Golf Digest's Best Young Teachers in America (2027-2028)

Our new list of the Best Young Teachers in America stands at an all-time high of 197, including 77 newcomers. This talented group of instructors under age 40 represents the robust health of golf across the country.

What makes them special? They personify the game’s transition from analog to digital. While still recognizing the value of traditional teaching methods, they also embrace how technology has transformed the game—and how golfers learn it.

Most of these instructors place a major emphasis on reaching as many amateur golfers as possible through their creative use of social media, which was a point of emphasis in identifying the coaches who deserved to be on this list. Here are the Best Young Teachers in America:

*Teachers who are new to the list

NORTHEAST

JASON BARRY / 38 Springdale G.C., Princeton, N.J., $200/HR.

NICK BIONDI / 30 Radley Run C.C., West Chester, Pa., $550/105 MINS.

ERIC BOSKEY / 37* Knickerbocker C.C., Tenafly, N.J., $250/HR.

JOSHUA BRICKLEY / 37* Candia Woods Golf Links, Candia, N.H., $150/HR.

JAMES BROD / 31 Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., $200/HR.

TJ BULLOCK / 35* Ridgewood C.C., Paramus, N.J., $150/HR.

EVAN CATHER / 36* The Hack Shack, New York City, $235/HR.

ALEX CAVALIERE / 26* Lyman Orchards G. Center, Middlefield, Conn., $120/HR.

ELLEN CERESKO / 34* Five Iron Golf, New York City, $250/HR.

JOANNA COE / 37 Merion G.C., Ardmore, Pa., $190/HR.

ERIC COGORNO / 37 Bethlehem (Pa.) G.C., $400/HR.

EARL COOPER / 37 Earl Cooper Golf, New York City, $500/HR.

ADDISON CRAIG / 36 The Bridge G.C., Bridgehampton, N.Y., $300/HR.

MAI DECHATHIPAT / 28* KOHR Golf, Natick, Mass. $185/HR.

GREG DUCHARME / 35 Michael Breed, Golf Academy, Greenwich, Conn., $300/HR.

CHRISTOFF ELS / 33* Montclair (N.J.) Indoor G.C., $200/HR.

RYAN HAGER / 32 Plainfield C.C., Edison, N.J., $260/HR.

MORGAN HALE / 37 The Creek C., Locust Valley, N.Y., $225/HR.

DANNY HARCOURT / 29* Fiddler’s Elbow C.C., Bedminster, N.J., $180/HR.

JAMIE HOKE / 32* Union League G.C. at Torresdale, Philadelphia, $150/HR.

NICK IACONO / 37 Merion G.C., Ardmore, Pa., $190/HR.

TAYLOR KAHLMAN / 33* Fresh Meadow C.C., Lake Success, N.Y., $225/HR.

MICHAEL LABELLA / 37 Butler (Pa.) C.C., $225/HR.

ANDREW LOSEY / 29* KOHR Golf, Natick, Mass., $185/HR.

CONNOR LUKE / 30* Blue Bell (Pa.) C.C., $160/HR.

DAN MCCRACKEN / 36* Five Iron Golf, New York City, $350/HR.

KELAN MCDONAGH / 36 Metedeconk National G.C., Jackson, N.J., $250/HR.

DAN MERRELL / 38 Penn State Golf Teaching and Research Center, State College, Pa., $200/HR.

BRENDEN MITCHELL / 32 Philadelphia C.C., Gladwyne, Pa., $170/HR.

CJ NAFUS / 35 Roxiticus G.C., Mendham, N.J., $200/HR.

JAKE PLECZKOWSKI / 39 Sankaty Head G.C., Siasconset, Mass., $250/HR.

RICO RICIPUTI / 38 Coach Club, North Hampton, N.H., $200/HR.

JOE SAIA / 27* Bay State G.C., Wilmington, Mass., $125/HR.

TYLER SLOCUM / 34 Sands Point (N.Y.) G.C., $300/HR.

MICHAEL SWEENEY / 39 The Bridge G.C., Bridgehampton, N.Y., $335/HR.

DAVID TARASCHI / 38 Burlington C.C., Mt. Holly, N.J., $350/HR.

JT THOMAS / 34 Wins’ Society G.C., Brooklyn, N.Y., $400/HR.

MID-ATLANTIC

TAYLOR BABCOCK / 35* Mount Vernon C.C., Alexandria, Va., $150/HR.

MICHAEL BECHTOLD / 28* Congressional C.C., Bethesda, Md., $150/HR.

ANDREW BREWER / 33 Princess Anne C.C., Virginia Beach, Va., $125/HR.

HUNTER BROWN / 37* Birdwood Golf at Boar’s Head Resort, Charlottesville, Va., $130/HR.

LESLIE CLOOTS / 31* North Ridge C.C., Raleigh, N.C., $250/HR.

GAYLON CUDE / 38 Golf House Tennessee, Franklin, Tenn., $180/HR.

ROB FAILES / 31 Boar’s Head Golf Academy, Charlottesville, Va., $130/HR.

KELLIE EDELBLUT FRY / 33 Pinehurst (N.C.) Golf Academy, $200/HR.

GRANT GAUGLER III / 36* Springfield G.C., Fort Mill, S.C., $160/HR.

EDWARD GILL / 35 The Dominion C., Glen Allen, Va., $120/HR.

ERIC JORDAN / 37* GolfTec Durham (N.C.), $165/HR.

ANDREW KIGER / 39 The C. at 12 Oaks, Holly Springs, N.C., $225/HR.

MARTIN LUCAS / 36 Bird of Prey Golf Academy at Eagle Ridge, Raleigh, N.C., $200/HR.

PAUL MAURER / 37* Edge Golf Performance, Columbia, Md., $150/HR.

STUART MCKECHNIE / 37 Phenom Golf Lab, Charlotte, $200/HR.

PAT MILKOVICH / 32 Old Barnwell G.C., Aiken, S.C., $150/HR.

DANIEL NEBEN / 37 TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, Potomac, Md., $200/HR.

GAVIN PARKER / 33 Salisbury C.C., Midlothian, Va., $150/HR.

DOMINIC REED / 30* Farmington C.C., Charlottesville, Va., $120/HR.

NICK SHEMKOVITZ / 31* Caves Valley G.C., Owings Mills, Md., $230/HR.

ERICA STONER / 29 Raleigh (N.C.) C.C., $240/HR.

MATT WALTER / 37 Indian Hills G. Cse., Murfreesboro, Tenn., $160/HR.

BRENT WILKERSON / 28* Falls Road G. Cse., Potomac, Md., $120/HR.

NICK WILKINS / 29* High Performance Golf Academy at Keene Trace G.C., Nicholasville, Ky., $120/HR.

SOUTHEAST

BRIDGET ACKLEY / 37* The Park West Palm, West Palm Beach, Fla., $200/HR.

DAVID ANGELOTTI / 37 Sea Island G.C., St. Simons Island, Ga., $265/HR.

CHRIS BIGGINS / 34 The C.C. of Birmingham (Ala.), $90/HR.

PARKER BRANDT / 34* Apogee G.C., Hobe Sound, Fla., $200/HR.

MICHAEL BRUNSON / 37* John Hughes Golf, ChampionsGate (Fla.) G.C., $175/HR.

BEAU BRYAN / 30 Steven DeBoer Golf Academy, Hanceville, Ala., $120/HR.

CODY CARTER / 36 Druid Hills G.C., Atlanta, $250/HR.

PAXTON CLABAUGH / 32* Pelican Point G. & C.C., Gonzales, La., $200/HR.

RACHEL CLOPTON / 33* Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek, Ga., $140/HR.

ANGELLO COLLINS / 37 Blue Sky G.C., Jacksonville, Fla., $175/HR.

PRESTON COMBS / 37 The Garage at Preston’s Putting, Winter Garden, Fla., $275/HR.

STEVEN COX / 39* The Park West Palm, West Palm Beach, Fla., $200/HR.

RYAN CRAWLEY / 33 Ryan Crawley Golf, Lowell, Ark., $220/HR.

BRIAN CREGHAN / 38 Emerald Dunes C., West Palm Beach, Fla., $350/HR.

KATIE DAHL / 37 West Bay C., Estero, Fla., $170/HR.

STEVEN DEBOER / 36 Steven DeBoer Golf Academy, Hanceville, Ala., $150/HR.

MATT DEJOHN / 36 Matt DeJohn Golf Academy, Palm City, Fla., $300/HR.

SARA DICKSON / 39 Wilderness C.C., Naples, Fla., $140/HR.

MITCH FARRER / 35 Golf House Academy, Atlanta, $195/HR.

ALEX FERNANDEZ / 34 Jim McLean Golf School at the Biltmore Miami, Coral Gables, Fla., $215/HR.

GLENN GARNETT / 33* Blackburn G. Academy at Greystone G. & C.C., Birmingham, Ala., $150/HR.

THOMAS GULLO / 37* Tampa Bay G. & C.C., Tampa, Fla., $120/HR.

HARRISON JOYNER / 30* Goated Golf, Bonita Springs, Fla., $225/HR.

JACKSON KOERT / 36 Atlantic Beach (Fla.) C.C., $175/HR.

MICHAEL KOLAR / 33 The Club at Ibis, West Palm Beach, Fla., $140/HR.

KENNY LEECH / 36* Don Law Golf Academy, Boca Raton, Fla., $175/HR.

CARLA OVERHISER / 39 John Webster Golf Academy at The Breakers, Palm Beach, $300/HR.

PATRICK PATTERSON / 35 Riverchase C.C., Hoover, Ala., $150/HR.

LUKE REILLY / 31 Chenal C.C., Little Rock, $175/HR.

JACOB ROSS / 31* Reunion G. & C.C., Madison, Miss., $200/HR.

STEFANIE SHAW / 39 La Gorce C.C., Miami Beach, $250/HR.

NATHALIE SHEEHAN / 32 Pelican G.C., Tampa, Fla., $300/HR.

CHRIS SPALLA / 39 Shingle Creek Golf Academy, Orlando, $180/HR.

DEREK SWOBODA / 37 John’s Island C., Vero Beach, Fla., $200/HR.

JACOB TILTON / 35 Ansley G.C., Atlanta, $140/HR.

JAKE TOLIVER / 36 Atlantic Fields, Hobe Sound, Fla., $300/HR.

THOMAS WATKINS, JR. / 36 Whisper Lake C.C., Madison, Miss., $100/HR.

MIDWEST

JACOB BABCOCK / 39 GolfTec Mequon (Wisc.), $250/HR.

AKIM BIZATI / 26* Cog Hill G. & C.C., Lemont, Ill., $95/HR.

MOLLY BRAID / 39 Westmoor C.C., Brookfield, Wisc., $250/HR.

JOE BROWN / 38* Bloomfield Hills (Mich.) C.C., $120/HR.

STEVEN DININO / 38 Countryside G.C., Mundelein, Ill., $180/HR.

LUKE DONAH / 33 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) C.C., $150/HR.

VINCE DRAHMAN / 33* Old Oakland G.C., Indianapolis, $150/HR.

RYAN ENNIS / 34* Kimbeland C.C., Jackson, Mo., $200/HR.

ZACHARY ESTRIDGE / 38* GolfTec Eagan (Minn.), $300/HR.

MAUREEN FARRELL / 39 Oakwood C.C., Kansas City, Mo., $190/HR.

MIKE FOY / 28* Mike’s Golf Center, St. Charles, Ill., $150/HR.

CHRIS GREEN / 39 Glen View C., Golf, Ill., $225/HR.

CRAIG ISABEL / 37* Stonehenge Golf, Winona Lake, Ind., $140/HR.

ALEX JANSSEN / 38* Oak Hills C.C., Omaha $140/HR.

DAVIS JENSEN / 31* North Shore C.C., Mequon, Wisc., $140/HR.

MEGAN JOHNSTON / 33 Big Cedar Lodge, Hollister, Mo., $140/HR.

MICHAEL KEOGH / 33* Bellerive C.C., St. Louis, $130/HR.

JUSTIN KRAFT / 30 Spring Hill G.C., Wayzata, Minn., $300/HR.

TAYLOR LAMBERTSEN / 31 Briarwood C.C., Deerfield, Ill., $125/HR.

KRIS MCGOVERN / 33 Ravinia Green C.C., Riverwoods, Ill., $150/HR.

LOGAN MURPHY / 34* Logan Murphy Golf Performance Studio, Maryville, Ill., $125/HR.

CLAYTON PENDERGRAFT / 31 Cog Hill G. & C.C., Lemont, Ill., $125/HR.

BOBBY PETERSON / 39 Milwaukee C.C., River Hills, Wisc., $180/HR.

KOSTA RAMIREZ / 35* Mines G.C., Grand Rapids, Mich., $100/HR.

SAM RICE / 30* Ken Schall Golf Performance Studio at Echo Valley C.C., Norwalk, Iowa, $150/HR.

THOMAS RODRIGUEZ / 27* TeeBox Golf, Downers Grove, Ill., $135/HR.

EVA ROGERS / 37 Medinah (Ill.) C.C., $200/HR.

DANIEL SCIARRINO / 33 Lake Shore C.C., Glencoe, Ill., $180/HR.

CHELSEA SODA / 36 Echo Valley C.C., Norwalk, Iowa, $150/HR.

SETH SVEJDA / 28* Ken Schall Golf Performance Studio, West Des Moines, Iowa, $150/HR.

JASON TIPTON / 31* Chenequa C.C., Hartland, Wisc., $130/HR.

SAM VOSLER / 38 Sanford Sports Golf Academy, Sioux Falls, S.D., $135/HR.

CHASE WILSON / 35 Columbus (Ohio) C.C., $175/HR.

SOUTHWEST

CASEY BARBEE / 37* Denton C.C., Argyle, Texas, $175/HR.

KEITH BENNETT / 35 McCormick Ranch G.C., Scottsdale, $250/HR.

STEVE BUZZA / 39 Brook Hollow G.C., Dallas, $200/HR.

JACK DANESHMAND / 37 Como Coaching Academy, Irving, Texas, $275/HR.

NICK DUNN / 37 Altus Performance at The Tribute, The Colony, Texas, $300/HR.

MICHELLE EDGAR / 28* The Clubs of Prestonwood, Dallas, $150/HR.

WILLIAM ELDRENKAMP / 35 Legacy Golf Performance Center, Phoenix, $160/HR.

HENRY FALL / 33* Dobson Ranch G. Cse., Mesa, Ariz., $150/HR.

RYAN HITT / 38* PGA of America Coaching Center, Frisco, Texas, $215/HR.

CONNER JOHNSON / 32 Studio G.C., Scottsdale, $200/HR.

PATRICK KANE / 33 Desert Mountain C., Scottsdale, $250/HR.

ADRIAN KELLEY / 39 SLICGOLF at Mansfield (Texas) National G.C., $195/HR.

MAX KETTLER / 28* Altus Performance at The Tribute, The Colony, Texas, $175/HR.

JUSTIN KLEMBALLA / 39 Paradise Valley (Ariz.) C.C., $160/HR.

JOHN KOSTIS / 38 The Kostis Golf Academy at Scottsdale C.C., $300/HR.

TYLER KUHN / 38* STiKS Indoor Golf, Saginaw, Texas, $150/HR.

JEFF KULHANEK / 38 Camelback G.C., Scottsdale, $150/HR.

LINDY LABAUVE / 37 Westin Kierland G.C., Scottsdale, $200/HR.

MATT LOHMEYER / 36 SLICGOLF at Mansfield (Texas) National G.C., $190/HR.

ANDREW LUDLOW / 39* Barton Creek Golf Academy, Austin, $250/HR.

THOMAS MCMULLAN / 38* Cruces Total Golf, Las Cruces, N.M., $75/HR.

CLIFF MISHLER / 37 The Clubs of Stonebridge Ranch, McKinney, Texas, $195/HR.

TD NORTH / 31* Mira Vista C.C., Fort Worth, $200/HR.

JARUT PADUNG / 37 McCormick Ranch G.C., Scottsdale, $200/HR.

ANDY PATNOU / 38 Talking Stick G.C., Scottsdale, $225/HR.

MIKE RAY / 36* GolfTec San Antonio, $125/HR.

SHANE SIMMONS / 36* Legacy Golf Performance Center, Phoenix, $160/HR.

KAYLIN SKOVRON / 39 Jeff Isler Golf, Southlake, Texas, $170/HR.

STEVEN STOREY / 38* S2 Golf Academy, Saginaw, Texas, $150/HR.

BRIAN ZEIGLER / 38 Dallas National G.C., $400/HR.

WEST

RILEY ANDREWS / 39* Elite Golf Schools at Lone Tree (Colo.) G.C. & Hotel, $400/HR.

CHRISTOPHER ARMANINI / 38 The Dunes at Maui Lani, Kahului, Hawaii, $125/HR.

COLE BAKER / 36* Golf Etc., Bismarck (N.D.), $105/HR.

GRANGER BEATON / 39 MountainGate C.C., Los Angeles, $100/HR.

MARIO BEVILACQUA / 37 TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, $350/HR.

GARY BISSELL / 37 The Hangar C., Denver, $200/HR.

CONNIE CHEN / 33 GolfTec Englewood (Colo.), $500/HR.

BRYAN COLLINS / 37 GolfTec Englewood (Colo.), $400/HR.

STEFANIE FERGUSON / 39 ExperienceGolf at CommonGround G. Cse., Aurora, Colo., $175/HR.

JORDAN GIBBS / 38 The Country Club, Salt Lake City, $150/HR.

JORDAN HAMBLIN / 35* Indian Wells (Calif.) Golf Resort, $175/HR.

MAGGIE HARTMAN / 31 Trent Wearner Golf Academy, Westminster, Colo., $190/HR.

JIMMY HUTCHINGS / 37 Menlo C.C., Woodside, Calif., $200/HR.

JAKE HUTT / 38 Dryvebox, San Francisco, $250/HR.

BLAKE JIRGES / 35 Coto de Caza (Calif.) Golf & Racquet C., $250/HR.

JACK KELLY / 33 Glendale C.C., Bellevue, Wash., $295/HR.

CORY KINSINGER / 32* Shooting Star of Jackson Hole, Teton Village, Wyo., $200/HR.

JAMES LEADBETTER / 31* STU Golf Studio, Beverly Hills, Calif., $300/HR.

MICHELLE LYNN / 35 Wood Ranch G.C., Simi Valley, Calif., $150/HR.

SEBASTIAN MARTINEZ / 36 Portland Indoor G.C., Beaverton, Ore., $150/HR.

CHRIS MELENDEZ / 37* Trent Wearner Golf Academy, Westminster, Colo., $250/HR.

RYAN MILLS / 37* Revere G.C., Henderson, Nev., $145/HR.

WILLS MURRAY / 38* Athletic Motion Golf at The Lab, Monterey, Calif., $250/HR.

PAXTON O’CONNOR / 35 Titleist Performance Institute, Oceanside, Calif., $2,500/3 HRS.

TRAVIS OLSON / 39 Territory 1889 G. & Lake Club, Flathead Lake, Mont., $180/HR.

JOSHUA PARK / 33 Super Range Golf, Orange, Calif., $200/HR.

KEVIN PHILLIPS / 36* Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore., $125/HR.

OLIVER POLLAND / 34 Los Angeles C.C., $250/HR.

MARCUS POTTER / 32* Potters Putting, Portland, Ore., $450/HR.

GRANT RENEGAR / 30* Country Club of the Rockies, Edwards, Colo., $225/HR.

JON SCHOEPF / 34 Rolling Hills (Calif.) C.C., $250/HR.

ALEX SHATTUCK / 30* Studio Golf San Diego, $200/HR.

RORY SWEENEY / 35 Los Angeles C.C., $200/HR.

ASHLEY TAIT-WENGERT / 39 Turkey Creek Golf, Morrison, Colo., $250/HR.

JOSH TROYER / 37 GolfTec Englewood (Colo.), $400/HR.

TJ YEATON / 38 Shooting Star of Jackson Hole, Teton Village, Wyo., $300/HR.