
2025 Top 50 Kids Coaches
Since 2004, U.S. Kids Golf has recognized golf's best coaches with the Top 50 Kids Coach Award. Applicants complete an online survey and winners are chosen based on a variety of factors that grade their contribution to youth golf. Considerations include, but are not limited to, experience, innovation, creativity, communication, parental engagement, organization, devotion, and growing the game. Award recipients include coaches who work at public, private, resort, and municipal courses.

Luke Allen
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Yang Bai
Rosemead, California

Luke Baker
Spring, Texas

Gene Bakkum
Oakland, California

Candice Bromley
Nottage, Wales

Robin Campbell
Aberdeen, Scotland

HouKuan Choi
Shreveport, Louisiana

Philippe Corsaletti
Villeneuve Loubet, France

Jeff Cowell
Southern Pines, North Carolina

Edward Doherty II
Hingham, Massachusetts

Jonathan Dudley
Greensboro, North Carolina

Daniel Fowler
Atlanta, Georgia

Stephanie Ciacchini
Lexington, Kentucky

Travis Glass
Niagara Falls, Canada

Scott Guzinski
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Casey Hall
Mountain View, California

Chad Johansen
Bristol, Illiniois

Dawn Kachel
Onalaska, Wisconsin

Sean Kirschenberg
Victoria, Australia

Stephanie Kolbas
Eagle, Nebraska

Nicholas Korns
Grand Blanc, Michigan

Nicholas Langelotti
Bronxville, New York

Jacob Lehman
Rye, New York

Catalina Mackelfresh
Enniskerry, Ireland

David Maslen
Chicago, Illinois

Mack McConaha
Dublin, Ohio

Alistair McNaughton
Dornoch, Scotland

Ric Moore
Pasadena, California

Clay Myers II
West Palm Beach, Florida

Rushi Oza
Davidson, North Carolina

Clayton Pendergraft
Lemont, Illiniois

Andrew Pratt
Auburn, Alabama

Jay Reid
Mooresville, North Carolina

Ezequiel Ruiz
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Grady Santoso
Tangerang, Indonesia

Marius Schutte
Hung Yen, Vietnam

Will Smittle
White Plains, New York

Matthew Stoughton
Johnson City, New York












