professional for Brocket Hall in 2001, playing on various tours around the world including the Sunshine Tour in South Africa.
He joined the team in 2004 to concentrate on coaching and developed the Palmerston Golf Academy Junior Programme.
Always looking to further his knowledge, in 2007 Robert became a TPI Certified Golf Fitness Instructor and gained Level 2 Certification in 2009, when he also achieved a NLP Diploma. More recently, Robert has been selected as one of the Hertfordshire County Academy coaches, which is part of a programme to help develop junior golf within the county.
He teaches a wide range of pupils from beginners through to professionals and will help develop all aspects of an individual's game involving their mind, body and technique to improve their performance.
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