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Grass Driving Range in Derby
A grass driving range near Derby. Practise off real turf, exactly as you play, with true strikes, real divots and the honest feedback a mat can never give you.
FIND YOUR PLAN
Make your practice count,
in under a minute.
Answer a few quick questions and we will show you how to structure your practice, and whether a lesson would make the time you spend here worth more.
Our grass range near Derby, in Codnor
A range that behaves
like the golf course
Our grass driving range near Derby gives you what a mat never can: honest feedback on your strike. Mats forgive heavy contact. Real turf shows you exactly where the club meets the ground, with a real divot to prove it.
Practising off grass means practising the shots you actually face on the golf course, off the lies you actually get. Work through your irons and wedges, groove your ball striking, then walk a few steps to the short game area and putting green to cover chipping, pitching, bunker play and putting in the same session. Pay contactless at the ball dispenser, no booking needed.
The grass range opens through the playing season alongside our all year covered Trackman bays, at Ormonde Fields Golf Club, Nottingham Road, Codnor, Ripley DE5 9RJ., roughly 20 minutes from Derby with parking right outside.
What real turf gives you
Why practising off grass
changes things
Four things a grass range does that hitting off a mat simply cannot.
Real turf shows exactly where your club meets the ground, with none of the forgiveness a mat gives you.
Practise the shots you actually face, off the lies you actually get out on the golf course.
Combine range work with the short game area and putting green just a few steps away.
The grass range opens through the playing season, while the covered Trackman bays run all year.
If your range sessions feel great and your rounds do not, the surface you are practising off is usually part of the answer.
OUR APPROACH
The Evolution Approach
Six things that stay the same, whichever part of the academy you use.
Before anything changes, we take the time to understand your goals, your golf and how you actually want to spend your time here.
Trackman technology and TPI movement principles mean every decision is based on what is really happening rather than an opinion.
Technical, physical, or simply how you practise. There is always a reason changes are not sticking, and we identify it before we act.
Our PGA Professionals, physiotherapist and strength and conditioning coaches share what they find, so nothing gets missed between them.
You leave with a clear, personalised plan built around your body, your goals and the time you realistically have to practise.
We measure again as you go, so improvement is something you can point at rather than something you hope is happening.
Golf coaching in Derbyshire
supported by Modern Facilities.
Whatever your game needs, we have the coaching, facilities and environment for all ages and abilities to practice, learn and play. One to one PGA Professional Coaching, Junior Academy, Ladies Academy, Trackman Driving Range, Trackman Simulator, TPI Screening and more. For golfers in Derby, Alfreton, Ripley, Belper and Ilkeston.
Why golfers choose us
Why Golfers Choose Evolution Golf Academy
Golfers travel to Codnor from Derby, Nottingham, Ripley, Heanor, Ilkeston and Alfreton for one reason:
everything needed to actually improve sits on one site, and every change is measured rather than guessed.
Every golf lesson is taught one to one by a PGA Professional and built around your body, your goals and your golf swing. No templates, no generic swing models.
The same radar technology used on tour measures your club and ball on every swing, so changes are proven by numbers rather than opinion or feel.
Trackman driving range, simulator, teaching bay, grass range, short game area and golf fitness suite, all at Ormonde Fields Golf Club in Ripley.
Roughly 20 minutes from Derby and 25 from Nottingham, with free parking directly outside the bays and the teaching studio.
Covered, floodlit bays from 7am to 10pm every day of the week, so your practice and lessons continue right through winter.
Golfers across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire rate the academy five stars for coaching, facilities and value for money.
Reviews from Derby & Nottingham golfers
Trusted by golfers
across the Midlands.
The practice facilities here are second to none. I couldn’t of been more impressed, the grass range is an amazing touch and the track man bays are top notch as well, mats are perfect not worn, balls aren’t battered, great value for money, definitely my go to practice facility now.
Great range, balls are in very good nick, Trackman too, plus a nice little chipping area.
Great place to start your golfing journey. The Trackman facilities are excellent.
I had a lesson with Will. He was attentive and planned an approach to how I could improve. After some practice the planned improvements paid off. Highly recommended.
Golf coaching with Will was a great experience. He helped progress my game using their Trackman technology and the driving range facilities to practice what I had been taught.
Will gave me good advice and made adjustments to my swing. Huge improvement in just one lesson, best £50 I have ever spent.
golf questions and answers
Grass Driving Range in Derby FAQs
At Evolution Golf Academy, Ormonde Fields Golf Club, Nottingham Road, Codnor, Ripley DE5 9RL. It is one of the few grass ranges within easy reach of Derby.
Mats forgive heavy strikes, turf does not. Grass shows exactly where your club meets the ground, with a real divot, which is the same feedback you get on the golf course.
No. Turn up, pay contactless at the ball dispenser and set up on the turf line.
Through the playing season. The covered Trackman bays run all year round for winter practice.
Baskets are £4 small, £7 medium, £9 large and £11 jumbo.
Yes. The short game area and putting green are a few steps away, so chipping, bunker play and putting fit into the same session.
Visit the academy
Visit the Academy in Condor.
Address. Nottingham Rd, Codnor, Ripley, DE5 9RJ
Mon to Sun · 7:00am to 10:00pm
07710 582036