About the coach
🔸2 X Australian PGA Coach of the Year 2016 & 2020 🔸Qld PGA Teacher of the Year 2013, 2015 🔸Qld PGA Coach of the Year 2019 ▪️Director of Instruction KDVSport Golf Academy ▪️PGA Australia Member ▪️Tour Coach ▪️Keynote presenter PGA Coach education forums ▪️TrackMan Master Professional ▪️Diploma Fitness & Nutrition ▪️Titleist FJ Staff Professional ▪️TPI Certified Level 3 ▪️Queensland (State) Women’s Team Coach (2012- ▪️Golf Australia High Performance Coach ⛳️20 Tour players – 5 tours ⛳️15 players on full US college scholarship 〰️Richard began his professional career as a New Zealand PGA member in 2002. Over the course of the years following Richards’s passion for understanding the intricacies of the golf swing and thirst for knowledge led him to the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. 〰️Richard is the Director of Instruction at KDV Sport Golf Academy, Gold Coast, Australia working with players focused on long term development of all skill levels. 〰️Over the past 15 years Richard has had the opportunity to work with a number of male and female touring professionals and elite amateurs achieving national and international wins on respective tours. 〰️Along with the role of overseeing the Academy Richard works with 20+ tour players across 5 of the major global tours, and is also on the coaching panel for Golf Australia/QLD QAS Squad. With students having wins at the highest amateur level, and professional tours alike Richard was recognised in being named as 2013 and 2015 Queensland State Teacher of the Year and in 2016 PGA of Australia National Teacher of the Year. Most recently now presented with 2019 Coach of the Year honours for the Qld PGA division.
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Videos
Removing Lateral Sway- Backswing
Rotation + Extension
Transition Sequencing; cause and effect.
Finesse wedge play.
Reviews
Based on 16 ratings
Overall rating
Fantastic coach with great communication skills
Adam McPherson
August 10, 2022 • Online
What a fantastic, concise and informative lesson. You can just see Richs passion and excitement for coaching and student knowledge/progression jumping out of the screen. Top notch!!
Callan Richardson
March 10, 2022 • Online
Richard's ability to describe concepts and feelings is unparalleled. I highly recommend engaging him.
Michael Viney
July 21, 2021 • Online
Has won the PGA Teaching Professional of the year numerous times and it only took one lesson to see why.
Todd Brakenridge
April 20, 2021 • Online
Richard is a great coach who helps give you an understanding of how the body should react throughout the golf swing, with a focus on solid functional movement setting up great golf shots. I highly recommend if that type of coaching works with your game.
Joshua Morrison
October 21, 2020 • Online
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