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WGTF

TOP100

WGTF

TOP100

WGTF ANNOUNCES TOP 100 TEACHERS FOR 2016-2017The following golf teaching professionals have been named as the WGTF Top 100 Teachers for 2016-2017. This list is the only worldwide ranking of golf teaching professionals. Those on the list were selected for their teaching acumen and accomplishments, and were nominated by their respective federations. All WGTF Certified Golf Teaching Professionals® and Master Golf Teaching Professionals® are eligible to be named to the list. Congratulations to the following WGTF members:

Brendan Doyle – USAWalt Abraham – USARafael Conde – MexicoNeil Bates – United KingdomKeith Renton – Scotland Gary Pugh – WalesMark Wright – United KingdomMark Phillips – United KingdomGreg Salazar – CanadaDiego Peralta – MexicoAlejandro Duque – Costa RicaMike Perez – USAMike Sidlinger – USAGeorge Yelvington – USAJeff Howe – CanadaPatrick McHugh – AustriaDonald Cole – USAArlen Bento, Jr. – USARicky Campbell – Trinidad & TobagoWayne Player – USANoel Eastwell – SpainGrant Garrison – AustraliaLibrado Bartolome Tadeo – Philippines Tim Crough – CanadaBill Bath – Canada

Ronnie Larsson – SwedenDave Hill – CanadaMurray St. Onge – CanadaTodd Irwin – USAMark Harman – USAConstantine “Pappy” Pappadakis – USAVanpe Sajamark – ThailandKevin O’Neill – AustraliaDes Heffernan – AustraliaJim Perez – USAStella Chu Shuwei – ChinaSteve Williams – USAMauricio Zamora – Costa RicaKen Racca – USAUli Paetzel – GermanyPetra Muller – GermanyDetlef Lundius – GermanyWolfgang Friedel – Germany Mike Stevens – USAJohn Savage – USABrandon Lee – USAWayne Dahlstrom – USAChristopher Warner – USANorbert Bieg – GermanyCesar Ghinaglia – Mexico

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George Claffey – USABill Hand – USABennett Galloway – JapanJoe Richie – USAThomas Tucker – USASteve Auger – USAZlatan Siric-Bernhard – AustriaKarl Buckl – GermanyBob Wyatt, Jr. – USADave Belling – CanadaJos den Hartog – NetherlandsYeon Tek Jang – KoreaPat Church – USAKathy Hester – USADouglas Gray – ScotlandThomas T Wartelle – USAJames Douris – AustraliaTakashi Oya – Japan

Gary Cricks – USAPaul DiStefano – USAMatt Smith – USASeth Dichard – USATom Buckley – USABob Corbo – USAGrant Gulych – CanadaKen Butler – USAPeter Hudson – LondonDavid Vaught – USATom Brockman – USAEdward Verstraten – NetherlandsBob Toski – USASteve Oostrom – CanadaMichael Wolf – USABruce Sims – USATim Hofstetter – USAAnthony Benny – Trinidad & Tobago

Peter Lim – SingaporePhilip Ang – SingaporeToshihito Okumura – JapanThomas Skelton – CanadaEttienne Graham – United KingdomDavid Richardson – United KingdomChristopher Richards – Trinidad & TobagoSomkiat Phuvanattnuruks – ThailandNatthanon Lerkkumsup – ThailandTreerath Sutabutr – ThailandLillian Lee – Hong KongIan Robertson – AustraliaRodger Podmore – AustraliaJim LaBuda – USA