In a nutshell, The World’s Top 100 ClubFitters exemplify superior skill, experience, passion and integrity.
The World’s Top 100 ClubFitters put performance ahead of profits. They truly care about their golfers.
Every golf coach and teacher will admit it is impossible to teach or improve a golfer’s game if they are playing with ill-fitting clubs. Yet many continue to give lessons to those who must contort their bodies and their swing to accommodate ill-fitting clubs. Years later the golfer will have to re-learn their swing to improve.
Today, virtually every major brand offers “club fitting” on-line on their own websites. Most all of the big chain golf retailers offer “club fitting” services in-house and on-line. Many coaches and teachers offer fittings as well. The race is on in the industry to get golfers fit at their venue.
It’s confusing with all of the marketing dollars shouting: “We are the Best”. So how does the golfing public know where to get a great fitting with a skilled professional who really cares about their game? Here are a few guidelines:
- Experience and training are critical … and that takes years, even decades to achieve. So many retailers hire unskilled novices, give them a couple of weeks training and put them on the floor with a sales quota to meet. High turnover is a warning light to avoid.
- Reputation is critical … Professional clubfitters care about their golfers and the golfers know it. Ask around for referrals.
- Professionals who have started their own fitting centers are usually very dedicated and talented, they know that they will succeed because of the reputation they have earned.
- Professionals should have access to state-of-the-art studios, including launch monitors, frequency analyzers, the ability to test various options utilizing universal connector systems
- Avoid buying off the internet … period.
We are very proud of the exceptional Professionals around the globe who have earned the title of the World’s Top 100 ClubFitters.
| AUSTRALIA | NSW | Jeff Mansfield | Jeff Mansfield Golf Solutions |
| VIC | Bryan Ferguson | Brian Ferguson PGA | |
| WA | Greg Ashton | Golfstix | |
| WA | Mostyn Farmer | GolfStix | |
| AUSTRIA | Andreas Lauss | Makrogolf at Golfclub Ottenstein | |
| Florian Kepp | F K Golf | ||
| Harry Zott | HZ Fitting | ||
| CANADA | AB | Jorden Jensen | Alberta Golf Works |
| AB | Jordy McKenzie | Alberta Golf Works | |
| BC | Terry Stav | Golf West | |
| BC | Chris Knight | Vista Ridge Golf | |
| NB | Bob Bissonette | Cave Clubworks Studio | |
| NB | Bob Spicer | RJS Custom Clubs | |
| QC | Philippe Gariepy | Atelelier at Generation Golf | |
| QC | Pierre Lamothe | Atelier De Golf Rock-Divot at Generation Golf | |
| CZECH REP. | Jiri Votroubek | Golf 59 | |
| Milan Vantuch | Albatross Golf | ||
| ENGLAND | Matt Pearson | Performance Fitting Center at Waterton | |
| FRANCE | Olivier Chalon | C.O. Golf | |
| Jean-Michel Queva | Queva Clubfitting | ||
| Marc Brossard | MB Clubs | ||
| Arnaud Smaghe | Gard & Golf | ||
| Joe Perroud | Fit at Joe's | ||
| Gaeten Seznac | Bretagne Clubmaking | ||
| Gregory Aspesberro | GA Clubmaker | ||
| Jimmy Klepman | JK Fitting | ||
| GERMANY | Eric Muschalla | PMG | |
| Gerald Friz | Myclubmaker GmbH, Golf+IT | ||
| Richard Phillips | Richard Phillips Proshop M/S Tinnen | ||
| INDONESIA | Gavin Webb | Jakarta Golf Coach | |
| IRELAND | Bernard Quigley | Bernard Quigley Golf | |
| KENYA | Saaleem Haji | Vipingo Ridge Golf Academy | |
| MALAYSIA | Jaya "Gop" Shanker | Golf Fitter Malaysia | |
| NETHERLANDS | Peter Graham | Peter Graham Golf Center | |
| Marcel de Jager | Golfhunter | ||
| Wilbert Bruins Slot | Golfschool Westwould | ||
| N. IRELAND | Nigel Shaw | NS Golf Tech at Warrenpoint Golf Club | |
| PHILIPPINES | Francis Go | Custom Clubmakers International | |
| Jake Ong | Custom Clubmakers International | ||
| SINGAPORE | Joseph Loo | XLNgolf Pte Ltd | |
| Ignatius Tan | XLNgolf Pte Ltd | ||
| SLOVENIA | Viljem Kern | Kern Golf | |
| SOUTH KOREA | Brian Choi | Tayoon Golf | |
| SPAIN | Agustin Sanchez | Golfinteligente | |
| Juan Carlos Garcia Diaz | Golf Planet - Oviedo | ||
| Mateo Noel | Fit & Golf | ||
| SWEDEN | Johanna Pyk-Jargard | Johanna's Golf Shop | |
| Peter Wendel | Peter Wendel Golf | ||
| Tony Guelli | Golf Performance Sweden | ||
| SWITZERLAND | Giuseppe "Pepe" Naula | Pepe's Golf-Clinic | |
| Norbert Studer | R&L Golf | ||
| UNITED STATES | AR | Robert Mapes | Golfstx |
| AR | Trevor Shanke | Golfstx | |
| AZ | Nick Nichols | TNT Golfs @ Peoria Pines Golf Club | |
| CA | Hector Avila | Advanced Golf Performance Studio | |
| CA | Jim Perez | Advanced Golf Performance, Bluff Pointe Golf Course | |
| CA | Chad Dietz | Foreward Golf | |
| CA | Dan Rogers | Foreward Golf | |
| CA | Brad Whalen | KZG Performance Center | |
| CA | Brad Benke | KZG Performance Center | |
| CA | Phil Moore | Phil Moore Golf | |
| CA | Jimmy Palmieri | Bahama Golf | |
| CO | Bryan "Buddy" Beem | Buddy Beem Custom Clubs | |
| FL | Rick Cicero | Pin High's Future | |
| FL | David Vaught | Venice Golf Center | |
| FL | Mike D'Orazio | Mike's Honest Golf, PGA Natl. | |
| FL | Mike Riso | Mike Riso Golf | |
| FL | Alex Wilson | Broward Golf Center | |
| GA | Nick Prokosa | Wedges and Woods | |
| GA | Bobbie Reeves | Tee Time Golf Studios of West Point | |
| IA | Chris Larson | The Clubhouse Indoor Golf | |
| MI | Justin Lindemann | Pipestone Indoor Golf | |
| NC | Kelly York | Kelly's Custom Golf | |
| ND | Andrew Baumann | Golf Etc. - Bismarck | |
| ND | Matt Rueb | Golf Etc. - Bismarck | |
| NJ | Bob Cardea | South Jersey Golf Schools | |
| NJ | Rich Stolz | South Jersey Golf Schools | |
| NJ | Tom Brower | Tee 2 Green Indoor Golf Center | |
| NJ | Bernie Dunne | Bernie Dunne Custom Clubs | |
| NJ | Tim Mosel | Tim Mosel's Golf | |
| OH | Dave Freed | DV Golf | |
| PA | Nick Biondi | Nick Biondi Golf | |
| PA | Jerry Hintze | The Clubmaker | |
| PA | Rick Musselman | Musselman's Golf | |
| PA | Tim Musselman | Musselman's Golf | |
| PA | Chris Dahl | Golf Science Center | |
| PA | Jeff DeCoen | York Indoor Golf & Training Center | |
| SC | Ryne Huggins | Pro Swing Columbia | |
| TX | Max Garrett | Golf Smart | |
| TX | Leslie Knight | Next Level Golf | |
| WA | Alex Tibbits | Swing Lounge Spokane | |
| WA | Kyle Marvin | Westside Golf Academy | |
| WI | Scott Hauser | Northland Golf & Ski | |
| WI | Dave Enos | Northland Golf & Ski | |
| WV | John Hutzler | Swing Fit |
CRITERIA FOR RECOGNITION AS THE WORLD’S TOP 100 CLUBFITTER
An independent panel of industry experts have set the criteria necessary to be considered one of the World’s Top 100 Professional ClubFitters. The panel includes: Clay Long, renowned club designer and personal fitter for Jack Nicklaus; Gene Parente, President of Golf Laboratories, Inc., the premier golf equipment testing facility and producer of robot testing utilized by virtually every equipment manufacturer; J.J. King, President and founder of KZG, the #1 Custom ProLine; and Dr. Christian Reichardt, doctor of sports medicine and author of “Pain Free Golf”.
A 120-point system based on the criteria was generated to objectively evaluate each applicant. They include:
1-30 points: A sincere commitment to help every golfer play their best and have earned an outstanding reputation in their community for doing so.
1-10 points: An ability to converse with the golfer to assess the golfer’s goals, understand any disabilities.
1-10 points: The ability to educate the golfer through each step of the fitting process.
1–10 points: Number of years as a professional coach, teachers and fitter
1-10 points: Regular attendance at schools and seminars to maintain knowledge and raise the bar for their profession
1-10 points: Knowledge of golf club head specifications and shaft profiles, including design features and manufacturing processes
1-10 points: Knowledge of interpreting analysis data and use of launch monitors, frequency analyzers and videos during their fittings
1-10 points: Maintains a wide selection of heads and shafts and ability to select the optimum combination for any given golfer
1-10 points: Assumes responsibility for the build of the custom clubs; checks that fitting instructions are adhered to precisely and
double checks all specifications before handing clubs to the golfer
1-10 points: A high level of integrity, placing the golfer’s performance as their primary goal rather than profits. They do not sell over
the internet or the phone, but rather believe that every golfer deserves to have a personalized face-to-face fitting to guarantee maximum performance for the golfer.