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Meet John Randle

John Randle has played golf since he was 10 years old, a period of over 30 years (just barely!). He played his junior golf at Uplands Golf Club in Victoria where he was a three time Junior Club Champion. After high school, John played four years of collegiate golf at the University of Washington in Seattle and graduated in 1989 with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology.

After university, John immediately turned pro and began a career as a Tour Professional. Over the next 8 years he played eight seasons on the Canadian Tour, two seasons on the South African PGA Tour and competed on several U.S. Mini Tours.

In 1998, John turned his focus to helping people learn the game and quickly became a very popular instructor. He started his teaching career at Valley Golf Centre in Victoria. After two years there, he took a position at Gorge Vale GC working in the pro shop and teaching. Three years of splitting his time made it clear to John that he would have to be a full time teacher to really hone his craft.

John moved back to the Valley Golf Centre in late 2001 to launch the Victoria Academy of Golf. After 18 months there, including winning the 2002 BC PGA Teacher of the Year, John was recruited to move to Olympic View in Victoria to help launch the GBC Golf Academy.

In the spring of 2004, John was appointed Director of Instruction, the position he holds today.

John's Teaching Philosophy

John recognizes each golfer is different. Each of the students at his golf schools has unique goals for their golf games; distinct body types and preferred learning styles.

John’s teaching philosophy is based on the fact there are black and white requirements for how a golf club needs to be used to create a good golf shot. He feels all golfers can improve quickly when they understand the key concepts of the golf swing and apply them to their particular set of circumstances.

It is John’s opinion that most golfers do not fully understand how the golf club needs to be swung through impact to hit good shots and this results in their inability to improve. He has found, once a student understands how the club should be used, he or she improves very quickly.

John's Teaching Credentials

•  2007 PGA of BC Teacher of the Year
•  Golf Magazine Top Teacher for BC - 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 
•  Director of Instruction - GBC Golf Academy at Olympic View
•  Ranked by Golf Magazine as one of the "Top 20 Instructors in Canada"
•  Ranked by Pacific Golf Magazine as the #2 Instructor in BC in 2005
•  2002 BC PGA Teacher of the Year
•  Author of instructional book A Wake Up Call for Your Golf Game
•  Canadian PGA member since 1991
•  Featured lecturer at the 2003 BC PGA Spring Seminar
•  Featured Speaker at the 2003, '04, '05, '06 & '07 Vancouver Golf Show
•  Featured Speaker at the 2004, '05, '06 & '07 Vancouver Island Golf Show
•  Written over 90 articles in golf publications and newspapers

John's Playing Credentials

•  Canadian Tour member since 1991
•  Winner of over 50 professional events including the BC PGA Championship, BC PGA Assistants’ Championship and the Vancouver Island PGA Championship.
•  Played the South African Tour from 1994 – 1996
•  Played several US mini-tour events from 1992 – 1996
•  Played in two events on the PGA Tour (1991 Canadian Open and 1999 Air Canada Championship)
•  Has held seven course records (presently holds two)

More information about John Randle is available at www.randlegolf.com.