Bronx students got hands-on experience Wednesday at Bally’s Golf Links at Ferry Point during a community junior golf clinic taught by accomplished golfers after their first round of a tournament sponsored by Farmers Insurance.

The elite players are part of the Advocates Professional Golf Association (APGA) Tour, a non-profit organization that aims to prepare minority golfers to compete and win at the highest level through competition.

Players Joey Stills, Andrew Walker and Michael Bradham gathered on the driving range at Bally’s with students from Preston High School, Public School Athletic League, City Parks Foundation and First Tee of Metropolitan New York to demonstrate some fundamental golf swings and talk about opportunities that golf can offer.

Keith Houlemard, CEO of APGA, explained to the students that golf is not just a sport, but a unique networking opportunity.

“You can ride in the golf cart with someone who can change the trajectory of your life,” said Houlemard.

Houlemard described his journey from working in a warehouse at Nike to becoming President of the Jordan Brand over the course of a successful 30-year-career with the sporting goods giant. He encouraged the kids and teens at the clinic to take advantage of the sport.

“The biggest blessing is being able to meet and see you start your journey,” said Houlemard.

Tour players also talked about their love of the sport and the lessons they’ve learned.

“The thing I like about golf is that it teaches you so much about life,” said Walker. “It forces you to be patient.”

He explained to students that part of golf is competing against the elements on any particular day and on different courses. Walker said his shot generally has more loft, but on a windy day, he would need to change his swing so the ball wouldn’t get blown off course.

Bradham told students that golf is a sport someone can play their whole life.

“The biggest reason I like golf is that I get to play with my dad,” Bradham said.

The San Antonio, Texas based golfer demonstrated a drive for the students, explaining that there are multiple ways that he could change the loft, path and length of his shot based on the hole he was playing and the weather at the time.

Stills then demonstrated how to use a wedge to send the ball high into the air for shorter lengths that would create a softer landing. It’s a shot that he said wasn’t as flashy, but important to know nonetheless.

Then the APGA players invited the students to step up and try their shot, showing the less experienced golfers more basics about stance and grip and giving the students who had already been playing a while more nuanced tips about their specific swing.

“You have a quirk in your golf swing that is similar to a quirk I have in my swing,” Stills said as he gave tips to one of the more experienced junior golfers.

The young women from Preston High School, where APGA players visited for a school assembly on Tuesday, encouraged each other on successful swings while perfecting their golf clap.

As the event was winding down, the APGA Tour’s sponsor, Farmers Insurance, presented the junior golfers with some golf swag starter packs. They gifted students a blue Farmers Insurance backpack filled with a pack of golf balls, some golf tees, a microfiber towel and a pen with an electronic stylus on the end.

The excited students took photos with the players and asked Stills, Bradham and Walker to autograph their new golf balls. Students from Preston High School chatted about the new golf club their school is organizing. The demonstration ended, but for some Bronx students, their golf journey may just be getting started.