A 90-day online course for women to conquer the rules of golf inside a supportive, interactive community.
A 90-day online course for women to conquer the rules of golf in a supportive, interactive community.
Golf is supposed to be fun, but trying to learn the rules has left you feeling frustrated.
Confusion about the rules is holding you back from playing to your potential.
Disagreements with other players creates unnecessary tension during your rounds.
Golf is supposed to be fun, but trying to learn the rules has left you feeling frustrated.
Confusion about the rules is holding you back from playing to your potential.
Disagreements with other players creates unnecessary tension during your round, causing strain on your relationships.
Join The Girlfriends Golf Academy
so you can turn confusion into confidence:
so you can turn confusion into confidence!
so you can eliminate confusion, lower your scores, and have more fun on the golf course.
so you can eliminate confusion, lower your scores, and have more fun on the golf course.
I went on to earn an Advanced Rules Certification from the USGA.
During that process, I developed a simple framework that makes it easy to learn and retain the rules — no endless memorization required.
After I began competing in club tournaments, I noticed how few players truly understood the rules.
This lack of knowledge often led to confusion, frustration, and unnecessary conflict during competition.
Determined to change that, I studied the rules and went on to earn an Advanced Rules Certification from the U.S.G.A.
I went on to earn an Advanced Rules Certification from the USGA.
During that process, I developed a simple framework that makes it easy to learn and retain the rules — no endless memorization required.
Fast forward a few years, and now I teach rules clinics.
I travel across the country. helping thousands of women gain the knowledge and confidence to prevent conflict, eliminate stress, and have more fun!
And the best part?
I’ve developed a simple framework that makes learning the rules easier than ever—and I’m sharing it all with you inside the Girlfriends Golf Academy so you can take control of your game.
The Vintage Club
Mediterra
Clear Creek
Tiburon
Bald Peak Colony
Verandah Club
The Old Collier Golf Club
Montreux
LPGA Amateur Golf Association
The Renaissance Club, Scotland
The Vintage Club
You can continue to guess at how to proceed (hoping you guess correctly).
You can do nothing and risk penalties, blow-up holes, and conflict with other players.
You can invest in a course that gives you clarity, confidence, and a community to support your growth.
This course gives you the tools to:
A 90-day membership course that simplifies the rules so you can avoid tension, gain confidence, and make every round more enjoyable.
A 90-day membership course that simplifies the rules so you can avoid tension, gain confidence, and make every round more enjoyable.
For less than the cost of a stylish golf outfit, you can join the world’s only women’s golf academy and master the rules—giving you the confidence to handle any situation on the course with ease.
Marcela Smith
Founder, Girlfriends Guide to Golf, USGA Advanced Rules Certified
Marcela is a trailblazer in golf rules education, transforming the way women approach the game. With an Advanced Rules Certification from the United States Golf Association, she has helped thousands of women learn the rules, avoid penalties, and feel more welcome on the golf course.
Through her unique framework, Marcela makes complex golf rules less intimidating, giving golfers of all levels the tools they need to thrive on the course.
Marcela teaches golf rules clinics nationwide in The Girlfriends Golf Experience and More Confident Golf Experience, and shares her methods with PGA professionals at educational conferences, including the world-famous PGA Show in Orlando, Florida.
Marcela Smith
Founder, Girlfriends Guide to Golf, USGA Advanced Rules Certified
Marcela is a trailblazer in golf rules education, transforming the way women approach the game. With an Advanced Rules Certification from the United States Golf Association, she has helped thousands of women learn the rules, avoid penalties, and feel more welcome on the golf course.
Through her unique framework, Marcela makes complex golf rules less intimidating, giving golfers of all levels the tools they need to thrive on the course.
Marcela teaches golf rules clinics nationwide in The Girlfriends Golf Experience and More Confident Golf Experience, and shares her methods with PGA professionals at educational conferences, including the world-famous PGA Show in Orlando, Florida.
The Girlfriends Golf Academy is a female-based community created to help women feel welcome on the golf course, and empowered with knowledge of the rules of the game. We believe that everyone, regardless of gender, race, age or religion, deserves equal access to golf, and all golfers are welcome in our community.
Your knowledge and confidence in the rules isn’t necessarily tied to your scores or handicap. The Girlfriends Golf Academy is for all experience levels.
There are lessons specifically geared for brand new players, and for golfers who have been competing for years. You choose the lessons you want to watch, and which LIVE coaching sessions to attend. You can even take the quizzes to see which lessons you should watch or repeat.
90 day access to our private Facebook group containing narrated presentations, on-course videos, summaries, cheatsheets and quizzes. Lessons can be watched at your own pace during the 3 month membership period.
Marcela hosts LIVE coaching sessions once a week to answer your questions. The LIVE sessions inside our private Facebook group. The days and times rotate and get uploaded to the group the following day. Our group calendar contains each link for easy access.
Yes, our community platform allows you to consume the presentations, videos and summaries at your own pace. You may view the videos and narrated presentations as much as you’d like during your membership period.
You have 90 (ninety) days to access all the materials. At end end of your course membership period you will receive an invitation to continue in the community for a nominal fee.
Send Marcela an email at Marcela@GirlfriendsGuideToGolf.com or click here!
Yes, we are so confident that you will love what you’re learning in the Academy, that we guarantee it. You have two weeks from date of acceptance into the private community group to cancel and get full refund.
Yes, in order to view the lessons and videos, take the quizzes and see our calendar for the LIVE Q&A sessions, you will need to be a current member of Facebook. You must have been a member of Facebook for at least two years in order to join us. If you don’t have a FB account, please email Marcela@GirlfriendsGuideToGolf.com.
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