The Founders of the Professional Golf Teachers Association are the legendary PGA Professional Patrick Livingston & Jeff Carreira. Pat is the CEO of National Golf Schools and has vast teaching experience and an international following. He is the recipient of the prestigious 1999 PGA "Standard of Excellence" award and the 2002 PGA "Teacher of the Year" award in his chapter of the North Florida Section. Even more remarkable is the fact that he was voted as the 2003 and 2007 "PGA Teacher of the Year" Award for the PGA North Florida Section. There are only 40 PGA Sections in the United States. He is also listed in the Consumers Research Council 2002 Guide to America's Top Instructors. Jeff is the recipient of the 2006 National Golf School Teacher of the Year award and is also a 2006 PGA & PGTA Award Winning Teaching Professional. Jeff is also author of "The Secrets to a Successful Golf School" the teaching professionals guide on how to start and be successful in the golf school business. Among Pat & Jeff's many accomplishments are appearances on ESPN, radio talk shows, and published articles in many golfing publications. Pat & Jeff are also the authors of the Award Winning teaching manual for PGA Professionals. Pat and Jeff are experienced Instructors and are also two of the top instructors in the country.

Instructor Certification - Did you ever dream about teaching golf for a living, or being able to help others get better at golf. This would be a great school for you to look into. The reason we came up with this school is that we would rather have certified people out there helping other players, than reciting things they saw on TV or read in a magazine. All Participants receive a certificate, teaching manuals and great discounts on equipment, we carry most major brands. We also help with job placement in the golf industry as a professional instructor, call for info today 1-877-580-1500.

9 Day School

Nine-day teacher certification course is recognized as a fully certified member of the Professional Golf Teachers Association. Fully certified members enjoy all the rights and privileges of the Professional Golf Teachers Association. The certification requires successful completion of the written, verbal teaching, rules and the playing ability test. All members are eligible to participate in equipment discount programs with our golf industry partners. You DO NOT need to be a world class player to be able to teach. Often, the exact opposite is true. Some of the best teachers in the world are average players, but they possess the gift of being able to teach others.

Day #1 - Meet & greet, evaluate your golf swing, common sense golf teaching ideas.

Day #2 - Common sense golf teaching ideas, understanding ball flight laws.


Pat Livingston & Jim Furyk on the range at the Reunion Golf Resort, Orlando Florida.


Day #3 - Psychology of teaching golf, course management.

Day #4 - Teaching the golf swing - full Swing, course management.

Day #5 - Rules of the game, teaching the golf swing - full Swing, course management.

Day #6 - Rules of the game, teaching the golf swing & short game, club fitting information, course management.

Day #7 - The Secrets to a Successful Golf School (you are given a book by the same title for reference) trouble shot information, club fitting information.

Day #8 - Faults & cures for teaching professionals, video analysis information & demonstration, rules test, playing ability test.

Day #9 - Verbal teaching test, recap on ball flight laws, faults & cures for teaching professionals, course management recap.

• Attend the nine day PGTA certification course.
• To obtain the PGTA Master Certification you must be a fully certified PGTA Teaching professional in good standing for a minimum of one year.

Certified PGTA Master Teaching Professionals are eligible to become PGTA Directors in their section. PGTA Master Teaching Professionals are also able to submit articles to our newsletters and website article sections. The PGTA Master certification is the highest level of certification in the Professional Golf Teachers Association.

To obtain your master certification please send a written thesis on any aspect of the golf swing to the Professional Golf Teachers Association for approval. After your thesis is approved a PGTA Director will be in touch to finalize approval and payment. The master certification is $200.00 and can be paid by credit card, check or money order.

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