Gary Cooney
President
Australian GTF

The Australian Golf Teachers Federation trains and certifies golf teaching professionals for the golfing public. With professionalism and excellence, the Australian GTF and WGTF establish the nation's and world's standard for golf teaching professionals.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Thank you for your interest in becoming a golf teaching professional.

Golf teaching, the "Profession of a Lifetime," offers you many opportunities in the fast-growing golf industry.

Our 12,000 WGTF members worldwide hold positions at public and private country clubs, golf schools, driving ranges, indoor facilities, high school and college coaches, and as managers of public and private golf facilities.

You can learn every facet of the game at our convenient, certification courses held throughout Europe. WGTF courses are held all over the world by each country's member federation.

Every facet of the game is comprehensively covered, so you feel comfortable in both written and teaching situations. In addition, you will enjoy the relaxing and caring learning environment, with individual attention from our knowledgeable and experienced staff.

The Australian Golf Teachers Federation was established to provide this kind of top-quality, extensive training to individuals who seek careers in the golf teaching industry. The WGTF now boasts the largest number of golf teaching professionals in the world, with over 12,000 members representing nations across the world.

The course format includes the following aspects:

Every area of the game will be comprehensively covered so that each student will be made to feel comfortable in both written and teaching situations.

Men: 2 rounds combined score 166 or less.

Senior Division: Age 50 – 59: 2 rounds combined score 168 or less.

Age 60 – 69: 2 rounds combined score 172 or less.

Age 70 +: 2 rounds combined score 176 or less.

Ladies: 2 rounds combined scores 170 or less.

Senior Division: Age 50 – 59: 2 rounds combined score 172 or less.

Age 60 +: 2 rounds combined score 176 or less.

Rulebook is issued to you and permitted during test. (Rules in brief)

Based on the application of teaching methods, detection and correction of swing errors.

Juniors, Seniors, Ladies, Advanced, Intermediate, Beginners, Group and Multiple teaching,

On completion of the course, successful candidates will be awarded a Qualified Teachers Certificate and Teaching Professional Membership Card, which will cover membership of the AGTF for one year and is recognised worldwide.

Student Qualifications

Certificate courses are open to Amateur or Professional golfers, male or female from the age of 18 who have the potential and ambition to teach golf.

Rules of Amateur Status

According to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews we bring to your notice as members of the AGTF with regard to Amateur status:

It is not a breach of the rules of Amateur Status to attend a Certificate Training Course to be trained to teach golf.

Furthermore, membership of the AGTF is not contrary to the rules of amateur status.

However an Amateur golfer would be in breach of Rule 2 – 5 of the rules of Amateur status and thereby cause forfeiture of his/her Amateur status if the member was to receive compensation or payment for giving instruction in playing golf.

Exceptions

Golf instruction may be given by the employee of an educational institution or system, to students of the institution or system, and by camp counsellors to those in their charge, providing that their total time devoted to instruction during a year comprises less than 50% of the time spent during the year in the performance of all duties as such an employee or counsellor.

Suite 2, 602 Whitehorse Road, Mircham, VIC 3132
Tel: 61 3 9873 4555
Fax: 61 3 9873 1195
g.cooney@bigpond.net.au