Meet the professional
Darren moved to Portmore Golf Park in 1999. Previous to this Darren was a trainee Professional at Holsworthy Golf Club and East Devon Golf Club before becoming a fully qualified PGA Golf Professional whilst at Thornbury Golf Centre in Bristol.
Since taking up his role has helped to produce a thriving and successful junior section through his well renowned Junior Development Programme.
Darren has coached all of the Portmore Teams to a high level of success including the ladies section winning the Devon League three times and the Devon Friendly League twice as well becoming Devon County Doris Willes Little winners, the mens section winning the North Devon Rosebowl and also coming runners up in the Devon County Palariet Trophy and the Juniors to the North Devon Junior League as well as numerous individual honours.
Darren offers coaching on either an individual basis or through the hugely popular golf academy which is available to golfers of all ages and abilities.
Darren has a GASP teaching system which is a fantastic way of allowing pupils to see their own progress visually. He also now uses the Explanar tecahing system which is regarded as the best swing training system available.
He also still finds the time to compete on the West Region PGA circuit and has had some good success including qualifying for the Grand Final of the National Pro-am Final held at the Antayla Golf Club in Turkey.
Darren says, “I love my role here at Portmore as it gives me an opportunity to meet and work with so many different people. I get huge satisfaction from my coaching whether it’s teaching an absolute beginner or helping the clubs teams to success. I’m very proud of the success we have had within the club and in particular our junior section where a lot of people have put in an awful lot of hard work to produce a very successful structure. I’m also lucky to work alongside some great members of staff who certainly help to make my job easier”
Darren Everett
PGA Golf Professional