WGTF-GERMANY REBUILDING STRONGER THAN EVER

By Bjorn Beekman

Over the past years, WGTF-Germany has developed into a mature and forward-thinking organization within European golf. Its growth is not driven by volume or visibility, but by a clear focus on quality, structure, and long-term impact from education to elite performance.

WGTF-Germany has already delivered in 2025 multiple Level III education programs, designed around modern coaching principles such as long-term athlete development, skill acquisition, and constraints-led learning. The central goal of these programs is simple: to ensure coaches can translate knowledge into effective practice.

A defining strength of the German pathway has been the close cooperation with the Dutch WGTF expertise, creating an international framework while remaining sensitive to the specific demands of the German golf environment. This international collaboration is intentional. It fosters knowledge exchange, shared standards, and a common WGTF coaching language at a master level.

Education within WGTF-Germany is closely connected to the club environment. To date, 46 golf courses across Germany have entered into formal WGTF partnerships. These clubs function as development platforms where education, player pathways, and coaching standards come together. Together with WGTF-Germany departments and certified instructors, structured WGTF courses are now being delivered directly at partner clubs. These programs are taught by German WGTF instructors working in cooperation with Dutch colleagues, ensuring continuity, quality, and international alignment.

An important element of WGTF-Germany’s development is the constructive and ongoing dialogue with the German Golf Federation. This alignment positions WGTF education as a complementary pathway within the broader German golf structure, supporting shared goals such as coach quality, player development, and long-term sustainability.

With a strong education pathway, an expanding club network, a dedicated high-performance education center, and proven impact at the elite level, WGTF-Germany is entering a new phase. The focus moving forward is clear: deepen quality, strengthen international cooperation, and continue connecting education, technology, and performance in a coherent and sustainable system. WGTF-Germany is not simply developing coaches. It is demonstrating how modern coach education can shape the future of the game.