《USGTF 新闻资讯》2023年12月期刊

SEASON’S GREETINGS FROM USGTF
来自USGTF的节日问候

As we head into December and the end of the year approaches, we trust that you have had a successful and fulfilling 2023, and look forward to what 2024 might bring us. We would like to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season and look forward to continuing to provide the best possible organization for both new and existing members. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if we can help you with any matter related to your membership.

随着我们步入十二月，年底临近，我们相信您在2023年取得了成功和满足，期待着2024年可能给我们带来的一切。我们想要祝愿每个人都有一个愉快的节日季节，并期待继续为新老会员提供最佳组织服务。如果您在会员相关事务上需要帮助，请随时与我们联系。

MAGAZINE COMING OUT THIS MONTH; MEMBERSHIP CARDS INCLUDED
本月即将推出的杂志；包含会员卡

Golf Teaching Pro, the annual official member publication of the USGTF and WGTF, will be mailed to all members in good standing this month, along with membership cards. The magazine is one of the most valuable resources available to USGTF members and includes information pertinent to every golf teaching professional, such as instruction, features and international news and happenings.
《高尔夫职业教练》是美国高尔夫教练联盟（USGTF）和世界高尔夫教练联盟（WGTF）的年度官方会员刊物，本月将连同会员卡一起邮寄给所有正常会员。该杂志是USGTF会员最有价值的资源之一，涵盖了对每位高尔夫教练专业人士都相关的信息，如教学、专稿、国际新闻和动态。

The recently completed United States Golf Teachers Cup is recapped, along with articles written by industry experts such as Thomas T Wartelle, Mike Stevens, Lawrence Sykkmon and Christopher Warner. Wartelle, who is mentoring his son Gabrielle, writes about “Teaching young golfers by age and ability,” while resident historian Stevens takes us on a journey to the past with “Who is Samuel Ryder and why is the Ryder Cup named after him?”
最近结束的美国高尔夫教练杯赛被总结回顾，文章由行业专家如Thomas T Wartelle、Mike Stevens、Lawrence Sykkmon和Christopher Warner等撰写。Wartelle，正在指导他的儿子Gabrielle，文章谈论“按年龄和能力教授年轻高尔夫球手”，而历史学家Stevens则通过“谁是塞缪尔·莱德，为什么赛事以他命名？”一文带领我们穿越时光。

News from international federations is also prominently featured as the World Golf Teachers Federation takes center stage in this issue. The global reach of the WGTF literally covers all corners of the Earth.

国际联合会的最新消息也占据了重要位置，世界高尔夫教练联盟在这一期中成为焦点。WGTF的全球覆盖范围实际上涵盖了地球的各个角落。

The magazine will be arriving soon. Please check your mailbox for the current issue!
该杂志即将到达。请查收您的邮箱以获取最新一期！

THE 9TH USGTF-KOREA PRESIDENTIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT WAS HELD SUCCESSFULLY
第九届USGTF-KOREA总统高尔夫锦标赛圆满成功

The 9th USGTF-Korea Chairman’s Cup Member Golf Tournament was held on Monday, November 13 at Club D Songnisan Golf Course in Boeun-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do. The competition was held for those who passed regional qualifiers as full members of the USGTF-Korea and amateur players recommended by full members of the league, and was divided into five professional divisions: Men’s General, Men’s Senior, Grand Senior and Women’s General, Women’s Senior, and Amateur.
第九届USGTF-Korea主席杯会员高尔夫锦标赛于11月13日星期一在忠清北道宝恩郡松里山高尔夫俱乐部（Club D Songnisan Golf Course）成功举行。比赛是为那些通过USGTF-Korea的地区预选赛晋级为正式会员的人和由联盟的正式会员推荐的业余球员举办的，比赛分为五个组别：男子普通组，男子高级组，长青组和女子普通组，女子高级组以及业余组。

Young-min Ko won the Men’s General section; Man-wook Heo won the Men’s Senior section; Yong-tae Lee won the Grand Senior and Women’s General section; Eun-joo Kim won the Women’s Senior section, and Choi Won-il won the Amateur section. Pro Tae-hyun Kwon took second place in the Men’s General section while pro Seong-min Yoo took third. Pro Won-gil Lee took second place in the Men’s Elderly section and pro Pan-ho Lim took third place.
Young-min Ko赢得了男子普通组；Man-wook Heo赢得了男子高级组；Yong-tae Lee赢得了长青组和女子普通组；Eun-joo Kim赢得了女子高级组，Choi Won-il赢得了业余组。职业选手Tae-hyun Kwon在男子普通组中获得第二名，而职业选手Seong-min Yoo获得第三名。职业选手Won-gil Lee在男子长青组获得第二名，而职业选手Pan-ho Lim获得第三名。

Professional Joo-bong Sung took second place in the Grand Senior and Women’s General division, and professional Soo-jin Ha took third place. In the Women’s Elderly category, professional Gun-hwi Won came in second and professional Eul-soon Yoon came in third.
职业选手Joo-bong Sung在长青组和女子普通组中获得第二名，而职业选手Soo-jin Ha获得第三名。在女子老年组中，职业选手Gun-hwi Won获得第二名，职业选手Eul-soon Yoon获得第三名。

Hee-tae Lee took second place in the amateur division, and Kyung-man Kim took third place. In addition, Ki-won Jung was awarded the Model Player Award, and the winner was awarded a prize, a trophy and a certificate.
Hee-tae Lee在业余组中获得第二名，Kyung-man Kim获得第三名。此外，Ki-won Jung获得了模范球员奖，获胜者获得奖品、奖杯和证书。

Rather than a fierce ranking competition among participants, the competition has become a place where all participants, including their partners, and game executives share their warm feelings with a smile as the participants demonstrate their golf skills.
与其说是这个比赛是参赛者之间的激烈竞争，不如说比赛已经成为一个参与者，包括他们的搭档和赛事组织者共同分享他们美好体验，并微笑着展示他们的高尔夫技能。

REGION CHAMPIONSHIP ACTION GETS UNDERWAY
区域锦标赛即将开始

SOUTHEAST – The USGTF Southeast Region Championship will be played Tuesday and Wednesday, February 20-21, 2024, at Twisted Oaks Golf Club in Beverly Hills, Florida. The course is approximately 20 minutes away from the towns of Crystal River, Inverness and Dunnellon. The entry fee of $245 includes two rounds of tournament golf, range balls prior to play and prize money. In addition to the regular prize distribution, day money and a second-day prize pool will be offered. The entry fee can be paid to Southeast Region director Mark Harman by Venmo (@MarkHarman), PayPal (markharmangolf@aol.com), or personal check mailed to 1656 Colony Dr., Ridgeland, SC 29936. The entry deadline is Wednesday, February 14.

东南地区 – 美国高尔夫教练联盟东南地区锦标赛将于2024年2月20日和21日星期二至星期三在佛罗里达州贝弗利希尔斯的Twisted Oaks高尔夫俱乐部举行。该高尔夫球场距离水晶河、因沃尼斯和邓兰约有20分钟的车程。报名费为245美元，包括两轮锦标赛高尔夫、比赛前的练习球和奖金。除了常规奖金分配外，还将提供每日奖金和第二天奖金池。报名费可以通过Venmo（@MarkHarman）、PayPal（markharmangolf@aol.com）支付给东南地区主管Mark Harman，或通过邮寄支票至1656 Colony Dr., Ridgeland, SC 29936支付。报名截止日期是2月14日星期三。

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佛特皮尔斯，佛罗里达州 – 2月5日至8日
拉斯维加斯，内华达州 – 3月18日至21日
休斯顿，得克萨斯州 – 3月18日至21日
佛特皮尔斯，佛罗里达州 – 4月1日至4日
拉斯维加斯，内华达州 – 5月6日至9日
普林斯顿，新泽西州 – 5月6日至9日
埃文斯维尔，印第安纳州 – 5月20日至23日
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拉斯维加斯，内华达州 – 7月8日至11日
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埃文斯维尔，印第安纳州 – 9月9日至12日
普林斯顿，新泽西州 – 9月9日至12日
亚特兰大，乔治亚州 – 9月16日至19日
休斯顿，得克萨斯州 – 9月23日至26日
佛特皮尔斯，佛罗里达州 – 9月23日至26日
拉斯维加斯，内华达州 – 11月4日至7日
佛特皮尔斯，佛罗里达州 – 11月4日至7日

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“PRO” FILES – SHRINERS CHILDREN’S OPEN WINNDER – TOM KIM
“职业” 档案 – 儿童医院公开赛冠军 – 汤姆·金

He came on with a bang to end 2022, winning two tournaments and becoming a bona fide star at the Presidents Cup. But success in 2023 came a little slower for Tom Kim until he won the Shriners Children’s Open in Las Vegas in October.
他的2022年终结方式引起轰动，他赢得了两场比赛，并成为总统杯上的一颗真正的新星。但是，2023年，汤姆·金的胜利来的稍慢，直到10月份他才赢得了拉斯维加斯的少年医生儿童公开赛。

Although he had five top-10 finishes in 2023 prior to his victory, including a second-place finish at The Open, Kim fell just short of taking his spot in the winner’s circle until Vegas. A third-round 62 propelled him to an eventual total of 20-under-par to outlast Adam Hadwin by a stroke.
尽管在他赢得胜利之前，他在2023年有过五次前十名的表现，包括在英国公开赛上获得第二名，但金并没有在维加斯之前占据有利地形。在第三轮的62杆的带领下他来到了低于标准杆20杆成绩，仅以一杆的优势胜过亚当·哈德温。

Kim is only 21 years old and would be a senior in college had he taken that route. As the PGA Tour seems to get younger and younger, Kim is certain to be at the forefront of this revolution.

金只有21岁，如果他选择了上学，他现在本应该是大学四年级生。随着PGA巡回赛似乎变得越来越年轻，金肯定将成为这场革命的先锋。

“PRO” FILE – USGTF MEMBER “PRO” FILE – USGTF MEMBER TONY MCMULLIN
“职业”档案 – USGTF会员托尼·麦克马林

Tony McMullin of Cincinnati, Ohio, is not your typical Master Golf Teaching Professional. His story of how hard he worked to become one would certainly tell you that. His golf career began in 2000. He was 37 years old and had recently been forced away from his first love, baseball, by an injury. But being competitive of nature, he began to look for the next chapter he could compete in. He found it in golf.
来自俄亥俄州辛辛那提的托尼·麦克马林并非您典型的高尔夫大师教学专业人士。他为成为这一职业而努力奋斗的经历肯定会告诉您这一点。他的高尔夫生涯始于2000年。当时他37岁，最近因一次受伤被迫远离了他的首选–棒球。但出于竞争的天性，他开始寻找下一个可以参与竞争的篇章，他选择了高尔夫。

He came home one day and informed his wife that he wanted to “get into golf.” Her response was, “Well, that’s an expensive sport. You better find a way to pay for it.” Little did they both know that golf would become more than just the “thing we got into,” as McMullin now says. Realizing that he needed a place to practice and play, McMullin found a part-time gig at a local course working the pro shop desk and washing carts. In return, he made a little cash and got to play and practice for free.
有一天，他回家告诉妻子他想“学高尔夫”。她的回答是：“嗯，那是一项昂贵的运动。你最好找到付钱的渠道。”他们俩都不知道高尔夫会变成比他们想要“我们尝试的东西”还要重要，正如麦克马林现在所说的那样。意识到自己需要一个练习和比赛的地方，麦克马林在一家当地球场找到了一份兼职工作，负责接待台和清洗球车。作为回报，他挣了一点钱，也有机会免费打球和练习。

McMullin worked as a truck driver at the time. His schedule was to go into work at the trucking company at 3:00 a.m. and work until 2:00 p.m. Then, he would go to the course where he worked until 9:00 p.m., three days a week. On his off days at the course, he would practice until dark, then go home and do it all again the next day.
当时，麦克马林是一名卡车司机。他的工作时间是在卡车公司上班，从早上3:00到下午2:00。然后，他会去球场，工作到晚上9:00，每周三天。在球场的休息日，他会练习到天黑，然后回家，第二天重复这一切。

It all paid off. Within a year, he won his flight of a local club championship. Later that year he landed a full-time job as the assistant golf professional of that same course, and his golf career was off and running.
这一切都得到了回报。一年内，他赢得了当地俱乐部锦标赛的冠军。同年晚些时候，他获得了同一球场的助理高尔夫职业人员的全职工作，他的高尔夫生涯开始腾飞。

McMullin continued to play competitively and began to teach the game of golf in 2001. He had found his passion in golf instruction. As his career continued to rise, he went from assistant golf professional to head golf professional at Harmon Golf Club in Lebanon, Ohio. It was there in 2015 he founded SmartGolf Academy. McMullin’s golf instruction and passion now had started to grow into a business. In 2018 he decided to leave the “golf course business” and go into professional golf instruction full time with his academy.
麦克马林继续参加比赛，并于2001年开始教授高尔夫。他在高尔夫教学中激发了他的热情。随着他的水平不断提升，他从助理高尔夫专业人员晋升为俄亥俄州莱班农市Harmon高尔夫俱乐部的首席高尔夫教练。就在2015年，他成立了聪明高尔夫学院（SmartGolf Academy）。麦克马林让他的高尔夫能力和激情开始转化为一项生意。2018年，他决定离开“高尔夫球场业务”，全职进行专业高尔夫教学，投身于他的学院。

Since then, McMullin and his SmartGolf Academy have continued to grow. He joined the ranks of the USGTF in 2020, becoming a Master Golf Teaching Professional with the organization in 2021. He became the Central Region director that same year and is now a WGTF Top 50 Instructor. McMullin has taught junior golf beginners and taken them to the levels of Ohio district and state qualifiers, as well as instructing would-be college golfers.
自那时以来，麦克马林和他的SmartGolf Academy继续发展壮大。他于2020年加入了USGTF的行列，并于2021年成为该组织的高尔夫大师教练。同年，他成为了中部地区的主任，现在是WGTF前50名教练。麦克马林教授初学者，将他们带到俄亥俄区和州的选拔赛水平，同时指导有意成为大学高尔夫球手的人。

He has taught a number of adult players who now play competitively on local and regional amateur tours, using FlightScope launch monitor technology along with video training. All the while, as McMullin says, “I am continuing to learn about the game, the swing, and how to speak people’s learning language to accelerate their performance.”
他教授了一些成年球员，他们现在在当地和地区的业余巡回赛上有竞争，使用FlightScope击球监测技术以及视频培训。正如麦克马林所说，“我正继续学习如何通过在比赛、挥杆中以及如何通过交流来提升他们的表现。”

These days, you can find McMullin teaching at his golf academy at the Southwest Golf Ranch in Lebanon. He also has a full-service website and online academy, as well as a newly established YouTube channel, SmartGolf Academy’s “Golf Unplugged.” You can find out more about McMullin and the SmartGolf Academy at SmartGolfAcademy.org.
这些天，您可以在俄亥俄州莱班农市的西南高尔夫牧场的高尔夫学院找到麦克马林教学。他还拥有一个全方位的服务网站和在线学院，以及一个新成立的YouTube频道，SmartGolf Academy的“Golf Unplugged”。您可以在SmartGolfAcademy.org上了解有关麦克马林和SmartGolf Academy的更多信息。

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT – TALEAH WASHINGTON
明星学生：泰利亚·华盛顿

By Chrisopher Warner
作者：克里斯托弗·沃纳

As teaching professionals, we find ourselves associating and working with students from all walks of life, possessing numerous skill levels, and the opportunity to bring great joy to others through the wonderful sport of a lifetime.
作为高尔夫教练，我们发现自己与各行各业、具有不同技能水平的学生交往和合作，通过这项美好终身运动给他人带来巨大的喜悦。

In 2017, I was blessed with the opportunity to work with a gifted and aspiring student named Taleah Washington. The connection was quite unusual, however, in that I live in Houston, Texas, and Taleah’s parents live in South Grand Prairie, Texas, about 250 miles apart. As it was, Taleah was a freshman in high school, involved in five different sports simultaneously. At a point in time, the coaches met with her and advised her that she couldn’t possibly show up to practice every day with each activity, so she would need to choose one sport and give the rest of them up. With no hesitation however, she advised them that she wanted to be on the golf team. Here was a young black girl desiring to play on the golf team despite the fact she had never even attempted to try the sport. This did surprise the coaches, but as a headstrong and determined young lady, she had her mind made up. It was soon discovered that her parents were friends with Brittany Lang and Michelle Wie West of the LPGA Tour. Ironically, at the end of a tournament in the past, I had given Michelle a golf teaching business card with my personal information on it, asking if she would send a signed photo to hang on my wall.
在2017年，我有幸与一位有天赋且有抱负的学生泰利亚·华盛顿合作。然而，这种关系相当不寻常，因为我住在得克萨斯州休斯敦，而泰利亚的父母住在得克萨斯州南大草原，相隔大约250英里。当时，泰利亚是一名高中新生，同时参与了五项不同的体育运动。在某个时刻，教练们与她会面并建议她不可能每天都参加每项活动的练习，因此她需要选择一项运动，放弃其他的。然而，她毫不犹豫地告诉他们，她想加入高尔夫队。尽管她从未尝试过这项运动，这让教练们感到惊讶。但作为一位坚定而坚决的年轻女士，她已经下定决心。很快发现她的父母与LPGA巡回赛的布列塔尼·朗和米歇尔·威·西是朋友。搞笑的是，有一次在比赛结束后，我曾经给了米歇尔一张我的名片，并询问是否可以寄张签名照片挂在我家墙上。

I never received the picture, but Michele still had my card, which she shared with Taleah’s parents, and they were advised to give me a call. Her advice was taken and after about a 45-minute phone conversation, an agreement was made for me to work with Taleah. From the beginning, there were two recognizable aspects that excelled her very rapidly. One was her absolute focus on what she was learning, and the other was her great attitude. She was patient and willing to absorb any information I provided to her. Her determination to succeed was unquestionable, and she gave it all that she had with a true spirit of learning. Every afternoon after school, she would go to the range and hit balls as well as play until it was too dark to see.
我从未收到照片，但米歇尔仍保留着我的名片，她与泰利亚的父母分享了这张名片，并建议他们给我打电话。他们采纳了她的建议，经过大约45分钟的电话交谈，我们达成了与泰利亚合作的协议。从一开始，有两个显著的方面使她迅速取得了进步。一个是她对所学知识的绝对专注，另一个是她积极向上的态度。她耐心而愿意吸收我提供给她的任何信息。她取得成功的决心是毫无疑问的，她以真正的学习精神全力以赴。每天放学后，她都会去练习场击球，打到天太黑看不见为止。

Beyond the typical teaching of striking the ball and obtaining consistency, I taught her how to work the ball and endure adversity in awkward and unusual situations. This built her confidence and ability to properly navigate any course, no matter the conditions. As a result of her diverse capabilities and navigational skills, she was very successful in winning numerous tournaments and setting records. In May 2018, she was invited to participate in the Colonial Junior Invitational. To add to that, she worked at the Ben Hogan Learning Center with The First Tee program and was selected to participate in a PGA Tour Champions event representing the state of Texas alongside Rod Pampling at Pebble Beach in 2021.
除了传授击球和收获稳定的典型教学之外，我教她如何操控球，并在尴尬和不寻常的情况下忍受逆境。这建立了她的信心和适应能力，使她能够在任何条件下正确地应对任何球场。由于她多才多艺的能力，她在赢得许多比赛并取得了巨大成功。2018年5月，她受邀参加了殖民地青少年邀请赛。除此之外，她在本·霍根学习中心与第一挥杆项目合作，并被选中代表得克萨斯州与罗德·帕姆普林一起参加2021年在贝尔比奇举行的PGA巡回赛冠军赛。

Taleah has since gone on to enjoy a full golf scholarship at Prairie View A&M University, where she is majoring in business administration and marketing. All of this is a result of her sheer determination, sacrifice, and ability to decide what she wants in life and not allowing anything to discourage her. I couldn’t be prouder.
此后，泰利亚一直在普瑞瑞维尤A&M大学享受全额高尔夫奖学金，主修工商管理和营销。所有这些都是她坚定的决心、牺牲和决定自己生活中想要什么、不让任何事情泄气的结果。我感到非常自豪。

INDUSTRY PARTNER SPOTLIGHT – VOLVIK
行业合作伙伴- VOLVIK

Volvik, maker of the famous selection of colored golf balls and holder of numerous patents, has partnered with the USGTF to offer members in good standing a personal use discount. Members will be eligible for 20% off the wholesale price of its entire line of golf balls. For more information and to take advantage of this discount, please contact the USGTF National Office at member_services@usgtf.com or call (772) 88-USGTF (772) 888-7483).

Volvik是著名的彩色高尔夫球制造商，拥有众多专利，并已与美国高尔夫教练联盟（USGTF）合作，为正常会员提供个人使用折扣。会员将有资格享受其整个高尔夫球系列批发价的20%折扣。有关更多信息并利用此折扣，请联系USGTF国家办公室，电子邮件地址为member_services@usgtf.com，或致电(772) 88-USGTF (772) 888-7483。

EDITORIAL – INTRODUCTION AND IMPLICATIONS OF THE NEW VIRTUAL GOLF LEAGUE BY TIGER WOODS & RORY MCLLROY
社论- 虚拟高尔夫联赛的介绍和影响

In August 2022, the formation of the TGL was announced in partnership with the PGA Tour. Tiger Woods’ and Rory McIlroy’s joint company would run the new virtual, indoor golf league, using a giant simulator and a real-grass putting green and chipping area. Six teams of PGA Tour players would compete in prime time at a specially built facility in South Florida with a capacity to seat 2,000 fans.
2022年8月，TGL（Tiger Golf League的缩写，但实际代表什么尚不清楚）的成立与PGA巡回赛合作宣布。虎伍兹和罗里·麦克罗伊的联合公司将经营这个新的虚拟室内高尔夫联赛，使用巨大的模拟器和真实的草坪推杆区域。六支PGA巡回赛球队将在位于佛罗里达南部的一个特别建造的设施中在黄金时间中将举办比赛，可容纳2,000名球迷。

All that came crashing down – literally – this past fall when a power failure caused the inflatable roof and ceiling to collapse. As a result, the start of the new golf league has been pushed back to 2025.
所有这一切在去年秋天发生了意外——确切地说，由于电力故障导致充气屋顶和天花板坍塌。因此，新高尔夫联赛的开始推迟到2025年。

TGL (what the initials stand for is unknown, but a good guess is Tiger Golf League) is attempting to take advantage of the ever-present technology encroaching on every aspect of modern life. It is also an attempt to appeal to the Topgolf crowd that may never set foot on an actual golf course but enjoys hitting balls with their friends in an exciting atmosphere. TGL certainly promises that.
TGL试图利用已经充斥在现代生活中各个方面的技术，吸引可能永远不会踏足实际高尔夫球场但喜欢在激动人心的氛围中，与朋友一起击球的Topgolf观众。TGL重点承诺了这一点。

The end result is anything new and exciting concerning golf is a good thing. And anything in golf with Woods’ involvement draws eyeballs. Whether the new league will survive long-term remains to be seen, but at present it seems like a refreshing new take on the old game.

最终的结果是，关于高尔夫的任何新奇事物都是好事。而在伍兹的参与下的高尔夫领域无疑会吸引更多的眼球。新联赛是否能够长久生存尚待观察，但目前看来，它似乎是对这个古老游戏的一种令人耳目一新的玩法。

*以上信息内容均来自USGTF月刊