Enjoy better golf with our professional golf coaching
Our added value to you
After spending years honing our skills and working closely with club golfers like you, we're confident that we can lend a helping hand wherever your game needs a little fine-tuning.
As your PGA Professional team, we deeply care about your golf game and the happiness it brings you. That's where the philosophy of We Coach, We Fit, We Care comes into action – our approachable team is always ready to listen to your concerns and help you make positive changes that bring success on the course.
Find out morePlaying golf has endless benefits, but it’s not very beneficial if you don’t know what you’re doing! Whether you’re a beginner wanting to learn from scratch, or simply looking to just improve your swing – we have golf coaching options to suit everyone!
Why Coaching?
If you are looking for a one-on-one golf coaching experience, our Individual coaching packages at SBN will let you learn and build on skills directly with one of our PGA professionals allowing you to build a long-term relationship with a trusted coach committed to helping you to reach your potential.
We have a range of different packages to benefit individuals, including our Bespoke package – where we specifically design a program to suit the level, needs and expectations of the individual. We use our skills and the latest technology such as Flightscope Radar and Skypro to analyse different areas of your game and work on the areas that require improvement.
Lessons will cover:
- Golf Fundamentals
- Swing Basics
- Short Game
- Long Game
- Course Management
- Bunker Play
- Putting
Our Staff
Simon Dainty - Golf Development Manager & Club Professional
Simon turned professional after a successful amateur career achieving representation for England and winning the England U18 Schoolboys Championships. Having enjoyed over fifty professional wins across Europe, he has now turned his focus to developing golfers to maximise their potential. Having gained valuable experience from training with Master Professional Pete Cowen (the most successful coach on the European tour) and Mike Hebron, Simon has a wealth of knowledge on swing mechanics and believes you have to instil constants to gain consistency, something every golfer needs. He has worked with all standards of golfers to bring out the best in them from beginners, County players, International golfers, and Professionals. He draws on his experience in his previous role as Head of Schools for the Lee Westwood Golf School to provide a structured learning approach, working with what players have in a simple but successful way. His motivation to improve a player is infectious, his strong people skills and communication help provide a unique coaching experience.
Roly Hitchcock - Head PGA Professional
Roly Hitchcock is Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Level 4 Coach and started his training at Stoke by Nayland Golf Club. During his career, Roly has held a variety of significant teaching posts including U18s Girls Coach for England Golf’s East Region and Essex County Coach. He has also worked for various development academies, and really enjoys developing players understanding of the game, and working with the player to understand their wants and needs. He feels communication between Player and Coach is vital in helping the golfer grow to reach their goals.
Jamie Moul - EGTF Professional
Ranked No.1 Amateur in the World in 2007, Jamie’s amateur wins include the 2006 Lytham Trophy and the 2007 Brabazon Trophy. Jamie moved to the professional ranks after competing in the 2007 Walker Cup. In 2011, he recorded his first professional victory at the Acaya Open in Italy on the European Challenge Tour, which led to Jamie earning his playing rights on the European Tour the following season. With a wealth of knowledge to share and experience to pass on, Jamie is now a specialist Putting coach & also offers range lessons, short game specific coaching and on-course tuition at Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf and Spa.
Paul Wilby - PGA Professional
Paul has worked in the golf industry for thirty-four years with thirty of those as a PGA Professional. Having retired as a Club Professional in June 2020 he now lives in North Norfolk and coaches part-time to help golfers of all abilities understand how they can enjoy the fantastic game of golf even more. Paul has a natural way of making you feel comfortable and relaxed so you can enjoy your lessons while getting the information you need to progress. Paul is ready to welcome you and looks forward to starting your journey to more enjoyable golf.
Max Toombs - PGA Trainee Professional
Max has been a member at Stoke-by-Nayland for over eight years and is now following a long line of talented juniors at the club who have gone on to pursue a career as a Golf Professional. He started his PGA Professional Golf Studies degree and is entering his final year looking to develop his coaching, club-fitting and retail skills at the resort, whilst also continuing to build on his playing career.
Nick Arter - PGA Professional
PGA Professional for over 25 years, Nick has given in excess of 40,000 hours of coaching. His passion for golf and coaching is evident from the moment of meeting him. Testament to his many regular clients who haven’t just returned again and again, but have built up lasting relationships that have stood the test of golfs up and downs. His warm friendly approach allows all his clients to enjoy the process of learning to play golf and his infectious enthusiasm works perfectly to help everyone improve whether taking individual lessons or group sessions. Coaching all standards of golfer, his greatest pleasure is taking a novice or complete beginner through learning the basics to where they have the confidence to play the course. Coaching Philosophy “ In your lessons the ball must be doing something different. If you are changing your swing the ball must change with you. Otherwise what is the point. Your swing only has to be good enough to control the ball."