Portsmouth Golf Centre Meet the team

Our fantastic team

Portsmouth Golf Centre would like to introduce you to all our friendly staff who are ready to help you with any aspect of the great game of Golf.

Our PGA Professional Coaches

David Egan PGA Qualified Coach Portsmouth Golf Centre

David Egan

PGA Qualified Coach

David joined the business in 2004 and qualified as a PGA Professional in 2010. Through coaching and custom fitting David enjoys helping all golfers reach their full potential whether it be an accomplished player lowering their handicap or helping a beginner progress to the course. He offers individual and group lessons
Lee Nother PGA Qualified Coach Portsmouth Golf Centre

Lee Nother

PGA Qualified Coach

Lee joined the business in 2004 and qualified as a PGA professional in 2011. Lee enjoys coaching every aspect of the game and coaches beginners to elite level golfers. Lee also has a passion for developing junior golf.
Mark Sawford PGA Qualified Coach Portsmouth Golf Centre

Mark Sawford

PGA Qualified Coach

Mark joined the team in 2015 and qualified as a PGA professional in 2018. Mark continues to develop his coaching techniques and knowledge. Mark coaches all aspects of the game from short game through to swing technique.
Amelia Williams Portsmouth Golf Centre

Amelia Williams

Level One Coach

Amelia is a Level One coach currently in her first year of PGA training, and she’s especially involved in our junior coaching program—you’ll often see her out on the range delivering fun, engaging lessons for kids. Amelia has also started coaching individual lessons, and has her diary open!

Our specialist Custom Fitters

James Blatch

James Blatch

Custom Fit Specialist

James is one of our specialist custom fitters. James is a scratch golfer, he is a member of Hayling Golf Club and enjoys playing competitively and for fun. James is our Callaway Ambassador. He has full product knowledge with all our brands and can fit any level of player.
Harry Taylor

Harry Taylor

Custom Fit Specialist

Harry is one of our specialist custom fitters. Harry is an accomplished player and plays off 4, he is our Titleist Ambassador. He has full product knowledge with all our brands and can fit any level of player. With all the latest fitting technology including trackman 4.
Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith

Custom Fit Specialist

Elliott joined the team in 2019 after gaining his degree from Chichester University in Sports Science and Coaching, He is a keen golfer and the newest member of our fitting team, who brings fresh enthusiasm and a keen eye for detail. Elliott is also our Under Armour and Srxion Ambassador.

Our knowledgable Retail Team

Nicky Knight

Nicky Knight

Retail & Shop Manager

Nicky has been in the business for 22 years, her role has always been retail, specifically Ladies Apparel and Footwear, however her focus has changed onto Marketing and enjoys being our 'social guru!' Although she is still very much involved in the daily running and buying of Apparel and Footwear.
Tony Lee

Tony Lee

Office Manager

Tony has been part of the team for 24 years, he plays off 6 and is the only Left handed golfer here! Tony has extensive knowledge of the products we stock and can help any level of player. Tony manages our back office, keeping a check of stock coming in, prices, customer orders and much more.
Steve Oxford

Steve Oxford

Shop Floor Manager

Steve has been a member of the team since 1996 and is one of our shop floor managers, Steve has an exceptional rapport with our regular customers, Southsea Golf Club members and first time customers, he has an extensive knowledge across all the brands of Footwear we stock.
Matt Healy

Matt Healy

Retail Team

Matt joined us in 2017, he has an eye for Fashion and keeps up with all the latest high street trends. This is reflected in the apparel we have in store today. Matt is one of the key clothing buyers for PGC, he makes up part of our Apparel Team. Matt is our Adidas Golf Ambassador and enjoys merchandising the store.
Jack Boxall

Jack Boxall

Sales Assistant

Jack started part time in 2019 whilst he was studying at college, he is now a full time member of team. Over the last year he has become a key part of the retail team. Jack is new to playing golf, started playing over the last 18 months! Jack has recently became our Wilson Ambassador.
Dan Hoskinson

Dan Hoskinson

Sales Assistant

Dan has been encouraged to play golf since he started and has now got the 'bug' for golf. Dan has an extensive knowledge of the of products we stock. He is also very good at turning his hands to anything mechanical, he is great when our power tees go down!
Harry Randall

Harry Randall

Sales Assistant

Harry has joined us from Itchen College where he studied BTEC Sport, he currently has a handicap of 3.5 and is looking to start his PGA with us in autumn 2025! Harry is a member of Waterlooville Golf Club and The New Forest. He is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to everything Golf.
Sonny Pinhorne

Sonny Pinhorne

Sales Assistant

Sonny joined us in early 2024 and has become a great member of the retail team, he has a passion for golf and the technical side of the game. He will be working on getting his handicap down, to join the fitting team and start his PGA in the auntum.

Our dedicated Course Marshals

Jon Healy & Darren Knight

Jon Healy & Darren Knight

Course Marshal Team

Jon, Darren and our Collie Dog Bullet are our outside 'Crew'. Jon and Darren are responsible for marshalling the Golf Course. They maintain the Driving Range and Power Tee’s and are also in charge of all the grounds around the Pro shop.

Get started in Golf

Are you or someone you know interested in learning golf but you don't know where to start?

Follow our guide to see how we help novices of all ages take their first steps.