At Yorkshire Golf Academy, we believe that great coaching starts with curiosity — a hunger to learn more, understand more, and be better every single day. That belief sits at the heart of everything we do. It’s the reason our coaches constantly seek out new ideas, new influences and new perspectives.
Over the past few weeks, that passion has taken our team across the country — from Surrey to Edinburgh — all with one clear purpose: to bring back the very best coaching knowledge for our players.
Phil Akers: Learning From the UK’s Elite at Surrey Golf Lab
Last week, coach Phil Akers made the trip to the Surrey Golf Lab, where he spent time shadowing two of the most respected coaches in the UK — Hugh Marr and Louis Savill.
What stood out most wasn’t just what Phil learned, but why he went in the first place. Phil is constantly pushing himself. He wants to understand how the very best operate — how they think, how they plan, how they communicate. He knows that by exposing himself to different methods and high-performance environments, he becomes a better coach for the players he works with every day.
Hugh Marr is known for his holistic, performance-driven coaching — the kind that looks at the golfer as a whole, not just a swing.
Louis Savill is one of the leading short-game minds in the UK, someone coaches travel specifically to learn from.
By watching them up close, Phil gained priceless insight into the details, discipline and thinking that separate good from exceptional. And now, that insight is coming straight back into his sessions at the Academy.
Henry Taylor: Exploring High-Performance Practice in Edinburgh
While Phil was in Surrey, Henry Taylor headed north to Edinburgh to spend time with performance and practice specialist Pete Arnott.
Pete is widely admired for the way he breaks down practice — not just how to hit better shots, but how to train like someone who wants to truly improve. Henry spent the trip absorbing ideas about how golfers learn best, how pressure can be replicated in training, and how smart practice leads to real change out on the course.
Henry’s passion for coaching runs deep. He is always searching for simpler, clearer, more effective ways to help golfers unlock progress. His trip to Edinburgh wasn’t about ticking a CPD box — it was about coming home with ideas he could immediately put into action for the players who trust him with their development.
Rochelle Morris: Growing Through Mentoring With Steve Astle
Meanwhile, Rochelle Morris continues to invest in her own growth through a mentoring programme with one of the UK’s most respected performance coaches, Steve Astle.
Rochelle already brings a wealth of playing experience and a natural ability to connect with golfers of all levels, but she’s not settling there. Her work with Steve is helping her refine how she communicates, how she structures learning, and how she supports players through challenges — skills that turn a coach into a mentor.
What stands out about Rochelle is her drive to become the best version of herself for her pupils. She wants to make every lesson meaningful. Every conversation purposeful. Every coaching moment something that genuinely helps someone get better.
A Coaching Team United by One Thing: Passion
Phil, Henry and Rochelle may each be pursuing different learning opportunities, but they share one common trait: a genuine passion for coaching and a refusal to stand still.
Their recent trips — to shadow, listen, question, and learn — show just how committed they are to progressing. They don’t want Yorkshire Golf Academy to simply be “a good place for coaching.”
They want it to be one of the very best coaching environments in the country. And that requires work. Early mornings. Long drives. Time spent watching, analysing, reflecting. It means opening themselves up to new ideas, new methods, new thinking. It means being humble enough to learn and ambitious enough to aim high.
Why This Matters for Our Members
Because when our coaches grow, you grow. Your lessons get sharper. Your practice becomes more purposeful. Your development becomes clearer, more structured and more effective. The Academy gets better. The coaching gets better. And you feel the difference every time you step onto the lesson tee.
Always Moving Forward
At Yorkshire Golf Academy, we’re building something special — a coaching culture built on passion, professionalism, curiosity and ambition.
We want every golfer who walks through our doors to know they’re receiving the most up-to-date, thoughtful and effective coaching we can possibly offer. And that only happens because our coaches want to be the best they can be.
Phil, Henry and Rochelle are leading that charge — and their dedication ensures the Academy keeps evolving, keeps raising standards and keeps moving forward.
The future of coaching here is bright — and we can’t wait for our players to feel the benefits.