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