THE VALUE OF BEING A MASTER GOLF TEACHING PROFESSIONAL®
Did you notice the registered trademark symbol in the headline? That’s because like being a Realtor® or a Certified Public Accountant®, being a WGTF…
MASTER GOLF TEACHING PROFESSIONAL® COURSE TO BE HELD IN NOVEMBER
The next Master Golf Teaching Professional® certification course will be held November 3-5 at the USGTF National Office in Fort Pierce, Florida. Prospective candidates must…
NEW MEMBER LUU CAPTURES CGTF CUP
By Marc Ray, President, Canadian Golf Teachers Federation
A big thank you to all CGTF members who made the trip to…
REGION UPDATE
This month will feature the United States Golf Teachers Cup to be played at Stallion Mountain Golf Course in Las Vegas, Nevada, September 22-23. Although the…
TOUR PRO CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER
ATLANTA, GA – AUGUST 24: Tommy Fleetwood of England celebrates after winning the PGA Tour Championship on August 24, 2025 at…
“PRO” FILE – USGTF MEMBER ED SMOOT
By Ed Smoot
For a number of years, I was actively teaching and coaching golf. I was very involved in junior golf and…
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT – NISHALYA JUNG RAYAMAJHI
Nishalya Jung Rayamajhi’s golf journey began at the age of 16 at Royal Nepal Golf Club. What started as curiosity soon turned into purpose, all thanks…
USGTF INDUSTRY PARTNER SPOTLIGHT – SWING PROFILE GOLF ANALYZER
Swing Profile Golf Analyzer for Golf Coaches was named “Best Overall Product” at the PGA Merchandise Show in 2012, and has a number of features…
EDITORAL – EXPERTISE A COACH MUST POSSESS AND THE ROLES NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS OF A HIGH SCHOOL GOLF TEAM
Many of us played high school golf, and some of us even went on to play at the collegiate level. Even fewer have…
THE VALUE OF BEING A MASTER GOLF TEACHING PROFESSIONAL®
Did you notice the registered trademark symbol in the headline? That’s because like being a Realtor® or a Certified Public Accountant®, being a WGTF…
MASTER GOLF TEACHING PROFESSIONAL® COURSE TO BE HELD IN NOVEMBER
The next Master Golf Teaching Professional® certification course will be held November 3-5 at the USGTF National Office in Fort Pierce, Florida. Prospective candidates must…
NEW MEMBER LUU CAPTURES CGTF CUP
By Marc Ray, President, Canadian Golf Teachers Federation
A big thank you to all CGTF members who made the trip to…
REGION UPDATE
This month will feature the United States Golf Teachers Cup to be played at Stallion Mountain Golf Course in Las Vegas, Nevada, September 22-23. Although the…
TOUR PRO CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER
ATLANTA, GA – AUGUST 24: Tommy Fleetwood of England celebrates after winning the PGA Tour Championship on August 24, 2025 at…
“PRO” FILE – USGTF MEMBER ED SMOOT
By Ed Smoot
For a number of years, I was actively teaching and coaching golf. I was very involved in junior golf and…
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT – NISHALYA JUNG RAYAMAJHI
Nishalya Jung Rayamajhi’s golf journey began at the age of 16 at Royal Nepal Golf Club. What started as curiosity soon turned into purpose, all thanks…
USGTF INDUSTRY PARTNER SPOTLIGHT – SWING PROFILE GOLF ANALYZER
Swing Profile Golf Analyzer for Golf Coaches was named “Best Overall Product” at the PGA Merchandise Show in 2012, and has a number of features…
EDITORAL – EXPERTISE A COACH MUST POSSESS AND THE ROLES NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS OF A HIGH SCHOOL GOLF TEAM
Many of us played high school golf, and some of us even went on to play at the collegiate level. Even fewer have…
EDITORAL – GOLF PROGRAMS NEEDED SPECIFICALLY FOR GROWING FEMALE DEMOGRAPHIC
One of the things that female golfers or would-be golfers have said over the years is that many prefer golf programs specifically with…
USGTF INDUSTRY PARTNER SPOTLIGHT – RUDY PROJECT
Rudy Project, a longtime industry partner with the USGTF, has two products that are of interest to USGTF members. The first is the Turbolence, which is…
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT – KOSEI IMAI
By Matt Smith
I want to introduce two current students of mine that are doing great things in 2025. Kosei and Kengo Imai…
“PRO” FILE – USGTF MEMBER ASTRID HUSSENJIAN
By Astrid Hussenjian
I am originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina. My first golf lesson was with Angel Franco, brother of the famous professional…
THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER
It is not premature to say that Scottie Scheffler now ranks among the historical greats in golf. He did it yet again, winning The Open (or…
REGION UPDATE
United States Golf Teachers Cup – The 29th annual championship will be held Monday and Tuesday, September 22-23, at Stallion Mountain Golf Club in Las Vegas,…
NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
By Ruald Strydom, SAGTF Member
Golf in South Africa embodies a blend of tradition, diversity, and natural beauty. The sport is deeply ingrained…
FINAL CALL FOR LUXOR HOTEL RESERVATIONS FOR THE US CUP
The Luxor has become one of Las Vegas’ top iconic venues with its pyramid shape, paying homage to a far away and long-ago land.…
DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR THE US CUP
Great fun and great competition await competitors for this year’s United States Golf Teachers Cup, to be held Monday and Tuesday, September 22nd-23rd,…
EVERY HOUR, SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD, GOLF LESSONS ARE BEING CONDUCTED BY WGTF MEMBERS
One of the deep philosophical nuggets from the book Golf in the Kingdom was the fact that at any second on Earth, a golf ball…
USGTF INDUSTRY PARTNER SPOTLIGHT – COBRA DARKSPEED ADAPT DRIVER
Cobra Golf has taken adjustability to a new level with its Darkspeed Adapt series. Each model has 33 possible settings to fine tune and adjust…
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT – ZANDER ZAFAR
Zander Zafar from Texas is a junior golfer under the tutelage of USGTF member Kurt Graves, and is making waves as one of the state’s…
“PRO” FILE – USGTF MEMBER ARI RIEGER
By Ari Rieger
Growing up as a multi-sport athlete in Mill Valley, California, I didn’t take up golf until I was 14 years…
“PRO” FILE – US OPEN CHAMPIONS J.J. SPAUN AND MAJA STARK
Ed Furgol. Jack Fleck. Steve Jones. Michael Campbell. Wyndham Clark. You can now add the name J.J. Spaun to that list of unlikely…
Region Update
Central – If Ron Cox wins any more USGTF region championships, we may have to name a trophy after him. Cox, from Nashville,…
US CUP ONLY TWO MONTHS AWAY!
This year’s United States Golf Teachers Cup is being played in September for the first time, and it will be held the 22nd and 23rd…
NEWS FROM GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND
By Peter Hudson, President, WGTF of GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND
It seems just a short while since I was freezing cold in Orlando at…
– BECOME ONE WITH ALL GOLF TEACHING PROFFESSIONALS AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH ONE WGTF LOGO –
As noted above in this e-newsletter, all member nations of the World Golf Teachers Federation will become known in 2026 as WGTF-(country name). This…
HANNAH GREEN
Australia’s Hannah Green is one of those professional golfers who fly under the radar, but at her competitors’ peril. While stars like Lydia Ko and…
USGTF INDUSTRY PARTNER – SWING PROFILE
When it comes to rangefinders for golf, the undisputed leader is Bushnell. As the most popular rangefinder among PGA Tour players and their caddies, Bushnell…
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT- MARENA FONTANET
By Dennis Caban
USGTF professional Dennis Caban is coaching one of the top junior talents in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, and her name is…
