Golf Camps for Kids in Wichita, Kansas

Kids in Wichita, Kansas, can learn the basics of golf or improve their game skills at a number of golf camps in the area. The city of Wichita has five municipal golf courses open to the general public, and over a half-dozen private golf courses and clubs. Whether your child needs advanced lessons or a lesson in fundamentals, you can find private and public camps that will fit your child's needs and abilities.

  1. Wichita Junior Golf Foundation

    • The Wichita Junior Golf Foundation offers a summer golf camp. The camp accepts kids, ages 10 to 18, for an eight-week program. The Junior Golf Foundation camp is divided into a beginner and a regular program. The beginner program teaches kids the rules and basics of golf on a three-hole course. The regular program takes kids with more advanced skills. It coaches them to play on a competitive level on an 18-hole golf course. Class fees are kept low by the foundation, making it a cost-effective golf camp for kids.

    Tom McCurdy Golf Camp

    • Tom McCurdy is the head women's golf coach at Wichita State University. At the University, Tom hosts three-day golf camps several times in the summer months. Tom's camp teaches kids ages 12 to 18 the basics of golf with an emphasis on competitive golf. The camp is suited for kids with some golf experience that would like to improve their skill level. The camp has a low staff-to-student ratio, and provides all attendees with a T-shirt, a camp instruction manual and a video of their golf swing.

    Willowbend Golf Club

    • The Willowbend Golf Club in Wichita offers a Junior Golf Camp that ends with a Junior Club Golf Championship. Parents must be members of the Club in order for the kids to participate. The camp is divided into two age groups. The first age group is for 10 and under, and the second age group is for 11 to 18. The camp provides one-hour clinics to the attendees for six days. After the clinics, the kids participate in four play days where they hone their skills on the course. The camp culminates in a staff-supervised championship on the Willowbend course.

    Tall Grass Country Club

    • The Tall Grass Country Club in Wichita offers a Mighty Mites golf camp to kids, ages 10 and younger. The camp is usually held in the summer and has a low student-to-teacher ratio. Kids are taught the basics of golf and the staff tries to inspire a life-long love of the game. Camp graduates can participate in Mighty Mites golf competitions at Tall Grass. The competitions are low pressure events that get the kids playing in a team environment. Parents must be members of the Club in order for the kids to participate in the program.