Val Halla Junior Golf Camps (Ages 7-16)
Program Director: Nick Plummer
Camp Description
The Val Halla Junior Golf Camps will take the place of the PGA Junior Golf Camps in 2021. After working with the PGA for the past 6 years, we have decided to part ways to bring the youth of our community a new junior golf summer camp. In many ways, these camps will resemble the PGA camps, with 3 hours of hands-on instruction to start each day, followed by continued instruction and on-course play in the afternoon. Campers will receive a collared T-Shirt upon arrival, as well as daily lunches from Rachel’s on the Green and prizes at the end of the week.
As many of you know, Val Halla is well known as one of the best golf courses in Maine for junior golfers and junior golf programs. With our transition to the Val Halla Junior Golf Camps, we expect that reputation to remain true. Each camp will be run by Nick Plummer, Val Halla’s Head Golf Professional, who has been running the junior golf programs at Val Halla for the past 4 years. He will be assisted by a qualified staff of both college and high school counselors whose focus is on helping each junior golfer improve their golf game, while having fun! These camps will run “rain or shine” as we will have access to indoor golf simulators if they are needed.
As was the case with our past programs, we will be offering both Full and Half Day opportunities to best fit each family’s schedule. More information on the Full Day and Half Day options can be found below.
In 2021, we will be offering 7 weeks of camp from late-June to early-August. The schedule is as
follows:
Session 1 – June 21st – June 25th (M-F)
Session 2 – June 28th – July 2nd (M-F)
Session 3 – July 12th – July 16th (M-F)
Session 4 – July 19th – July 23rd (M-F)
Session 5 – July 26th – July 30th (M-F)
Session 6 – August 2nd – August 6th (M-F)
Session 7 – August 9th – August 13th (M-F)
Registrations: All registrations will be done through the Cumberland/NY Recreation department and they will open on January 15, 2021.
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Full-day camps (ages 9-16)
Days/Time: Monday to Thursday (9am to 4pm) and Friday (9am to 12:30pm)
Fee: $350 (residents)/ $375 (non-residents)
Description: These camps provide an excellent opportunity for junior golfers to improve on their technical skills, as well as develop strong course management skills. Each day, the full day campers will work with the counselors at the driving range, putting green, and chipping station to improve at full swing shots, as well as their short game. Following the morning session, the campers will be brought to the clubhouse to eat lunch at Rachel’s on the Green, before being split into groups for the afternoon. Each afternoon, we will take small groups of campers onto the golf course to put their newly developed skills to the test. This will be each camper’s chance to learn about course management and how they should play certain golf shots on the course. Following on-course play, we will finish the day with putting and chipping contests just before pick-up at 4:00pm. Our Full day camps are perfect for any child, no matter their level of experience in golf.
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Half-day camps (ages 7-13)
Days/Time: Monday to Friday (9am to 12:30pm)
Fee: $220 (residents)/ $240 (non-residents)
Description: These camps are perfect for any child that wants to play golf but might not be ready for a full-day camp just yet. It is also perfect for families that want their kids to get golf instruction, but that have a busy afternoon schedule of other sports/activities. Like the full day camp, each morning will be spent working on technical skills at the driving range, putting green, and chipping station. What is different from the full-day instruction is a lack of course management instruction, as the half-day campers will only get to play on the golf course once during the week. The half-day campers will finish their day with lunch at Rachel’s on the Green, followed by a putting contest while they wait to be picked up at 12:30pm.
