RICHARD JENKINS

Head Professional at The Vale. Richard has joined the club in 2005 having previously been the Head Professional at The Chase Golf Club. Prior to that he held the position of Teaching Pro at Thornbury Golf Club. Richard originally comes from Worcestershire and brings with him a wealth of experience both in running a busy golf shop and teaching golf to all levels of players.

PAUL BARKER

Head Assistant Professional at the Vale, Paul joined us from Garforth Golf Club in May 2010. He is a PGA professional and has been in the golf industry for over 10 years gaining a wealth of experience across all areas of the golf industry. Paul was based in America for 1 year assisting Gary Gilchrist and David Leadbetter in their respective coaching academies gaining invaluable teaching experience and it is within coaching where Paul's main passion lies.

SCOTT GREGORY

Assistant Professional. Scott has been at the Vale since December 2009 and is moving into his final year of PGA training and once complete he has aspirations of becoming a 1 plane swing coach. Scott is a very enthusiastic and friendly teacher, which will make every golf lesson an enjoyable experience. Scott can often be found teaching the juniors at the Vale and currently runs a 6 six week course in conjunction with the Golf Foundation.

TOM WARBRICK

Trainee Professional. Tom joined the Vale in June 2010. Tom is a scratch player from Kings Norton Golf Club and is beginning his PGA training In September 2010. Tom has played regularly for the Worcestershire county and has played In 2 English boys finals.

HARRY THOMPSON

Harry forms an integral part of the retail team and has worked at The Vale for 3 years. He is a qualified level 1 coach and has aspirations of joining the PGA in the future. His equipment knowledge is second to none and he is highly regarded by all the members.