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Golf also has a long list of often complex rules – Albert Einstein is reported to have given up golf after one try because he thought it was too complicated! – which children need to be a certain learning ability to pick up and understand. So a certain level of maturity is required to know the etiquette and rules required to stay safe. Overexcited or frustrated youngsters getting hit or hitting someone with a golf club or golf ball are real possibilities in the early stages of learning the game.

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There’s a difference though between ‘playing’ golf and learning the game.Īnd while kids can obviously ‘learn’ the game – whether through watching it on TV or putting on the carpet at home – it is felt that kids need to be a bit older, 5-6 years old, before they are ready to start ‘playing’ golf.ĭue to the equipment involved, there are opportunities for kids to hurt themselves and others. There are indeed manufacturers who make golf clubs for toddlers aged only 18 months. There is no problem at all exposing a child to golf as early as 2 and there is a school of thought that like skiing, where kids who are barely able to walk are already skiing, that a 1-year-old is old enough. “Kids who start young are much more likely to play golf as adults.” US Kids Golf Foundation That is not to dismiss the advantages of starting to play golf early however. Golf is a unique game where players can be as old as 92 as well as 2 years old and generations of families can play together all at the same time.Īs long as you have a basic level of fitness and flexibility you can play golf. There is also no requirement to become one of the best players in the world. Golf is a lifetime sport and people have a lifetime to enjoy it.

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Greg Norman, winner of 2 Open Championships and ranked number one in the world for six years, took up the game at the comparatively late age of 15.īut by 17 he was a scratch golfer and turned professional at age 21.īut it must be remembered these exceptional players are the exceptions. That is not to say it is impossible to start at a much later age and become a great player. Rory McIlroy, the youngest winner of the US Open in 2011 at aged 22 for 88 years, was also hitting the ball 40 yards by age 2. Many people will have seen the video of the 2-year-old Tiger Woods on the Mike Douglas Show displaying his ability to already hit a driver. To help ensure your kids get off to the best possible start check out our recommended top picks for kids golf clubs here.] It’s Great to Start Golf Young But You Are Never Too OldĪs with any other sport, it is best to start playing golf early, especially if you want to become very good. Top tip: Golf club weight and length are absolutely vital when it comes to choosing golf clubs and is even more important for children starting out to learn golf. Formal instruction is generally better from school age (5-6) when longer attention spans enable kids to better learn the rules and risks associated with golf.Ĭhildren, of course, all progress and develop at different rates and what is right for one is not necessarily right for another.īut golf is a game for a lifetime and can be taken up at any stage of life.Īnd the key is how you teach someone to play golf, and by making learning the game fun you will give a beginner the best chance to get to a lifelong enjoyment of this great game. Research shows those starting early are more likely to play golf as adults. Kids can be exposed to the game of golf as early as 2 years old. So what is the best age to start playing golf? I hit my own first golf shots in my Grandma’s backyard at the age of 4 and have not stopped since. Now that my daughter is coming up to 2½ years old I have begun to wonder what is the best time to get her to start playing golf.

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