Charles Reece Lockwood-Strange

About the Candidate

CHARLES REECE STRANGE
Golf Professional | Golf Operations | Coaching & Player Development
Leeds, West Yorkshire | 07557 668503 | info@charliestrange.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Experienced Golf Professional with a career spanning golf operations, club leadership, coaching, member services, custom fitting and player
development. Former Head Professional at Oakdale Golf Club and previously selected for the Head Professional position at Knaresborough Golf
Club following three years within its professional team.
Combines hands-on club leadership experience with a First-Class BSc in Sports Performance and an FdSc in Professional Golf Studies.
Experienced in managing day-to-day golf operations, delivering high-quality coaching, developing golfers of all abilities and providing an outstanding
professional service to members and visitors.
Brings a modern, performance-led approach supported by experience in golf technology, custom fitting, club repairs, competition administration and
player development. Now seeking a long-term Head Professional position with the opportunity to lead the professional operation and contribute to
the wider development and success of the club.
CORE EXPERTISE
• Golf operations and professional services • Member and visitor experience
• Staff leadership and supervision • Commercial awareness and retail operations
• Individual, group and junior coaching • Coaching programme and academy development
• Competition organisation, rules and handicapping • Custom fitting and club repairs
• Retail, stock control and equipment sales • Player and performance development
• TrackMan, Foresight and Toptracer technology • BRS, XPOS and Foremost systems
• Junior development and safeguarding • Club representation and professional events
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Teaching Professional – Garforth Golf Range
2024-Present
Deliver professional golf coaching and player-development services across a broad range of abilities, combining technical golf knowledge with an
evidence-based understanding of sports performance.
• Deliver individual coaching and player-development sessions.
• Use performance knowledge and technology to support golfer development.
• Provide a professional and approachable coaching experience tailored to individual goals and ability.
• Build and maintain relationships with golfers through a consistently high standard of coaching and customer service.
Head Professional – Oakdale Golf Club
March-November 2023
Held responsibility for the day-to-day management and delivery of the club’s professional golf operation, coaching, golf services and the experience
provided to members and visitors.
• Managed the day-to-day professional golf operation and supervised employees.
• Led the delivery of coaching and professional golf services.
• Ensured high standards of service and professional presentation for members and visitors.
• Provided leadership and direction to staff within the professional environment.
• Balanced operational requirements, coaching and customer service with the wider needs of the golf facility.
• Maintained a visible and approachable presence while representing the professional service throughout the club.
Professional Golf Performance Coach – Self-Employed
2020-2023
Established and delivered an independent performance-focused coaching service, combining extensive golf experience with evidence-based
sports-performance principles.
• Delivered one-to-one coaching, group sessions and playing lessons.
• Conducted player consultations and developed individual approaches to improvement.
• Worked with golfers and athletes across a wide range of abilities.
• Applied research-led performance principles to practical golf coaching.
• Managed client relationships and the delivery of an independent professional coaching service.
• Developed a coaching approach informed by both academic research and practical performance experience.

Assistant Professional – Knaresborough Golf Club
2020-2023
Played an active role within the professional team, delivering golf operations, competitions, member services, coaching and academy activity.
• Organised and delivered club tournaments and competitions.
• Provided professional advice on the Rules of Golf.
• Managed and monitored tee-sheet activity and handicapping records.
• Delivered professional services to members, visitors and players.
• Contributed to the running and development of the ART Golf Academy.
• Delivered and supported participation initiatives including Get Into Golf and Girls Golf Rocks.
• Represented clubs as a professional in matches, away days and professional events.
• Worked across the professional operation to maintain a consistently high standard of golf and member service.
Career progression: Following three years within the professional team, I was selected and offered the opportunity to become Head Professional at
Knaresborough Golf Club.
Performance Coach – Erasmus+ Programme, Örebro, Sweden
2018
Worked within an international, multidisciplinary performance environment supporting golfers and athletes from a range of sporting backgrounds.
• Worked with Örebro Golf and athletes across multiple sports.
• Supported the development of athletes with physical impairments.
• Applied sports-performance principles to athlete development.
• Gained experience within an international performance environment.
• Volunteered in English-language lessons alongside the performance programme.
Front-of-House / Competition Support – Leeds Golf Club & Roundhay Golf Club
2016-2017
Developed early experience in golf-club operations, administration and customer-facing services.
• Organised club memberships and associated documentation.
• Coordinated the planning and preparation of club functions.
• Contributed to staff management and training.
• Undertook Competition Secretary responsibilities.
• Developed practical experience of the day-to-day requirements of a golf club environment.
Professional’s Assistant – Leeds Golf Club
2015-2016
• Managed stock and supported day-to-day retail operations.
• Provided customers with knowledgeable equipment advice.
• Fitted, altered, repaired and sold golf clubs.
• Delivered golf lessons and player support.
• Represented clubs as a professional in competitive golf.
Earlier Coaching Experience – 2014
Allerton Grange High School – Year 7 Rugby Coach Assistant: Led and supported the planning and delivery of coaching and training sessions.
Roundhay Golf Club – Junior Golf Academy Assistant: Supported junior golfers with session preparation, coaching and technical development.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FdSc Professional Golf Studies University of Birmingham | 2021-2023
BSc Sports Performance – First-Class Honours University Centre / Open University | 2018-2020
FdSc (Hons) Sports Performance University Centre / Open University | 2017-2018
Additional Qualifications: DBS checked | ASQ Certificates | International Sports Coaching Level 2 | Child Safeguarding
PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL & PLAYING EXPERIENCE
• More than 12 years’ involvement in coaching environments across golf and
other sports.
• Former +1.5 handicap amateur golfer.
• Approximately eight years’ experience in custom fitting and club repairs. • Winner of the Allen Greaves Trophy.
• TrackMan, Foresight and Toptracer technology. • NAPGC Men’s Championships – 4th.
• BRS, XPOS and Foremost systems. • Winner of the Northern Region Trophy at England Golf’s Woodhall Spa.
• Golf retail, equipment sales, stock control and customer advice. • NAPGC UK Championships at St Andrews.
• Competition, tee-sheet, handicapping and player-service experience. • Professional representation in team matches, away days and events.
• Junior development and participation programmes.
ADDITIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
• Performance experience working with elite athletes in Sweden.
• Research and performance-development experience across multiple sports.
• Former school and local rugby team captain, providing an early foundation in leadership and team environments.
Professional, university and golf-industry references available on request.