About

We're building golfers, not just teaching golf.

Greenside Society started with a quiet observation: a lot of people would love to play golf — and most of them never will, because the way the game is offered to newcomers is intimidating, expensive, or both.

We built the Society to fix that. Small cohorts. Honest coaching. Considered hospitality. A community of people who actually want you there. We're a modern golf lifestyle brand for a new generation of players — beginners, professionals, families, and the simply curious.

A Greenside Society gathering at a partner course
Our mission

Make golf more accessible, social, and enjoyable.

We measure success not by handicaps lowered, but by people who picked up a club for the first time — and stayed.

Values

What guides every Society day.

  • Welcoming first

    Every decision we make is tested against one question: would a beginner feel at home here?

  • Quietly premium

    We care about hospitality, design, and detail — without performance or pretension.

  • Community over performance

    Scoring matters less than the people you score with.

  • Honesty in coaching

    Simple language, real progress, no upselling.

Coaches

A small, deliberate team.

Our coaches are chosen for warmth and clarity as much as credentials — patient with beginners, sharp with returning players, and quietly proud of both.

James Otieno
James Otieno
Head Coach
Aisha Karanja
Aisha Karanja
Lead Beginner Coach
Brian Mwangi
Brian Mwangi
Junior Programme Coach
Partner courses

Hosted at Kenya's most loved courses.

Greenside doesn't own a course — we partner with carefully chosen clubs and driving ranges across Nairobi, the coast, and up-country. It keeps the experience varied and the Society genuinely mobile.

Karen Country Club
Nairobi
Karen Country Club
Windsor Golf Hotel
Nairobi
Windsor Golf Hotel
Vipingo Ridge
Coast
Vipingo Ridge
Muthaiga Golf Club
Nairobi
Muthaiga Golf Club
Great Rift Valley Lodge
Naivasha
Great Rift Valley Lodge
Sigona Range
Kiambu
Sigona Range
Begin

Come and meet the Society.

A short conversation is the easiest way to see if it's for you.