• First Tee of Minnesota is one organization providing youth golf camps.ball and tee image by CraterValley Photo from Fotolia.com
  
  Golf courses use instruction programs as part of their community outreach. They also provide an opportunity to get young people involved in the game as they learn proper fundamentals. Courses in Minnesota offer programs designed for beginning players, but also have some camps that focus on helping more experienced young golfers improve their skills and knowledge of the game.
  
  

Highland National Golf Course

• Highland National Golf Course in St. Paul is the home course for The First Tee of Minnesota. First Tee is a program designed to teach the game of golf to young people and teach life skills using the sport. First Tee hosts camps, clinics and tournaments and also provides ongoing training for youth golfers in the program. Highland National offers free clinics on some Saturdays when young golfers are invited to use the driving range at no cost, and receive training from First Tee instructors. Rules and etiquette are part of the First Tee training experience.
  
  Highland National Golf Course
  
  1403 Montreal Ave.
  
  Saint Paul, MN 55116
  
  651-695-3774
  
  golfstpaul.org
  
  thefirstteestpaul.org
  
  

Minnesota Valley Country Club

• Minnesota Valley Country Club, in Bloomington, hosts kids golf camps at its Rob Hary Junior Golf School. The club is a members-only venue, but the camps are open to young boys and girls who are club members and to those who are not. The camps are held in the months of June and July and run four days each, Monday through Thursday. Beginning golfers are introduced to the sport, while more experienced players receive instruction specific to their development needs. The camps focus on the rules of the game in addition to the skills that go into swinging the club. M.V.C.C. also offers Friday morning clinics to players between the ages of four and 18 who participate in its junior golf leagues.
  
  Minnesota Valley Country Club
  
  6300 Auto Club Road
  
  Bloomington, MN 55438
  
  952-884-2409
  
  mvccgolf.com
  
  

Braemer Links

• Braemer Links, in Edina, hosts camps in its Summer Junior Development program that are designed for intermediate and advanced young golfers. These camps are managed with small groups of four golfers working with a P.G.A. professional every week of the summer and last four hours each day, three days a week. Students are instructed on ways to improve their ball striking and also in course strategy and etiquette. Braemer also provides junior group lessons during the summer for players beginning at the age of 10. This program is for beginners or intermediate players and puts an emphasis on the different aspects of hitting golf balls: putting, driving and chipping.
  
  Braemer Links
  
  6364 John Harris Drive
  
  Edina, MN 55439
  
  952-903-5750
  
  braemargolf.com