Korea Golf Practice Range Association to Hold Golf Instructor Selection Competition in September

Held at Yangsan Dongwon Royal CC and Anseong Benest CC
Over 1,100 Graduates Provided Employment Opportunities for Students

The Korea Golf Practice Range Association (KGCA) is hosting the 42nd Korea Golf Instructor Selection Competition.

The event will take place over two days, on September 3rd and 5th, at Yangsan Dongwon Royal CC and Anseong Benest CC. Since 2004, the competition has annually selected qualified amateur low-handicap golfers through practical tests held at designated golf courses. The program also includes theoretical education for golf instruction, covering sports mechanics, golf rules, and golf teaching methods.

Korea golf instructors include not only amateur golfers with a strong interest in golf instruction but also current professional golfers, lesson pros, golf practice range representatives, employees of golf-related industries, self-employed individuals, university professors, and professionals. To date, approximately 1,100 individuals have been certified.

Outstanding students who obtain golf instructor certification are provided with employment opportunities. The association supplies qualified personnel to golf practice ranges that require golf instructors and safety managers. It operates an online community for members and holds regular golf gatherings through partnerships with golf courses nationwide, offering benefits such as discounts on green fees and golf equipment, bimonthly green seminars, and participation in the Association President’s Cup golf tournament.

The practical test passing criteria for the Korea Golf Instructor Selection Competition require recording scores within 81 strokes for men and 83 strokes for women in the general division over 18 holes, and within 83 strokes for men and 85 strokes for women aged 50 and above in the senior division. Theoretical education will be conducted on September 11th for those who pass the practical test.