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Shay Smart (Guangdong Province, China)
Friday, 07 November 2008


Attachment: Palm Island Golf Resort, Hui Zhou City, China
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Mobile Phone: +86 - 13502210770 

Professional Qualifications

  • Graduate of Professional Golf Management Program
  • Obtained degree in Marketing with a BBA
  • December 1999, Mississippi State University, U.S.A
  • Graduate of Golfers Professional Training Program, January 2000
  • Elected PGA Class A member, August 2000
  • Mandarin Chinese Speaking Ability at a Conversational level

  • Level 1 HSPSE Accredited Instructor
    (Xili Golf Resort in Shenzhen, China from the 2nd to the 4th of november 2008.
  • Level 2 HSPSE Accredited Instructor
    (Palm Island Golf Resort, Hui Zhou City, 4th and 5th of november 2009.

 

Bio

Shay is originally from Houston, Texas (USA) and began his golf career at the age of 13.  He has been teaching the game of golf for 16 years from beginners, intermediate, and advanced players.  Shay has been a class A USPGA member for 8 years and been involved with several leading Golf Academies at different facilities in the United States and now China.  Shay is currently the Director of Golf at Palm Island and the Director of Instruction of the Palm Island golf academy.  
 
  • WCCPGA Junior Golf leader 2001
  • WCCPGA Junior Golf Director 1999-2001
  • Trained instructor under Jack Lumpkin and Gale Peterson (Top 50 Instructors in the USA)
  • Running Palm Island golf Academy from 2006-Present


Additional professional merits:

  • voted one of the top 10 foreign golf instructors by Golf Magazine (China Addition) October 2008
  • Awarded West Central Chapter PGA Junior Golf Leader for 2001


Personal message

I came to XiLi to the Harold Swash Accredited instructor program with little expectations.  I was just hoping to learn a little bit more to help my putting instruction. 

    What I was surprised to find was that I left with a positive different way of teaching the putting stroke through video analysis and a simple set of guidlines to teach from. 
    So if you need a sceptic I was one of these types of people.  But after attending the 2 day seminar and being bombarded by Phil and Michel: I took away some of the best knowledge I have been exposed to in the 16 years I have been teaching the game of golf.
   
     The sessions were great and helped me develop new sets of tools to increase my business and help train developing golf instructors an effective and useful technique.  I really did not feel this until taking in all the information and I was surprised you can actually give a putting clinic for 3 hours, and still need more time to teach!
 
    So if you need a good recomendation please call me for I am a big believer in the Harold Swash philosophies and system and look forward into adding a new skill set to my instruction portfolio.
 
Sincerely,
 
Shay Smart
Director of Golf & Instruction
Palm Island Resort

 

 

Video »

Wayne Farrell (Yes! Golf) introducing Harold Swash at Presentation infront of selected Australian PGA Pros.

"I thoroughly enjoyed my day at HSPSE. I now have a sound knowledge of my putting stroke. Up to now I have had little confidence in my my putting and did not enjoy practising. Since the day at HSPSE I feel self assured over any putt. Many thanks for a great day."

John Harnett Club Professional, Milltown Golf Club, Lower Churchtown Road, Dublin 14, Ireland

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