Being a member of the USGTF has many benefits and advantages. In addition to having the right to identify yourself as a USGTF member, members also receive professional recognition, personal use discount programs from most major manufacturers, access to discounted liability insurance, ongoing professional education opportunities and chances to compete with and meet fellow members at our regional and national championship events.
Germany, represented by the Deutschland Golf Teachers Federation (DGTF), was one of the earliest members of the World Golf Teachers Federation when the WGTF was formed in 1993. After an initial period of strong growth under the late Achim Picht, the DGTF’s momentum stalled. A couple of revival efforts in recent years fell short.
How would you like to shoot 32-under for four rounds and not win? That scenario happened in the PGA Tour’s first event of the season, The Sentry, when Collin Morikawa fired that number only to fall three strokes short of winner Hideki Matsuyama. What in the world is going on on today’s PGA Tour? The Sentry is played at Kapalua in Maui, Hawaii, a course known for generous fairways and ease of play, since it is, after all, a resort course. Having a par of 73 helps the cause, too.
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Daniel Kim, son of USGTF member Micah Kim from Mukilteo, Washington, started golf at 7 years old. His brother was 10, and they started at the same time. The goal was to go out and have fun as a family. Once Daniel started playing, he wanted to become a tournament golfer. Micah, who wasn’t a USGTF member at the time, told him to practice every day and take lessons.
