Andrew Humphreys, Head Professional at Aberdovey Golf Club has been short listed for the prestigious TGI Golf Pro Shop of the Year award, after an incredible couple of years in his post as Head Professional.
The award recognises growth and development within the industry along with manufacturers’ feedback and reviews within the game.
Having invested heavily in the redevelopment of the shop, including adding a state of the art swing room/fitting studio and bringing in some of the world’s leading brands, Andrew is rightly proud of what he and his team have achieved, including a Taylor Made golf business award for brand growth and service.
Having taken over the running of the professional shop in 2020 just before COVID hit the UK. Andrew explains, “It’s been a very strange time to take over as Head Professional with the industry seeing extreme highs and lows. My team have worked tremendously hard over the last two years and to see their joy in being nominated for this award means a lot.”
Alongside the successful retail side of the business Andrew also runs a very influential coaching business, where he and his team are passionate about getting more people in Mid Wales into golf. From teaching club members to newcomers, juniors to world leading professionals, Andrew and his team continue to work with Wales Golf to grow the game in Mid-Wales and have brought well over 100 new members into local clubs over the past couple of years, further strengthening golf in Mid-Wales.
Finally, the work Andrew has done to raise the profile of Aberdovey Golf Club can’t go unmentioned, from working with the team at RAW course design to look at course redevelopment to welcoming golfers from across the globe.
Working with one of the world’s most influential content creators, Peter Finch, in his series where Peter challenged local pros to a game at their course with £1000 on the line for local charities, has no doubt had a huge impact on exposure for Aberdovey Golf Club. The video has been viewed over 700k on YouTube, further promoting Aberdovey Golf Club on the global scene.
Aberdovey Professional shop has been invited to attend the TGI Golf Awards ceremony in Harrogate later this month.