Matchdays

Put your game to the test.

Matchdays are festival-style golfstars events. Players show what they've learned, take on challenges as individuals and teams, and leave knowing exactly what to work on next.

Five young golfers in red Golfstars polos holding their Mashie graduation certificates

The five development areas

A clear reason to practise.

Instead of "I need to practise golf", a player leaves a Matchday able to say "my short game is the area stopping me graduating — that's what I'm working on."

Knowledge & etiquette

Safety, rules, pace of play, course care and sportsmanship — observed naturally as they play.

Achieved · Developing · Next target

Teeing off

Getting the round started from the tee.

Benchmarked

Approach play

Finding greens from the fairway.

Benchmarked

Short game

Chipping, pitching and getting up and down.

Benchmarked

Scoring

Turning good golf into a good number.

Benchmarked

Each level has its own challenges and benchmarks, which become progressively harder as a golfer develops. Knowledge & etiquette is never published as a public behaviour score.

The day itself

A proper golfstars occasion.

  • Individual challenges
  • Team elements
  • Points and leaderboards
  • Trophies and awards
  • Graduation opportunities
  • Families welcome