Dale Lynch - Profile
Dale Lynch
has been a member of the PGA of Australia for almost 30
years and is regarded as one of Australia's most astute
teachers. Dale spends much of his time coaching US
Tour Players Geoff Ogilvy, Steve Allan, Mathew Goggin, Nationwide Tour Players David McKenzie, Roger Tambellini, Kim Felton, Scott Gardiner and Tripp Isenhour
Having played the Australasian
Tour for seven years, Dale has since shifted his
attention and focus to studying and coaching the game of
golf. Dale had been a coach at "The Victorian Institute
of Sport" since its inception in 1991, the first six
years as Assistant Coach and final five years as Head
Coach. The Victorian Institute of Sport golf program is
recognized as one of the premier golf programs in
the world, producing 5 individual winners on the US PGA Tour culminating with Geoff Ogilvy's win in The U.S.Open
Dale is currently the Principle Director of Golf for
International Institute of Golf and is an AAA accredited
member of the PGA of Australia.
Other Achievements:
- Dale was named Victorian PGA Coach of the Year in
1995, 1997/1998, 1999/ 2000.
- Dale was Australian PGA Coach of the Year in
2000.
- Dale was a finalist for the Australian Coaching
Council's Coach of the Year in 2000, won by Doug Frost
- Coach of swimming sensation Ian Thorpe.
- Dale was Golf Digest Coach of the Year in
2006
- Dale was Coach of the Victorian State Team
1993-1999 - Junior Team National Champions 1994, 1996
- Senior Team National Champions 1993, 1996
- Dale coached a number of successful young golfers
in Australia. Highlights include:
Aaron
Baddeley winning the 2000 Australian Open as
an amateur at Age 19 Geoff Ogilvy
winning the 2006 US Open who Dale still coaches to
this day
- Dale has been a US PGA Tour Accredited Coach since
1999
Dale spends much of his time coaching US Tour Players
Geoff Ogilvy, Steve Allan, Mathew
Goggin, Aaron Baddeley, Kevin Na and Nationwide Tour Players David
McKenzie, Roger Tambellini, Kim Felton, Scott Gardiner
and Tripp
Isenhour.
Dale has presented at PDP
Seminars for the Australian PGA both at State and
National levels.
Dale is a current contributor to
Golf Australia and Vic Golf.
Dale is co-director of Bann Lynch Golf which operates at Yarra Bend Golf Course, Melbourne, Australia and also Saddlebrook Golf Academy, Tampa, Florida with his co-director, Steve Bann.
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