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Meet the 2025 Class!

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.

Master Kids Coaches

These individuals have earned the distinction of Master Kids Coach by winning the Top 50 Kids Coach Award three times.
There are 274 coaches who have received this honor, 12 of whom joined the ranks in 2025.

Jimmy Bayne

High Point, North Carolina

Ryan Benton

Dothan, Alabama

Travis Fowler

Chingford, United Kingdom

AJ Gerlach

Hilton Head, South Carolina

Jerrel Gill

Coral Gables, Florida

Megan Johnston

Ridgedale, Missouri

Katie Manlolo

Kapolei, Hawaii

Chad Moscovic

Frisco, Texas

Joseph Portfilio

Bloomfield Hill, Michigan

Eva Rogers

Medinah, Illinois

Matthew Rueb

Bismarck, North Dakota

Jonathan Shoffner

Humble, Texas
Top 50 Kids Coaches

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

Stefanie Giacchini

Lexington, Kentucky

Travis Glass

Niagara Falls, Canada

Scott Guzinski

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Casey Hall

Mountain View, California

Chad Johansen

Bristol, Illinois

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, Illinois

Andrew Pratt

Auburn, Alabama

Jay Reid

Mooresville, North Carolina

Ezequiel Ruiz

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Grady Santoso

Tangerang, Indonesia

Marius Schutte

Hung Yen, Vietnam

William Smittle

White Plains, New York

Matthew Stoughton

Johnson City, New York