Swing Line's junior academy runs an after-school program from September through May and four week-long summer cohorts in June, July, and early August. Cohorts cap at ten and split into three age-and-skill groups so an eight-year-old beginner is never on a tee with a fourteen-year-old AJGA player.
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Grip, posture, alignment, the half-swing, putting on a six-foot loop. Lots of games, a lot of laughs, and the first time most of these kids put a real ball on a real tee. We build athletes first and golfers second.
Full swing, four-club bag work, the first nine-hole rounds, course etiquette, the first scorecard a kid keeps themselves. Most members of this group play their first U.S. Kids local tour event by season's end.
Full eighteen-hole strategy, TrackMan-driven swing work, fitness coordination with the academy's strength coach, tournament prep, college recruiting timeline. The competitive track lives in this group.
Invitation only, four students per season. AJGA-prep curriculum, regular match play, on-course tournament travel with Will, and one-on-one college-recruiting coaching with our partner advisor. This is the group two of our last six grads are now NCAA D-I players.
Eight current Performance and Elite-track students are ranked nationally on the U.S. Kids leaderboard. Three are AJGA-eligible. Two of our last six grads are now NCAA Division I — UNC and Wake Forest. The pipeline isn't crowded, and it isn't accidental.
Will travels with up to four Elite track students to the Carolinas Junior, the U.S. Kids regional, and one AJGA event each summer. Travel is included in tuition for in-state events; AJGA travel is at cost.
Swing Line reserves two spots per year — one in the Developmental group, one in the Performance group — for kids whose families would otherwise be priced out of competitive junior golf. Application is by short letter and a single video swing. Decisions are made by Will and a parent committee in May.
Read the scholarship policy →For the Foundation group we provide U.S. Kids loaners. For the Developmental group and up, your child should have their own fitted set — we can arrange a junior fitting through our partnership at a flat $95.
Smaller cohorts, a single instructor across all years, regular video review, and a real curriculum that adjusts to the child. Country-club programs are often run by rotating assistants. Will is the only instructor here.
Three days a week, two of those at Pine Needles and one at Mid Pines. Most Performance-track students also play one weekend tournament a month from April through October.
Yes. We hold two open-house Saturdays each season — one in early September, one in late May — where any interested kid can do a 90-minute trial session at no cost.
Full refund up to twenty-one days before the start. Fifty percent refund within twenty-one days. Inside seven days, the spot is non-refundable but transferable to a sibling or friend.
Yes — Elite track students get one-on-one sessions with our partner recruiting advisor, included in tuition. We do not write rankings, but we do write honest letters.
The application is short — a paragraph from the parent, a paragraph from the kid, a single swing video. Will replies within five business days with a 30-minute trial session offer if the fit is right.
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