Professional Shop
Jacky Montgomery is the Club Professional at Dunbar Golf Club. Jacky has been at Dunbar since October 1999, he has 25 years experience as a Golf Professional and is currently the Vice Captain of the Scottish PGA.
Jacky and his team of 3 PGA Assistants will provide you with a first class PGA Service whatever your requirements. A warm friendly welcome awaits all members and visitors to Dunbar’s Pro Shop.
Services provided by Jacky and his PGA Staff include
- Fully stocked Pro Shop with the latest Golf Equipment
- Wide range of Club Crested merchandise
- Personalised Gifts- (branded with your company logo - Umbrellas, towels, golf balls, sweaters, shirts, etc
- Club Repairs
- Computerised Video Swing Analysis- Individual or Group Lessons available
- State of the Art Computerised Golf Club Custom Fitting
- Hire Services- Club-hire, trollies, electric trollies and Buggies Golf Carts/ Buggies need to be booked in advance to avoid disappointment
Meet The Pro Shop Team
Head Professional
Jacky Montgomery is the Head Club Professional at Dunbar Golf Club. As a player Jacky has enjoyed success in numerous professional events and is a regular on the Tartan Tour. He is a former Scottish Schoolboys Champion and represented both Scotland and Great Britain & Ireland in junior events around the world before turning professional in 1983 aged 18. He became a fully Qualified PGA Professional in December 1986 and subsequently became the youngest Club Professional in the UK in March 1987 when he took on his first Head Professionals appointment at Dunfermline Golf Club at the age of 21.
Jacky joined Dunbar on the 1st October 1999 from Burntisland Golf Club in Fife. He now has 25 years experience in Professional Golf - despite his ‘tender years’. In 2003/4 he gained recognition from his peers, by being elected to the position of Chairman of the Golf Professionals Buying Group TGI. He served on the board of TGI for 7 years. More recently he was elected to be Vice Captain of the Scottish Professional Golfers Association and will take over as Captain in March 2008 on a two-year tenure.
Jacky has built a strong reputation as a teacher and golf equipment specialist. A Scottish Golf Union County Coach for 10 years, he is highly regarded for his detailed knowledge of the golf swing and ability to clearly communicate good technique to all golfers, whether they be low handicappers or beginners.
Jacky’s former pupils include amateur internationalists, European tour players and one Gordon Brown (Prime Minister!).
Qualified Assistant Professional- Head Assistant
Richard Cartwright joined the team in February 2008 from Maxstowe Park Golf Club in Birmingham. A former Warwickshire County Player he turned Pro in 2002 and passed his PGA exams in 2006. He has a passion for coaching and will assist in delivering the extensive coaching programme at Dunbar. Richard will also be fully involved in the Pro Shop and Custom-Fitting Services.
Assistant Professionals
Alan Martin and Neil Fenwick are both currently Trainee Professionals on the PGA Diploma Course. Their training and PGA skill development is a combination of on the job experience, regular assignments on various topics such as Sports science, Coaching, Club Repairs, business management, rules of golf etc and attendance at weekly residential courses for training and exams at the PGA’s HQ at The Belfry. Their training will last approximately 4 years assuming they pass all their exams along the way.
They assist with all the Pro Shop services and also enjoy playing a number of Assistants Golf Tournaments on the Tartan Tour.
