GOLF COACHES:
Bryn Parry, CPGA Professional
Bryn was born in Vancouver and is currently living in North Vancouver. He started playing golf at age 12 and began competitive golf at age 14. Bryn’s PGA Tour experience includes starts at the 2007 Canadian Open and the 2003 Air Canada Championship. His best finish on the Nationwide Tour, where he played for two years, is a playoff loss. Bryn’s low round to date is a 62 at the Northview Golf and Country Club and he has shot 63 on six separate occasions in competition. He has 5 career holes-in-one to date.
With an unmatched playing history and a teaching resume that currently spans 14 years, Bryn will be able to help you learn how to take your existing skill set to any golf course. You will also learn how to improve your play and shoot your lowest career round.
Playing Highlights
- played on the Nationwide Tour in 2007 and 2008
- played two events on the PGA Tour
- lost a playoff to Nick Flanagan in 2007 on Nationwide Tour
- played Canadian Tour for 5 years
- winner of 120 mini tour events
Fraser Mulholland, CPGA Class A Professional
A PGA member of Canada since 1992, Fraser has accumulated 18 years of experience in golf instruction, tournament play and golf course & tournament operations. In this same time, Fraser has become one of the most accomplished professional golfers in BC and in Canada, winning 34 professional tournaments, qualifying for the South African and Australian Opens and twice playing on the PGA Tour.
Fraser is the prime visionary behind the Vancouver Golf Tour and currently acts as Commissioner of the Vancouver Golf Tour. He is passionate about the game and has a strong desire to develop the young talent in this province.
Oliver Tubb, Assistant Professional
Born in Scotland, raised in Ontario, and now living in Vancouver, Oliver has been playing golf since he was nine years old and has been competing since the age of thirteen. He turned pro in 2005 following a successful college career at the University of Guelph, which included athletic awards, provincial championships and representing Canada at the World Collegiate Championships. After three years touring on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour, he is cutting back on travel in 2011 to focus on golf here in Vancouver. Whilst his ambition is to one day play on the world’s highest stage, he looks forward to spending more time at home and to bring his competitive insight to The Players’ Academy team.
A strong competitive golfer and passionate about the game, Oliver brings a range of experiences and insight to the TPA. His expertise centers on how top players prepare for and then play in professional or amateur competition. Topics such as swinging with confidence and consistency, how to practice to be better on the golf course not just the range, how to control your emotions and execute golf shots under pressure, tournament strategy, short game shots from all situations, reading greens and making putts, recovery shots to get back in play, importance of club and shot selection, yardage books, practice rounds, scheduling, and a host of other skills. The concepts and skills a professional golfer works on are no different than for any golfer wanting to lower his or her scores and Oliver explains these concepts in a simple and understandable manner. www.olivertubb.com
Andrew Johnson, Assistant Professional
Turned pro December 2004
Golf Coaching Skills:
Advanced swing mechanics. Worked with many top level coaches. Australian Institute of Sport and A-Game Golf Australia. Both world renowned.
Refined skills enabling one to play and compete in varying conditions and playing surfaces. I have competed in 11 different countries globally as a professional.
Full time member on Australasian Tour 2004-2008. Canadian Tour 2007-2010. Competed on the European, Nationwide and Asian Tours.
Sports Psychology. I know what it takes to compete at an international level I the world of professional golf.
Advanced strength and conditioning knowledge for the elite golfer. Through my own game I have been involved with intense training with the Australian Institute of Sport and the Titleist Performance Institute programs.
10 years work experience for Australia’s biggest golf retailer, Drummond Golf Centres, since 2001. Trained in expert club fitting and product knowledge. Using Vector Pro Flight Scope Analysis System.
Through managing my own personal sponsors and teaching days throughout Canada on the Canadian Tour. I have developed the skills to provide tuition to individuals or large groups. Managing complete golf days, clinics, trick shot displays and presentations.
Chris Baxter, Ph.D., MNLP
Dr. Chris Baxter is Canada’s premier golf mental game coach and is an avid amateur golfer. As North America’s first Certified Mind Factor Coach he is qualified to teach a set of mental game tools and techniques employed by many of Europe’s best golfers including Lee Westwood, Darren Clarke, Louis Oosthuizen, and Graeme McDowell. He has also completed the COACH54 program at the VISION54 Academy with Lynn Marriott and Pia Nilsson, complete game coaches to top LPGA Tour and PGA Tour professionals.
Chris is a Master Practitioner of NLP (MNLP), a Master Practitioner of Time-Linked Techniques, and a Certified Hypnosis Practitioner. He helps golfers reach new levels of peak performance by incorporating practical mental game training drills and visualization techniques into their golf practice and play.
Chris has worked with golfers of all skill levels, including national champions, elite juniors, Canadian Tour players, and recreational golfers. Chris serves as the mental game specialist for the Canadian Tour and the Vancouver Golf Tour. www.completegolf.ca
Dave Longmore, PTS, CGFI, TPI 3D
Dave has been in the fitness industry for almost 20 years and ensures that his philosophy of total body health is shared by those he works with so that all clients get the ultimate training experience.
As one of few personal trainers in B.C. to be certified by TPI, Dave is uniquely qualified to perform the TPI Golf Screen to determine if his golfing clients present any physical limitations that may lead to swing issues. Dave can develop a specific personal conditioning program to correct any physical limitations so that golfers are free to build the perfect swing with their golf coach. www.completegolf.ca
Dave is Canada’s premier golf conditioning specialist. His credentials include:
- Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Certified Golf Fitness Instructor (CGFI), Level 2
- TPI 3D Certified K-Vest Instructor
- American Council on Exercise (A.C.E.) Certified Golf Conditioning Specialist
- Can-Fit-Pro Nationally Certified Personal Trainer Specialist (PTS)
- Advanced Sport Nutrition Certificate from Human Kinetics
