I am a Fully Qualified Class AAA member of the New Zealand PGA with over 35 years of experience. I have a solid coaching background involving club, junior academy, high performance and national players. Over the years I have worked as a professional coach for a number of clubs in New Zealand from which I gained an excellent understanding of the needs of players at all levels. Currently I am the head coach of Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club with a membership of 700. And also coach at the Otaki Golf Club with a membership of 410.Due to my successes as a coach and also the work I have done regarding developing junior golf. I have been given Honorary Membership to both the New Zealand Golf Foundation and the Eagles Golfing Society of Wellington with only being one of three who share this honour over its 53 year history. The others being Michael Campbell (2005 US Open Winner) and Sir Brian Lochore (past All Black great).I have also won the 2015 Coach of the Year for Porirua, 2015 Coach of the Year for the Kapiti Coast as well as the 2016 Coach of the Year for Sport Wellington.I coach Daniel Hillier who after a highly successful amateur career, now plays professionally on the Challenge Tour. And through winning the qualifying school, he played in the 2021 Open. Through this success he has also been invited to play several European Tour Events, with finishing 3rd in ISPS Handa World Invitational. Dan also qualified for the 2018 US Open at Pebble Beach as an amateur. With also being co-medalist at the US Amateur also at Pebble Beach.Another one of my top athletes is Julianne Alvarez who along with Daniel was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2018 World Mens and Womens Amateur Teams event to be played in Ireland. She in her first year at Washington University, sunk the winning putt to win the 2017 NCA National Golf Finals. Julianne now plays professionally on the Symetra Tour in the US.I am passionate about coaching young athletes, and helping them to achieve their life long goals within the game of golf.