Golf
Whether you are trying golf for the first time at our Golf Performance Centre or honing your skills through our elite and development golf programmes, Bedford School offers boys the opportunity to excel at the highest level.
Partnerships
During a typical week, our golf scholars play at Woburn three times, including one afternoon with Woburn’s senior teaching professional, Adam Ledger PGA.
Elite Scholarship Programme:
- Open to up to 10 golf scholars in the programme
- Play on three championship courses and the short game area at Woburn
- Receive regular professional coaching from Woburn’s senior teaching professional
- Enjoy full Junior Membership of Woburn Golf Club
- Benefit from sessions with the school’s golf professional at our onsite Golf Performance Centre
- Access to a golf-specific gym program at school and on-site physiotherapy
Boys on the development programme receive one group lesson with our golf professional, Sam Smith (PGA) at John O’Gaunt. They also have either a further session at John O’Gaunt or an individual lesson in the Golf Development Centre each week. Boys also can also opt to play golf on Saturday afternoons.
Development Programme:
- Open to 12 boys each term (maximum two terms)
- Play at John O’Gaunt Golf Club
- Receive weekly coaching at the club from the school’s golf professional
- Benefit from sessions with the school’s golf professional at our onsite Golf Performance Centre
Golf for All
Our Golf Performance Centre is available to golfers of all abilities and features two golf simulators. The Trackman offers over 60 courses, both real and fictional, and collects 28 data points per shot. This allows boys to manage their performance and refine their technique with the school’s golf professional.
It is a space where boys can challenge themselves, track their progress, and take their game to the next level.
First-Class Facilities
Golf programmes
Golf performance centre
Trackman golf simulators
Fixtures and Tours
Our golfers compete at the highest national level in both the Independent School Golf Association (ISGA) championships and HMC Foursomes Championships as well as in triangular competitions against other elite school golf academies. Consistently among the best in the country, they regularly reach the National Finals.
Regular tours enhance boys’ skills and have included Spain, St. Andrews and Lancashire in recent years.
Recent Successes
- 2024 HMC Foursomes Champions
- 2024 England Golf Schools Scratch Champions
- 2024 Swifts Strokeplay Tour Runners-Up
- 2023 Swifts Strokeplay Tour Champions
Bedford School also has a strong record of helping scholars secure golf scholarships at US universities, with seven boys achieving scholarships in the last five years.
Find out about a Sport Scholarship
Deadline for 2027 Entry: 1 December 2026
Our generous Sport Scholarships are available to boys who demonstrate outstanding sporting ability and potential for future development in one or more of our four major sports of rugby, hockey, cricket and rowing or golf.
If you are serious about sport, Bedford is the place for you.
