Golf Coaching

Ji McBryde is a high‑performance golf coach working with elite amateur and emerging professional players across Queensland and national programmes.

He currently serves as a National Coach with Golf Australia and Queensland’s State High Performance Coach, supporting the development of the state’s leading junior and amateur athletes. Ji’s coaching approach combines technical development, performance analytics, and structured training systems to help players build consistent, high‑level performance.

His work centres on developing athletes who can perform under pressure and progress further successfully through the high‑performance pathway towards collegiate and professional golf. Contact ji.mcbryde@golf.org.au

Michael Jones is a full-time golf instructor at Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club and a PGA Member of Australia for 30 years. He delivers results-driven coaching grounded in sports science, proven methodology, and extensive tour knowledge.

Holding a Diploma in Sports Science with a focus on golf anatomy and exercise function, he also speaks Japanese. Michael blends modern teaching principles with calm, clear communication, tailoring methods to each player.

His coaching spans beginners to tour professionals, with notable success guiding Brad Kennedy and Matthew Millar in major events and multiple professional wins. Contact michael@mjgolf.com.au

A former touring professional golfer and fully qualified PGA Teaching Professional, Paige also holds a double degree in Psychology and Sport Coaching and Exercise Science. This unique combination enables her to coach not only the golf swing, but also the person behind it.

Paige’s coaching philosophy is simple: how you think, feel, and lead yourself determines how you perform on the course, in competition, and in life. While technique remains important, confidence under pressure comes from clarity, regulation, routines, and trusting yourself in the moment.

Members who wish to book a lesson may do so via the Performance Base lesson portal: www.theperformancebase.com.au

Chris Park is a PGA Professional at Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club whose coaching is founded on strong fundamentals and building a repeatable, reliable swing. He helps players understand ball flight and ensures improvement feels structured and purposeful.

Drawing on experience from elite junior golf to professional competition, Chris focuses on creating a swing that suits each player and performs under pressure. Sessions emphasise grip, set-up, alignment, and impact principles, with simple changes that deliver meaningful progress.

He specialises in junior development and beginner coaching, offering clear guidance, practical drills, and confidence-building support. Contact chrispark@pgamember.org.au

PGA professional Mitchell Smith brings twenty years of high‑performance experience, shaped by work with Australia’s leading coaches and industry specialists. His coaching is grounded in strong fundamentals, clear principles, and a commitment to building a repeatable, reliable swing that performs under pressure. He helps players understand ball flight, ensuring that improvement feels structured, purposeful, and aligned with long‑term development.

Drawing on experience from elite junior golf to national professional competition, Mitchell focuses on creating a swing that suits each player’s natural movement. His sessions emphasise grip, set‑up, alignment, and impact fundamentals, with simple, effective adjustments that deliver meaningful progress.

He specialises in junior development and beginner coaching, offering clear guidance, practical drills, and confidence‑building support.

Contact mitchellsmith@pgamember.org.au

Steve Darmody has been a leading golf coach at the Club since 1996. With more than four decades of experience coaching players from beginners to elite, including sub‑70 competitors, he focuses on clear, technically sound solutions that create lasting improvement. Known for his diagnostic skill, he identifies the true cause of performance issues quickly and develops structured, measurable plans.

His expertise includes advanced swing mechanics, biomechanics, sport psychology, and long‑term player development, supported by computer‑based swing analysis and video technology to ensure progress transfers to competitive play. Contact stevedarmody@westnet.com.au