PGA All Abilities Coaches
A joint initiative between Golf Australia and the PGA of Australia, the PGA All Abilities Coach Accreditation has been developed to give PGA Professionals and their venues / facilities additional training & resources in providing support for those golfers with physical, sensory or intellectual disability.
As accredited coaches, PGA Professionals play an important role in providing suitable assistance to golfers with disability.
PGA professionals complete an accreditation in the following areas;
Day 1 - Theory
- Inclusive Coaching
- Inclusive Clubs & Facilities
- Seven (7) Pillars of Inclusion
- Funding & Partnerships
Day 2 - Practical
- Introduction to Club-Fitting and Gripping Solutions
- Mobility Solutions – Ottobock Paragolfer
- Practical Coaching Session - Impairment Groups
Accredited PGA Professionals listed below or visit findapgapro.com.au to find your nearest PGA Professional.
NSW / ACT
Colin Banham Penrith Golf Club, Penrith, NSW
Scott Barsby Gordon Golf Club, Sydney, NSW
Brett Chappell Antill Park Golf Club, Pickton NSW
Jordan Colella NSW Golf Club, La Perouse, NSW
Brandon Connor Coffs Harbour Colf Club, Coffs Harbour, NSW
Adam Demidjuk The Coast Golf Club, Little Bay, NSW
Belinda Diamond Morisset Country Club, Central Coast, NSW
Mitchell Donlan Port Kembla Golf Club, Port Kembla, NSW
Ben Doney Terry Hills Golf Club, Terry Hills, NSW
Nathan Goodchild Waratah Golf Club, Newcastle, NSW
Christopher Hawkins Ballina Golf & Sports Club, Ballina, NSW
Clinton Russell Power Golf, Castle Hill, NSW
Gary Begg Barton Park Golf Range, West Botany, NSW
James Edge Bonnie Doon Golf Club, Sydney, NSW
Eddie Emerson OAM Cullens Driving Range, Sydney, NSW
Greg Engall Barnwell Park Golf Club, Sydney, NSW
Lachlan Foulsham Empower Golf Australia, Sydney, NSW
Darius Gear Wollongong Colf Club, Sydney, NSW
Peter Jones Muirfield Golf Club, Sydney, NSW
Peter Lightbown Paradise Golf, Terry Hills, NSW
Richard Jumrukovski Par Tee Virtual Golf, Albion Park, NSW
Ron Luxton Royal Sydney Golf Club, Rose Bay, NSW
David Northey Castle Hill Golf Club, Sydney, NSW
Wayne Parlarto Illawarra Golf Complex, Illawarra, NSW
Thomas Perfect JNJG, Central West, Duntryleague GC, NSW
Thomas Punnett Royal Camberra Golf Club, Camberra, ACT
Ethan Shanahan Bingara Gorge Golf Club, Wollongong, NSW
Apostolos Tsolakis Killara Golf Club, Sydney, NSW
Darrin Walden Blackheath Golf Club, Blue Mountains, NSW
Andrew Walkley Armidale Golf Club, Armidale, NSW
Bobby Walia Moore Park Golf, Sydney, NSW
Joshua Whitehouse Pymble Golf Club, Sydney, NSW
Marco Zirov Coast Golf Club, Sydney, NSW
QLD
Bree Arthur Golf Central, Brisbane, QLD
Colin Baynton Gracemere Lake Golf Club, Rockhampton, QLD
Graham Bolton Cairns Golf Club, Cairns, QLD
Daniel Brosnan Victoria Park Golf Complex, Brisbane, QLD
Jamie Brew PGA IGI Sanctuary Cove, Sanctuary Cove, QLD
Chris Chaplin Victoria Park Golf Complex, Brisbane, QLD
Shannon Coad Tropics Golf Club, Townsville, QLD
John Collins Brookwater Golf Club, Brookwater, QLD
Robert Dehne Cairns Golf Club, Cairns, QLD
Ryan Fowler Victoria Park Golf Complex, Brisbane, QLD
Hayden Gomez Boyne Tannum Golf Club, Gladstone, QLD
Mark Harrison The Bay Golf Studio, Hervey Bay, QLD
Todd Iffland Carbrook Golf Club, Carbrook, QLD
Ian Jones RACV Royal Pines, Gold Coast, QLD
Nigel Lane North Lakes Golf Club, North Lakes, QLD
Murray Lott Victoria Park Golf Complex, Brisbane, QLD
Christopher McCourt Keperra Golf Club, Keperra, QLD
Michael Murnane Bundaberg Golf Club, Bundaberg, QLD
Angus Porter Carbrook Golf Club, Carbrook, QLD
Jason Roach Cairns Golf Club, Cairns, QLD
Scott Simons Golf Queensland, Brisbane, QLD
Jay Simpson Windaroo Lakes Golf Club, Windaroo, QLD
Nelson Turner Carbrook Golf Club, Carbrook, QLD
Lee Harrington The Golf School, Carrara, Gold Coast, QLD
Kate Dunn The Golf School, Carrara, Gold Coast, QLD
Drew McLellan McLeod Country Golf Club, Brisbane, QLD
Briony Webb Cairns Golf Club, Cairns, QLD
VIC
Janette Borgolotto Heidelberg Golf Club, Heidelberg, VIC
Paul Boxall Edithvale Golf Club, Edithvale, VIC
Alex Dudley-Bateman Portsea Golf Club, Portsea, VIC
Rodney Booth Tocumwal Golf Club, Tocumwal, VIC
Luke Bower Eastwood Golf Club, Kilsyth, VIC
Darren Bowman Ballarat Golf Club, Ballarat, VIC
Steve Brodie Curlewis Golf Club, Curlewis, VIC
Paul Christie Geelong Golf Club, Geelong, VIC
Tony Collier Golf Victoria, Ballarat District, VIC
Brent Davis PGA Centre for Learning & Performance, Sandhurst, VIC
Dean Dixon Neangar Park Golf Club, Bendigo, VIC
Jack Donaldson The Dunes Golf Links, Rye, VIC
Chris Donovan Albert Park Golf Driving Range, Melbourne, VIC
Brendan Green Sandringham Golf Course, Sandringham, VIC
David Hall Kingston Links Golf Course, Rowville, VIC
Christian Hamilton PGA Centre for Learning & Performance, Sandhurst, VIC
Tom Jefferies Curlewis Golf Club, Curlewis, VIC
Sienna Voglis Ivanhoe Golf Course, Ivanhoe, VIC
Scott Laycock Pakenham & District Golf Club, Pakenham, VIC
Steven Loader Rich River Golf Club, Echuca / Moama, VIC
Scott McDermott Settlers Run Golf Club, Cranbourne, VIC
Tony Mills Lang Lang Golf Club, Gippsland, VIC
Bradley Pitt Mildura District, Mildura, VIC
Matthew Portelli Sale Golf Club, Sale, VIC
Paul Riley Horsham Golf Club, Horsham, VIC
Robert Rowe Corowa Golf Club, Corowa, VIC
Kevin Smith Warburton Golf Club, Warburton, VIC
Scott Smith 13th Beach Golf Club, Barwon Heads, VIC
Craig Spence Albert Park Driving Range, Melbourne, VIC
David Tapping Albert Park Driving Range, Melbourne, VIC
Angela Tatt Ballarat Golf Club, Ballarat, VIC
David Thomas PGA Centre for Learning & Performance, Sandhurst, VIC
Haydn Thompson Pakenham & District Golf Club, Pakenham, VIC
David Wallis Ballarat Golf Club, Ballarat, VIC
Rick Warren Sandringham Golf Course, Sandringham, VIC
Scott Wearne Keilor Public Golf Course, Keilor, VIC
Luke Young Heidelberg Golf Club, Heidelberg, VIC
Peter Nolan X-Golf Geelong, South Geelong, VIC
Tybin Lawson X-Golf Geelong, South Geelong, VIC
SA
Emma Ash Thaxed Park Golf Club, Adelaide, SA
Adrian Wickstein Glenelg Golf Club, Glenelg, SA
Anne Marie Knight Adelaide Shores Golf Course, Adelaide, SA
Brian Galvin West Lakes Golf Club, West Lakes, SA
Christopher Crocker Royal Adelaide Golf Club, Seaton, SA
Gareth Jones Glenelg Golf Club, Glenelg, SA
Gavin Fontaine North Adelaide Golf Club, North Adelaide, SA
Jamie Clutterham North Adelaide Golf Club, North Adelaide, SA
Simon MacWhirter North Adelaide Golf Club, North Adelaide, SA
Susie Mathews Kooyonga Golf Club, Adelaide, SA
Duard Nel Kooyonga Golf Club, Adelaide, SA
Cody Sherratt Thaxed Park Golf Club, Morphett Vale, SA
Allan Telford Golf Australia, SA
Rebecca West Victor Harbour Golf Club & The Range at O'Halloran Hill, SA
WA
Matthew Criss Dunsborough Lakes Golf Club,WA
Jeremy Gilbert Gosnells Golf Club, Gosnells, WA
Tony McSkimming Como Golf Academy, Collier Park, WA
Mark Patriarca Wembley Golf Complex, Wembley, WA
Glenn Paul Carramar Golf Club, Carramar, WA
Correy Price Busselton Golf Club, Busselton, WA
Andrew Thomas Wembley Golf Complex, Wembley, WA
Rohan Throssell Golf Box, Joondalup, WA
Mark Tibbles The Vines Golf Resort, The Vines, WA
TAS
Debra Brinkley Tasmania Golf Club, Hobart, TAS
Adam Holden Tasmania Golf Club, Hobart, TAS
Daniel Smith Launceston Golf Club, Launceston, TAS
Darren Spencer Devonport Golf Club, Devonport, TAS
Simon Weston Golf Tasmania, TAS
Nick White Tasmania Golf Club, Hobart, TAS
Aiden Withers Seabrook Golf Club, Wynyard, TAS
Singapore
Kim Baldwin Seletar Country Club, Singapore