The Player Pathway

To make golf fun and motivational, Player Pathway provides the perfect program for young players. With an easy to follow curriculum combined with awards, players can progress from beginner to elite player! Read more below...

Features

A Solid Curriculum

Easy to understand books, with simple and effective methods to teach, learn, and advance. Consider these a take home guide to your player's success. You are able to review each section and discuss exactly what they learned each session.

Achievement Pins

Players want pins. As a sign of accomplishment, they display them proudly on their bag tags when acheived and make them want more, utlimately ending with the coveted Mastered Pin.

Gold Star Award & Van Horn Medals

We break down the curriculum into Levels 1-5 and 6-10. Players will celebrate milestone achievements with Gold Star (Level 5) and Platinum Player (Level 10) Awards. A true achievement for both sections of the Player Pathway.

Learning the game

A simple to follow curriculum with checkpoints to guide development. Each level includes Putting, Around the Green, Full Swing, Knowledge, and Scoring. Award pins provides motivation for success.

More Great Content for Parents

Podcasts

U.S. Kids Golf produces a series of podcasts aimed at celebrating parents, coaches, and organizations that are working to make the game easier to learn and more fun to play.

The Short Game Documentary

The first original Netflix documentary and one of the most influential pieces of media for growing the game, The Short Game follows the journey of eight young golfers as they chase their dreams to compete in, and win, the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship. Family friendly and inspiring, this is a can’t miss.