{"id":888472,"date":"2026-09-11T19:04:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/888472\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T19:04:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:04:21","slug":"golf-magazine-announces-2026-world-golf-teachers-hall-of-fame-inductees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/888472\/","title":{"rendered":"GOLF Magazine announces 2026 World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame inductees"},"content":{"rendered":"

GOLF Magazine this week announced its 2026 class for the World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame.<\/a> The inductees include Todd Anderson, Martin Hall, Ted Sheftic and the late Dana Rader.<\/p>\n

These inductees will be honored at the 2026 GOLF Top 100 Teachers Summit, which will take place Nov. 1-4 at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach of the instructors we have chosen to enter the World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame this year has earned the distinction in their own unique way,\u201d said Hoyt McGarity, CEO and President of 8AM Golf, the parent company of GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com. \u201cThe groundbreaking efforts and longevity of the careers of Todd, Martin, Ted, and Dana are something to behold and it\u2019s an honor to recognize each of them for their extraordinary contributions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame was established in 1999 and has inducted 22 teaching greats, including Mike Adams, Harvey Penick, Claude and Butch Harmon, David Leadbetter, Jim McClean and Peggy Kirk Bell.<\/p>\n

See below for a brief overview of each of the new inductees\u2019 bona fides.<\/p>\n

Todd Anderson<\/p>\n

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Courtesy<\/p>\n

Director of Instruction, TPC Sawgrass<\/p>\n

\u2014 2010 PGA National Teacher of the Year<\/p>\n

\u2014 2016 Michigan Golf Hall of Fame inductee<\/p>\n

\u2014 Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher since 2004<\/p>\n

\u2014 Students have combined for 57 victories across the four major U.S. professional tours, including two FedEx Cup Champions<\/p>\n

\u2014 Coached 26 players to the PGA Tour<\/p>\n

\u2014 Helped more than 100 student-athletes earn Division I scholarships<\/p>\n

\u2014 Developed 43 Collegiate All-Americans<\/p>\n

\u2014 Developed 53 American Junior Golf Association All-Americans<\/p>\n

Martin Hall<\/p>\n

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Courtesy<\/p>\n

Director of Instruction, The Club at Ibis<\/p>\n

\u2014 Holds dual membership in the PGA of America and PGA of Great Britain and Ireland<\/p>\n

\u2014 Director of Instruction at The Club at Ibis since 1997<\/p>\n

\u2014 Named 2008 PGA Teacher of the Year<\/p>\n

\u2014 GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher since 1996<\/p>\n

\u2014 Hosted Golf Channel\u2019s \u201cSchool of Golf,\u201d producing more than 430 episodes<\/p>\n

\u2014 Authored four books<\/p>\n

\u2014 Presented at the PGA National Teaching and Coaching Summit seven times<\/p>\n

Ted Sheftic<\/p>\n

\"ted <\/p>\n

Courtesy<\/p>\n

Founder & Director, Ted Sheftic Golf Learning Center<\/p>\n

\u2014 GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher from 2003 to 2023<\/p>\n

\u2014 Earned the Top 100 Lifetime Achievement Award for 20 consecutive years on the list<\/p>\n

\u2014 Named Philadelphia Section PGA Teacher of the Year across four decades (1987, 1994, 2000 and 2013)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Received the Horton Smith Award in 1999<\/p>\n

\u2014 Inducted into the Philadelphia PGA Hall of Fame in 2016<\/p>\n

\u2014 Co-developer of the PGA\u2019s Get Golf Ready initiative<\/p>\n

Dana Reader<\/p>\n

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Courtesy<\/p>\n

Founder, Dana Rader Golf School<\/p>\n

\u2014 Named LPGA National Teacher of the Year in 1990<\/p>\n

\u2014 GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher<\/p>\n

\u2014 Received the Ellen Griffin Rolex Award, the LPGA\u2019s highest teaching honor<\/p>\n

\u2014 North Carolina Golf Hall of Fame inductee<\/p>\n

\u2014 Authored Rock Solid Golf<\/p>\n

GOLF Top 100 Teachers Summit<\/p>\n

The 2026 GOLF Top 100 Teachers Summit is set to take place Nov. 1-4 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. The retreat will serve as a premier instruction and education event hosted by GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com\u00a0and will be attended by the Top 100 Teachers in golf.<\/p>\n

If you are an instructor and interested in attending, sign up using this link.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GOLF Magazine this week announced its 2026 class for the World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame. The inductees…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":888473,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":["post-888472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/888472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=888472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/888472\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/888473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=888472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=888472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=888472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}