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Top 50 Class of 2020
Since 2004, U.S. Kids Golf has recognized golf's best coaches with the Top 50 Kids Coach Award. Applicants complete an online survey are winners are chosen based on a variety of factors that grade their contribution to youth golf. Considerations include, but are not limited to, experience, innovation, creativity, communication, parental engagement, organization, devotion and growing the game. Award recipients include coaches who work at public, private, resort and municipal courses.
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Bridget Ackley | Jeff Allen | O.J. Amaya | Christopher Armanini |
Osprey Point GC | Lake Merced GC | Chula Vista GC | Ka'anapali GC |
Boca Raton, FL | Dale City, CA | Bonita, CA | Lahaina, HI |
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Cole Baker | Jennifer Bermingham | Thomas (TJ) Bishop | Alice Brown |
Golf Etc | Coto de Caza | Lakewood Ranch G&CC | Ace Golf |
Bismark, ND | Coto de Caza, CA | Lakewood Ranch, FL | Riverview, FL |
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Jonathan Bullas | Barry Churchill | Matt Clinger | Rachel Clopton |
Laurel Oak CC | Stonebridge GC | Harpeth Valley Golf | Bobby Jones GC |
Sarasota, FL | Monroe, NC | Nashville, TN | Atlanta, GA |
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Alfredo Da Corte | Richard Degree | John Dipollina | Nix Duncan |
Campodoglio Golf Club | Sugar Creek Golf & Tennis | Lyman Orchards | Cherokee Town and CC |
Paderno Franciacorta, Italy | Atlanta, GA | Middlefield, CT | Atlanta, GA |
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Jamie Engelkemier | David Esch | Matt Eschenburg | Adam Fangman |
Henry Brunton Golf Academy | Pecan Grove CC | Summit Golf School | Lassing Pointe GC |
Irvine, CA | Richmond, TX | Spring, TX | Union, KY |
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Brittany Ferrante | John Galyean | Glenn Garnett | Neil Gowan |
Village Club of Sands Point | Hasentree CC | Man O War Golf | Legend Oaks GC |
Sands Point, NY | Wake Forest, NC | Lexington, KY | Summerville, SC |
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Bill Hall | Noah Horstman | Blake Isakson | Preston Johnson |
Legends at Parris Island | Southern Oregon Golf Academy | Moon Valley CC | Charleston Municipal GC |
Beaufort, SC | Medford, OR | Phoenix, AZ | Charleston, SC |
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Denise Kafferly | Dorothy Kasper | Janis Kleiman | Don Kueper |
Eglin GC | The Golf Dome | Ironwood GC | Carlyle Lake GC |
Niceville, FL | Chagrin Falls, OH | Fishers, IN | Carlyle, IL |
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Ryan Macey | Rafael Machado | Dave Malone | Brent McGrew |
Bradenton CC | Golfers Inc | Pine Lake Junior Golf Academy | Quail Run & VanBerg GC |
Bradenton, FL | Panama City, Panama | Lincoln, NE | Columbus, NE |
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Jimmy McMullen | Tara Morris | Carly Peister | Miriam Piland-Rice |
Salem Glen CC | CC of Castle Pines | Merry-Hill GC | Mike Bender Golf Academy |
Clemmons, NC | Castle Rock, CO | Breslau, ON | Lake Mary, FL |
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John Rudolph | Pamela Saladino | Daniel Shelden | Trent Siever |
Fieldstone GC | The Beloit Club | Ruth Lake CC | The Foothills GC |
Greenville, DE | Beloit, WI | Hinsdale, IL | Phoenix, AZ |
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Hoppy Smith | Laura Tyler | Stephen Ventre | John Wainwright |
Diamondhead CC | Frosty Valley Resort | Paradise Family Golf | Longleaf Golf & Family Club |
Diamondhead, MS | Danville, PA | Middleton, MA | Southern Pines, NC |
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Thomas Watkins | Nick Wiseman | ||
Whisper Lake CC | Jane Frost Golf Performance | ||
Madison, MS | East Sandwich, MA |
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