Q Golf - Official online magazine for Golf Queensland Winter 2012 | Page 18

GARRY BOWS
OUT A WINNER
By David Newbery

contributions to make.”

he is head teaching professional.”

Garry Calder is, by all accounts, one
of the best teaching professionals
in the business. The award-winning
coach recently stepped down as Golf
Queensland’s head coach, a title he is
averse to, after almost 10 years. Tony
Meyer is his replacement.

Still, Calder’s contribution to golf in
Queensland is immeasurable. Golf
Queensland CEO Lindsay Ellis was quick to
praise Calder’s efforts.

A quiet, unassuming man, Calder, the
Queensland PGA Teacher of the Year
in 1995 and 2003, has made hugely
significant contributions to the game in
Queensland. He is a focussed man, who
works hard at his craft and at refining the
skills and minds of his protégés.

“I don’t see myself as a head coach
– never have, never will,” Calder said
bluntly. “It’s the same at Indooroopilly
Golf Club. I might be the oldest coach and
loosely in charge of looking at programs
and writing programs, but everyone has

“Garry played a key role in the success
Queensland achieved at the national
level,” he said. “On behalf of Golf
Queensland I would like to thank him for
his continued involvement in developing
some of the best players Queensland
has produced. Garry has helped lead
Queensland to success and will continue
to do so in his role at Indooroopilly where

He has a nimble mind, the ability to lead
and has a knack for looking hard into the
hazy future and figuring out better ways
to teach and communicate. Still, Calder
felt it was time for the “old boy” to step
down.

Calder works hard at his craft and at refining the skills and minds of his protégés.

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