If you love golf, you can turn your passion into a rewarding career by getting a professional golf teaching license. With this license, you'll be able to help players hone their skills as you teach them all the important aspects of the game and instill good playing habits. By completing the required coursework and passing the exams, you'll earn your professional golf teaching license and be able to become a certified instructor. To get started on a path toward earning a golf teaching license, you should enroll in an accredited course and complete the following steps.

Learn the Rules of the Game

As much as you probably already know about golf, you still might be unaware of all the rules. You can learn about all the rules along with many of the other finer points of the game as you take your course. You may even learn many of the obscure rules that aren't usually enforced nowadays but are still in the rulebook. Some rules that you should learn include:

  • The different types of penalties
  • When changing balls is allowed
  • When practice swings and shots are allowed
  • Rules about animals on the course
  • Green rulings

Pass Written Exams

You'll need to pass a series of written tests to demonstrate your knowledge of the game and the best teaching practices. The exams often feature multiple-choice questions that shouldn't be too difficult to answer correctly as long as you've studied and attended classes regularly. Some exams may not be offered in your area, so you might have to travel to take them if you're serious about earning your professional golf teaching license.

Take the Player Ability Test

To be a good instructor, you'll need to be an adequate player who can maintain a high playing standard so that you can demonstrate your skills to your students as you show them the proper playing techniques. The test may be taken on a 36-hole course, and a specific score will need to be achieved in order to pass the test. The overseer of the test will expect you to show good form and follow the rules of the game. 

If you complete these basic steps and other required coursework successfully, you can earn the professional golf teaching license that's needed to become an authorized instructor. You can find a course that's being held near you and sign up to start working toward completing your education in the game of golf.  

For more information on a professional golf teaching license, contact a professional near you.

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