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DGWee (4-7 years old)
Child Focused. Research Supported.
What Did you Learn?
Enrollees of the DGWee program can expect their child to experience a golf learning environment unlike any other. Informed by rigorous research in developmental psychology, motor learning sciences and play studies is junior golf’s most effective early childhood learning strategy.
Did you have fun?
In play, a child is always above his/her average age, about his/her daily behavior. In play, it is as though he/she were a head taller than herself/himself. DGWee class outcomes: movement, emotional and golf outcomes are research supported prioritization that showcase movement and play a purposeful and active pursuits toward learning.
DGPlay
CHILD CENTERED. MASTERY FOCUSED.
Whether your child is looking for something new to capture and captivate his/her attention and curiosity or is looking to play at a competitive level, DiscoverGolf, Richard Franklin and its sequences of magnetizing training environments and play concepts are guaranteed to offer something for EVERYONE. For those who believe in the power of PLAY and that an eager, focused and motivated child is a child at his/her best, this is a can’t miss program. DGPlay conveys and engenders physical, mental, social and emotional education that nurtures the pursuits of a well-rounded child. The DG Play program is a guided tour through a landscape of mastery experiences. The confidence that children walk away with radiates throughout his/her whole life.
DG Mastery
DiscoverGolf’s Mastery program is a natural progression from DGWee- DGPlay. “Mastery” is dedicated to juniors most intrinsically motivated towards a pursuit of golfing excellence. Their emotional – physical – mental investment is met with a more “deliberate – explicit” style of coaching dovetailed to SERIOUS PLAY , zero sum , and increasingly individual and competitive scenarios. “ Play theatres” are now “training grounds”; environments geared toward finding the “sweetspot” of play – focus – and goal attainment.
DiscoverGolf Play Summer Golf (8-14 years old)
Summer Camps 2024
Deerpath Golf Course :
Summer 2024
DiscoverGolf is back for its 18th summer camp campaign! Heralded as the “greatest show on turf”, the DG -Lake Forest summer camp is truly AN EXPERIENCE. DG summer camps transform “junior golf” into a stage, where players act out and through the golf club. Deeply inspired by the “ecological approach” players are tasked with ever changing problems to solve, engaging them with the natural constraints of PLAY that give rise to golf – social – individualized PERFORMANCE. In a DiscoverGolf summer camp setting, the only “fundamental” is attentive, emotionally driven concern towards gameful pursuits!
AM + PM or AM only reflective of ALL CLASSES.
Weeks :
June 10 – June 14 // AM only
June 17 – June 21// AM + PM
June 24 – June 28 // AM + PM
no camp July 4th week
July 8 – July 12// AM + PM
July 15 – July 19 // AM only
July 22 – July 26 // AM + PM
no camp July 29 – Aug 4
August 5 – August 9 AM + PM
August 12- August 16 AM only
AM Class Cost: $599
Monday – Thursday at 8:30AM – 11:30AM
Fridays ( On course event) : 10AM- 1 PM
PM Class Cost: $599
Monday – Thursday at 1:30PM- 4:30PM
Fridays ( On course event) : 10AM- 1 PM
Single Day registrations available : $125
DiscoverGolf Play Summer Golf (8-14 years old) GIRLS ONLY!
DGPrincess (8-11 years old) – $449
DG Princess is a playful, fierce, and confident enactor of her heroic tale. A DG Princess might live out a story that is more social and lighthearted than some of her male counterparts but is no less purposeful and impressive. Our game engineer team addresses the specific needs of our female cohort with expressive-collaborative play formats infused with objectives that physically fortify HER golfing prowess! The DGPrincess program has long served as one of our most popular programs for its balance between work and play, leading to positive, all-encompassing results.
DGQUEEN (12+) – $499
The structure of this unique program is to allow all DGQueens to preside over their unique goal structures with effort and poise. As the pendulum swings to the work side of the work-play continuum, opportunities for greater understanding and resiliency emerge. Retaining important features of compelling social scenes and group comradery, the DGQueen programs expertly guides each player through their own self-improvement journey while harnessing the intention, identity, and ENERGY of the group.
Girls Only Sessions:
Summer ’24 Girls Only Camp
Monday – Thursday
AM Sessions
830AM – 1130PM
Fridays ( On course event) : 10AM- 1 PM
PM Sessions
Monday – Thursday
130PM- 430PM
Fridays ( On course event) : 10AM- 1 PM
DGWee (4-7 years old)
The DGWee summer program is not your typical junior golf program. So will they play golf ? Sure ! , but what they’ll really do is PLAY; with the various ways in which “golf” is constructed. In this case ATTENTION, fine motor control, dynamic social skills, perception of the environment, emotional control, problem solving, movement coordination, and creativity are but a few of the themes our unique PLAY- based curriculum explores. Based on popular demand we have extended the DGWee offerings to extensive AM and PM options ALL SUMMER LONG.
4 Class Options:
9 am – 10 am ; $ 199
9 am – 11am; $ 385
2 pm – 3pm ; $ 199
2 pm – 4pm ; $ 385
DiscoverGolf Mastery (ages 14-17)
DiscoverGolf’s Mastery program is a natural progression from DGWee- DGPlay. “Mastery” is dedicated to juniors most intrinsically motivated towards a pursuit of golfing excellence. Their emotional – physical – mental investment is met with a more “deliberate – explicit” style of coaching dovetailed to SERIOUS PLAY , zero sum , and increasingly individual and competitive scenarios. “ Play theatres” are now “training grounds”; environments geared toward finding the “sweetspot” of play – focus – and goal attainment.
Summer 2024 Schedule:
June 10 – August 9
Monday – Thursday : 130-430 pm
Click here to sign up for the DG Mastery class
DISCOVERGOLF FALL PROGRAMS
DGWEE (4-7 years old) FALL SATURDAYS: $399 – 7 sessions
9:00- 9:45 AM
10:00 – 10:45 AM
11:00 – 11:45 AM
Scheduled Dates:
September 7, 14, 21, 28
October 5, 12, 19
DGWEE (4-7 years old) FALL MONDAYS
2:30 – 3:15 PM
Scheduled Dates:
September 9, 16, 23, 30
October 7, 14, 21
Girls Only DGPlay Saturdays (8-12 years old)– $745 for 8 sessions
The movement patterns needed for golf competency and beyond in a fun, energizing way. DGPlayers can expect to move briskly through the many dimensions of the game; never bored – always invigorated by what’s NEXT! Whether your child is a DGWee graduate or not, the DGPlay program is a must for juniors looking to get golf ready, fast!
Scheduled Time: 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Scheduled Dates:
August 31, September 7, 14, 21, 28, October 5, 12, 19
DGPlay After School
The DGPlay program harmonizes purposeful play – deliberate instruction / practice on and off course building stations, drills, and exercises. Utilizing its proprietary methodology, DGPlay courses engrain the movement patterns needed for golf competency and beyond in a fun, energizing way. DGPlayers can expect to move briskly through the many dimensions of the game; never bored – always invigorated by what’s NEXT! Whether your child is a DGWee graduate or not, the DGPlay program is a must for juniors looking to get golf ready, FAST!
Pick 1, 2, or 3 days per week. Classes on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Weekdays: 4:00-6:00pm
Weekends: 1:00-3:00pm
Semester 1 ONLY:
August 26-September 22
1 day per week – $395
2 days per week – $795
3 days per week – $1185
Full Semester
August 26-October 20
1 day per week – $745
2 days per week – $1,445
3 days per week – $2,145
DG Mastery
August 26 – October 20
DiscoverGolf’s Mastery program is about the refinement of each student’s progression protocol towards MASTERY of the sport. Led by one of Golf Digests Top Teachers in the state of Illionois, Richard Franklin, the Mastery program offers focused, deliberate practice paired with, and augmented by considerable amounts of on-course training. Leaving no stone unturned, the DGMastery program has prepared hundreds of our most invested juniors for high school, college, and professional golf.
1 day per week – $775
2 days per week – $1,495
Thursdays 4:00 – 6:00pm
Sunday 1:00-3:00pm
Clinic Layout
1 – On Course
50% of our training is done on the golf course. Learning to transfer your skills on the course is the most important skill in golf!
2 – Short Game
Flops, pumps, nips, skippers and the complete arsenal of short game weaponry is on our display as our juniors are constantly challenged to invent and deploy a complete repertoire of shots.
3 – Fitness
Developing a strong physical foundation through movement practice is a core tenant of our coaching philosophy. Everyday at camp you’ll find our junior athletes throwing, kicking, running, and jumping their way to a more capable and confident body!
4 – Full Swing
Our expert will use the latest in swing analyzing technologies and our proprietary driving range “targetzone” configurations to create a high fidelity learning area for all things ball stricking.
5 – Putting
Our putting stations have games for learning the line, speed, and green reading skills our juniors need to be masters of the flatstick.