IJGA Newsletter: The Oaks September 2019 | Page 8

JUNIOR GOLF’S GREATEST TEACHERS It takes blood, sweat and tees to become a Top 100 Teacher, one of the most coveted titles in golf instruction. Per GOLF Magazine, “Each of these slice-busting, swing-fixing pros have the right stuff.” The International Junior Golf Academy (IJGA), the oldest, independent junior golf academy in the nation, is proud to have not one, but two such teachers as Directors of Golf at two locations - Gary Gilchrist at IJGA Bishops Gate and Jonathan Yarwood at IJGA Old Carolina. Both have been named to GOLF Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers in America, the longest-running list of elite teachers (25 years and counting.) GET TO KNOW OUR DIRECTORS OF GOLF Gary Gilchrist Simply put, Gary Gilchrist is synonymous with junior golf. In a coaching career that spans 25 years, Gilchrist has been responsible for recruiting, training and developing more top-ranked junior golfers than any other coach in the world. In his illustrious coaching career, Gilchrist taught more than 75 AJGA All-Americans, six AJGA Players of the Year, two U.S. 8 Amateur Champions, two U.S. Junior Girls Champions, one NCAA Women’s Champion and two U.S. Public Links Champions. Gilchrist junior students have amassed over 850 wins on a variety of junior circuits. Simultaneously, Gary trained many of the top PGA and LPGA professionals to help them reach remarkable success including eight major championships on the ladies tour, three players ascending to #1 World Ranking on the LPGA Tour, a dozen players reaching top 10 world ranking and a Bronze Medalist in the 2016 Olympic Games. Gary’s professional students have a combined 67 wins on the PGA, European and LPGA Tours. Gary is recognized as a GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher since 2003 and as a Golf Digest Top 50 Teacher in America 2012-2013 and 2014-2015.