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9,000 MILES FOR USGTF CERTIFICATION
January 3, 2012Rupak Prasad Acharya of Kathmandu, Nepal, recently completed his Level III certification at the Indian Hills Golf Course in Fort Pierce, Florida, under the watchful and competent eye of
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December 2, 2011The Winter 2012 edition of Golf Teaching Pro will be mailed beginning December 9 to all USGTF members. Please also remember that if you move, please keep the USGTF National Office updated with your current contact information so you can receive … Continue reading
Posted in December 2011, Past Articles | Tagged golf, Golf Teaching Pro, magazine, usgtf, winter issue | Leave a commentGREAT AMERICAN TEACHING PROFESSIONAL – SHAWN RAMIREZ
December 2, 2011Shawn Ramirez is a USGTF Level III teaching professional from Vero Beach, Florida. He is the father of seven and is also a licensed minister. His love for the game led him to the USGTF,
Posted in December 2011, Past Articles | Tagged academy fore golf, game, golf, love, minister, professional, shawn ramirez, usgtf, vero beach | Leave a commentINAUGURAL UNITED STATES MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE HELD IN MAY
December 2, 2011The inaugural United States Match Play Championship will be held May 7-11, 2012, at Indian Hills Golf Course in Fort Pierce, Florida. The event is open to all professional and amateur golfers nationwide.
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December 2, 2011Wilson Golf, a longtime industry partner and supporter of the USGTF, is now offering a new Wilson VIP program (www.WilsonVIP.com) to allow USGTF members
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December 2, 2011Bill Kroen is a longtime USGTF member who resides in Stuart, Florida. He is the author of the national bestselling “The Golf Tip A Day Calendar,” which has sold over a million copies.
Posted in December 2011, Past Articles | Tagged bestsellers, Bill Kroen, golf, golf author, The Golf Tip A Day, usgtf | Leave a commentTHE HIDDEN REWARDS OF TEACHING
December 1, 2011At the end of a long day of golf, Zack was caught in a three way tie for first place. In order to win the class 4A district tournament and advance to the regional level,
Posted in December 2011, Past Articles | Tagged coaching, golf, golf team, high school, high school team, kids, play golf, students, teaching, usgtf | Leave a commentHYUNDAI PARTNERS WITH USGTF AT US GOLF TEACHERS CUP
October 3, 2011USGTF member Brandon Lee, vice president of USGTF Foreign Language Courses, has arranged a sponsorship with the Hyundai car company for the upcoming
Posted in October 2011, Past Articles | Tagged golf, hole in one, hyundai, sponsor, sponsorship, tournament, us cup, usgtf | Leave a commentUSGTF EDITORIAL – IF 12 HOLES BECOMES THE NEW 18, THEN IT’S TIME TO BIFURCATE THE RULES
October 3, 2011By Mike Stevens, USGTF Level III Member, Tampa, FL
Posted in October 2011, Past Articles | Tagged adapt, enjoyment, fun, generation, golf, golf game, hazard, lifestyles, new, nicklaus, recreation, rules, stroke, tournament, usgtf | Leave a commentUSGTF HAS NEW LINE OF LEATHER ACCESSORIES
September 30, 2011The USGTF has acquired a new line of logoed leather accessories from Winston Collection. This entity specializes in high quality duffel bags,
Posted in October 2011, Past Articles | Tagged briefcases, duffel bags, golf, laptop cases, leather accessories, usgtf, wallets | Leave a commentPROMOTE YOUR PRODUCT
September 30, 2011Many USGTF members seem to come up with great golf related ideas and products. If you have developed a specific training aid, written a book, created a training video or something similar and would like to advertise or promote your … Continue reading
Posted in October 2011, Past Articles | Tagged advertise, aids, concepts, dvds, golf, ideas, training, training aids, usgtf | Leave a commentBUILDING THE USGTF BRAND – A TEAM EFFORT
September 1, 2011With technology rapidly changing, the USGTF has always embraced the latest in helping to promote
Posted in Past Articles, September 2011 | Tagged brand, golf, team, usgtf | Leave a commentWORLD GOLF TEACHERS CUP UPDATE
September 1, 2011Entries for the 10th biennial World Golf Teachers Cup and the 16th annual United States Golf Teachers Cup are coming into the USGTF National Office at an increasing pace. If you would like to participate in these two outstanding events, … Continue reading
Posted in Past Articles, September 2011 | Tagged golf, teaching professional, tournament, trophy, usgtf | Leave a commentWORLD GOLF TEACHERS CUP – NEW WEBSITE
September 1, 2011The USGTF has launched a new website called www.WorldGolfTeachersCup.com. This tournament site will feature a live leader board and blog as well as up to date photos, videos and interviews along with archives from previous events.
Posted in Past Articles, September 2011 | Tagged golf, tournament, trohpy, usgtf, world golf teachers cup | Leave a commentGREAT AMERICAN TOURING PROFESSIONAL – KEEGAN BRADLEY
September 1, 2011What’s it like to win the first major championship in which you played? Since the dawn of the 20th century, only Francis Ouimet in 1913, Ben Curtis in 2003, and now Keegan Bradley know the answer to that question.
Posted in Past Articles, September 2011 | Tagged american touring professional, golf, keegan bradley, usgtf | Leave a commentGREAT AMERICAN TEACHING PROFESSIONAL – TRUMMIE HUDSON
September 1, 2011By Trummie Hudson, Level III member, Berea, Ohio I was born in Homestead, Florida, where my passions were boating and fishing. I moved to Ohio in 1966, and was 27 years old before I set foot on a golf … Continue reading
Posted in Past Articles, September 2011 | Tagged golf, member profile, teaching golf, trummie hudson, usgtf | Leave a commentPEREZ NAMED NEW USGTF NORTHWEST REGION DIRECTOR
September 1, 2011USGTF Master Golf Teaching Professional Jim Perez from Fresno, California, has been named as the new Northwest
Posted in Past Articles, September 2011 | Tagged golf, jim perez, nothwest region, tournament, usgtf | Leave a commentNEW DVD – GOLF PSYCHOLOGY FOR TEACHING PROFESSIONALS
September 1, 2011USGTF sport psychology consultant Dr. Gregg Steinberg’s expertise is on display in a new instructional DVD titled Golf Psychology for Golf Teaching Professionals, the latest in the USGTF instructional series. In the DVD, Dr. Steinberg gives golf teaching professionals insights
Posted in Past Articles, September 2011 | Tagged dvd, golf, golf psychology, gregg, instructional, sports, steinberg, teaching golf, usgtf | Leave a commentUSGTF SEEKING INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS FROM MEMBERS
September 1, 2011In an effort to further promote USGTF & WGTF Members worldwide, we are encouraging members to submit short instructional videos which we
Posted in Past Articles, September 2011 | Tagged golf, instructional, teaching, usgtf, video | Leave a commentCGTF’S TAM PROMOTES MANAGERS COURSE IN CHINA
September 1, 2011CGTF Master Teaching Professional Tommy Tam is shown in the accompanying photo promoting the United States Golf Managers Association to interested persons at Peking University in China.
Posted in Past Articles, September 2011 | Tagged china, club, golf, golf course, management, managers, tam, teaching, tommy, usgtf | Leave a commentSECRETS OF SPIDER CLOCK PUTTING
September 1, 2011When you are trying to get your students to learn how to read putting greens better I use a method that I have discovered that works great! Try to get your students to imagine the putting green like the … Continue reading
Posted in Past Articles, September 2011 | Tagged clock, golf, greens, putting, spider, teaching, usgtf | Leave a commentUSGTF MEMBER PENS NEW BOOK
August 1, 2011USGTF Level IV member Michael Wolf has written a new book titled The Driven Golfer – Building Your Method for Scratch Golf. Michael is the head professional
Posted in December 2011, Past Articles | Tagged driven golfer, golf, michawl wolf, new book, usgtf | Leave a commentUSGTF LAUNCHES NEW SOCIAL NETWORK FOR GOLFERS: WORLD GOLF ASSOCIATION.COM
August 1, 2011Since we all now live in a global community and golf is a game that is played worldwide,
Posted in November 2011, Past Articles | Tagged association, golf, network, social, usgtf, wga, wgtf, world, worldwide | Leave a commentTEACHING STUDENT’S ABOUT PATIENCE
July 1, 2011By: Mike Levine USGTF Level IV Member Port St. Lucie, Florida Golf is a game of a lifetime…and you as a teacher of this amazing game
Posted in July 2011, Past Articles | Tagged awareness, fundamentals, golf, happy, lifetime, patience, secret, students, teaching, technique, usgtf | Leave a commentTEACHING ADVICE ON RHYTHM AND TEMPO
July 1, 2011When it comes to rhythm in the golf swing, many golfers are somewhat
Posted in July 2011, Past Articles | Tagged backswing, focus, golf, mechanics, rhythm, swing, tempo, tom wattson, usgtf | Leave a commentGREAT AMERICAN TEACHING PROFESSIONAL – MICHEAL CARSON
July 1, 2011After eight years in China’s business world, Micheal Carson (USGTF Level III, 2009) used the USGTF certification path to launch
Posted in July 2011, Past Articles | Tagged china, full swing, golf, mandarin, putting, shanghai, short game, teaching, teaching professional, usgtf | Leave a commentGREAT AMERICAN TOUR PLAYER – WALTER HAGEN
July 1, 2011Everyone knows that Walter Hagen was a great showman, but what gets
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