Lessons & Golf Clinics
Let our team of experienced teaching professionals help you improve your game and enjoyment of the sport. Lessons can be tailored to suit your needs and to concentrate on your most troublesome area of the game, so you’ll return to the course with improved technique and more confidence.
Lessons can be individual, group or even a dedicated golf improvement package, including Trackman technology. The Trackman technology allows tracking of all shots and putts with unrivalled accuracy and can identify your strengths and weaknesses. Our teaching professionals utilise this latest technology to help you better understand your swing. The Trackman is also used for fitting purposes, ensuring you have the best clubs for your playing style.
Cottesloe Golf Club’s team of golf professionals include: Matthew Heath – a PGA member for 16 years; Bruce Hay – a PGA member for 38 years, Lucas Paddick – who has played golf for 12 years and completed his PGA traineeship two years ago.
Scroll below for more information about our teaching professionals and a link to book lessons direct with each of the coaches.
Current Clinics
Call the Golf Shop for more information on group clinics.
Junior Clinics
Junior clinics are currently operating throughout the week, please call the Golf Shop for more information on classes and availability.
Our Teaching Professionals
Matthew Heath
PGA Professional, Matthew Heath, has been a PGA Member for 16 years. He started his career at Lakelands Country Club where he coached for 10 years before being appointed the Head Professional at Pinjarra Golf Club in 2016.
Matt was awarded the prestigious WA PGA Club Professional of the Year for 2020.
Matthew’s coaching style is relaxed but goal driven. Matt likes his clients to have a clear understanding on what changes need to be made to improve their golf game. He endeavours to work alongside his clients to help them achieve their goals.
Matt incorporates both the driving range and the golf course into his lessons and adapts his teaching style to suit his client base.
You can contact Matt on mobile 0402 512 431, or email teachingpro@cottesloegc.com
Bruce Hay
Bruce was lucky enough to be there when Greg Norman’s career was just starting to take off and Charlie Earp was his full-time coach. It was a fantastic start to a career in golf. Charlie had a huge influence on his teaching and life.
Bruce was involved with two victorious Division one Pennant Flags in 2013 and 2014. He also coached victorious Cottesloe Pennant Teams to the Women’s Division one flag in 2005, the Junior Girls pennant flag in 2007 and the Cottesloe Junior Boys pennant flag in 2003.
Bruce has the knack to simplify lessons and really get to the heart of the problem without confusing the golfer. His teaching influences are Charles Earp, Alex Mercer, Peter Crocker, Ben Hogan.
Bruce is also a renowned short game and bunker coach.
You can contact Bruce on mobile 0497 233 481 and email bhay@pgamember.org.au
Lucas Paddick
Lucas has been playing golf for over 12 years now and he knew early on it was what he wanted to do as a career.
Lucas has now completed his PGA Traineeship and had the pleasure of studying on a weekly basis with Kerrod Gray as well as many other teaching professionals throughout the state.
When it comes to coaching, Lucas believes there is multiple ways to swing a club and his goals for his coaching sessions is to ensure you swing the club in a consistently repeatable motion that allows you to enjoy the game and play better golf.
Yuki Fukawa
JLPGA Teaching Professional
Accredited Jack Nicklaus Golf Academy Instructor
Yuki grew up overseas and has ample experience playing junior golf. She also played the West Coast Mini-Tour for 3 years and upon returning to Tokyo, taught at the Nicklaus Golf Academy. Yuki is fluent in both English and Japanese and enjoys teaching golfers of all levels.
Yuki supports disabled golfers and continues to offer her assistance at these events. “It is an exceptional feeling to be able to teach this life-changing game of golf.”