JUNIOR PROGRAMS 2012

Registrations are now open for the 2012 junior programs. We are open 7 days a week until dusk everyday. Registrations are accepted at the proshop in person only on a first-come, first-served basis. No holds.

If you have any questions, you can email us: golf@rockchapel.ca
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Future Links Spring Program Ages 5-14
(born in 2007 or earlier)

Registration opens Sunday April 1st, 2012.

Golden Horseshoe's most popular junior golf program. This Golf Canada Future Links program was launched first in Canada at Rock Chapel in 1996. The program runs for 5 weeks on Saturdays or Sundays for 90 minutes each class starting May 14/15. No classes Victoria Day long weekend. The program covers beginner and intermediate golf instruction in putting, chipping, full swing, pitching and bunker play. Classes will be held in the private Golf Academy training area as well as on the range. Kids will be in groups of 8 by age. Golf instruction team led by Class "A" CPGA golf professional, Neal Jones, assisted by trained golf counsellors and supervisor. Includes putting course round for parent and child after last session. Every golfer will need to bring their own golf clubs. Rentals are not available. Please note this program sells out every year by the time classes start, so register early to get preferred day and time. Please come to the proshop to register. Information letter provided at that time as well. We are open 7 days a week until dusk everyday.

Future Links is now sold out for 2012. Please consider our Summer Golf Camps listed below.

Saturday May 12, 26, June 2, 9, 16 - 11:00 am - 12:30 pm - FULL
Saturday May 12, 26, June 2, 9, 16 - 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm - FULL

Sunday May 13, 27, June 3, 10, 17 - 11:00 am - 12:30 pm - FULL
Sunday May 13, 27, June 3, 10, 17 - 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm - FULL

Cost: $125 + tax

Refund Policy: Refunds may be made up to 2 weeks before the start of clinic, subject to a $40 cancellation fee. Receipts must accompany refund process. After that date, there are no refunds, credits or changes made for any reason.

>>To access registration form click here

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Summer Golf Camp
Boys & Girls Ages 7-14
(born in 2005 or earlier)



Registration opens Sunday April 1st, 2012.

July & August weekdays from 9 am to 4 pm, lunch included. Click here to see menu choices.

Rock Chapel's summer golf camp is the most recognized and popular golf camp in the Golden Horseshoe. All skill levels from beginner and up are welcome. Kids are assigned to 1 of 5 groups of 8 golfers each based on age. Morning instruction will be held in the private Golf Academy training area used exclusively by the camp and will cover all aspects of golf including putting, chipping, pitching, full swing and bunker play. Groups will rotate through 5 golf stations each morning where they will practice drills and have fun competitions and games to test and practice their skills. Training areas within the Golf Academy includes putting green, chipping green, fairway pitching practice area and sand bunker as well as reserved driving range space. Golf Academy instruction team led by Class "A" CPGA golf professional, Neal Jones, assisted by 5 trained golf counsellors and camp supervisor. On Friday mornings, the kids will play the putting course and particpate in the Golf Canada designed team skills challenge. Over the lunch break students are provided a choice of lunch each day brought to them in the covered lunch shelter located in the Golf Academy area. They will play the 9 hole golf course every afternoon supervised by their counsellors and camp supervisor which will give them the opportunity to try their skills and learn about etiquette and rules of golf during their round. Every golfer will need to bring their own golf clubs in a golf bag. Rentals are not available. Rain delay area inside with golf related activities guarantees full day (rain or shine) programming. Please come in person to register, no phone reservations. Official tax receipt and information letter provided at registration. Please note also that this popular Golf Camp sells out every year so we recommend registering early to get the week(s) of your choice.

Cost: $300 + tax per week
aaaa*$250 + tax per week (Aug. Civic Hol. 4 day week)

Refund Policy: Refunds may be made up to 2 weeks before the start of clinic, subject to a $40 cancellation fee. Receipts must accompany refund process. After that date, there are no refunds, credits or changes made for any reason.

>>To access registration form click here

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2nd time! Rock Chapel's Future Links Junior Clinics and Summer Camps chosen again to send junior golfers to participate in "Walk with the Pro" event at RBC Canadian Open July 22, 2009 - Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville

The Dundas Star - Friday, July 31, 2009

Junior golfers enjoy experience of a lifetime

Twelve junior golfers from Rock Chapel had the experience of a lifetime last week as part of the CN Future Links Walk with a Pro event at the RBC Canadian Open July 22 at Glen Abbey.

Of the 550 boys and girls participating this season in Rock Chapel's Future Links junior clinics and golf camps, the 12 juniors were chosen by the instructors not just based on golf skills but also for showing great sportsmanship and enthusiasm for the game. They were Ben Kenel, Melina Kindos, John Anderson, Jack Dean, Samantha Dean, Kyle Dickinson, Beth Sharpley, Sydney Lilja, Hunter Willier, Philip Lucek, Reid Vogel and Tanner Baker.

Over the morning at the par 3 7th tee of Glen Abbey, each junior got the chance to meet a different pro and his caddie. They engaged the young golfers by chatting about things like how long they have been golfing, what club they think they should use for the shot and asking them to toss some grass in the air to check the wind conditions.

After the shot, the juniors could carry the pro's bag and then using the pro's putter, make the putt for them. Further adding to the excitement was the cheers and applause of the spectators around the green as the juniors holed the putt. Many of the pro's gave their new caddy their ball or glove which they autographed after they played the hole.

The event left a tremendous impression on these young golfers. The RCGA deserves high praise for all its efforts in promoting and supporting junior golf in Canada through its CN Future Links program offered at local golf clubs such as Rock Chapel.

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Rock Chapel's Future Links Junior Clinics and Summer Camps chosen
to send junior golfers to participate in "Walk with the Pro" event at
RBC Canadian Open July 21-27, 2008 - Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville, Ontario



The Hamilton Spectator - Thursday, July 31, 2008

A dozen thrills of a lifetime - Kids caddie for pros at Open Pro-Am
by Garry McKay (Sports Reporter)

Twelve young golfers from the Bay Area had the thrill of a lifetime last week when they each got to caddie for a PGA Tour player for a hole at the RBC Canadian Open.

Josh Heyer, Madison Heyer, Alexis Kenyeres, Megan Burr, Jacob Knegt, John Henry Venema, Jestin Miller, Ben Kenel, Tyce Slack, Thomas Kenel, Michael Kenyeres and Madison Etmanski from the Rock Chapel Golf Centre were chosen to loop for a PGA Tour player on the third hole at Glen Abbey Golf Club during Wednesday's Pro-Am.

The players were also given the opportunity to try the first putt for the player whose clubs they were caddying.

Rock Chapel, which has more than 425 juniors in its CN Future Links Junior Golf Clinics and summer golf camps, was chosen by the Royal Canadian Golf Association to provide the 12 young golfers for its Walk with the Pro event at the Open.

When the RCGA first rolled out the Future Links program in 1996, Rock Chapel, which is on Highway 5 in Flamborough, was the first facility in Canada to jump on board.

The RCGA gave the 12 young golfers T-shirts and hats and most of them got them autographed by the players as they went through. Some of the PGA Tour players even gave the youngster who was carrying their clubs a ball or glove.

The dozen golfers also lucked out with the weather. Each got their hole in before a huge thunderstorm rolled through Oakville cancelling the rest of the Pro-Am.