Archive for September, 2009

Golf Teacher Rankings

September 2nd, 2009
Every so often, Golf Digest or Golf Magazine will post a ranking of golf teachers. I’ve only recently learned how those are determined. The teachers are ranked by other teachers from a list predetermined by editors of the magazines. There is no place for write ins.

Can you believe that? No place for right ins. If 80 teachers felt that someone should be ranked and they weren’t on the list, oh well. I’ve also heard that at times the magazines don’t have enough time or staff to seek out new and upcoming instructors. They just send out the same list as the year before.

This is no way to accurately determine this. If they had one voted on by subscribers, that would be very interesting. Like politicians, everyone seems to think their teacher is great and all the others are messing everyone up. I don’t have a very strong desire to be on this list based on its current parameters.

I will continue to try and make myself better so I can make my students better. As long as I keep that the goal and I’m successful in accomplishing it, I will be content.