THE WORLD’S TOP 100 CLUBFITTERS

With studies reporting that 92% of all golfers are playing the wrong golf clubs for their game, coupled with other studies that report 59% of golfers have been “fit” for custom clubs …. you know something is terribly wrong.

Clearly there are “so-called fitters” and then there are truly qualified fitters.  Industry insiders estimate the number of truly skilled fitters at around 800 in the entire world.  Many claim to be “professional fitters” but are no more than glorified salesman.  The golfing public has an impossible task discerning the difference.  This World’s Top 100 List is designed to help golfers find legit fitters.

You may have seen other lists of top fitters … listing stores or other golf venues.  The World’s Top 100 ClubFitters List does not list stores, courses or centers.  The World’s Top 100 ClubFitters are individuals.  Individuals who are the true professionals with years of experience in fitting, constantly attending classes and seminars to hone their skills and have the integrity to take the time necessary to fit every golfer with the ideal clubs to improve their game.

An independent panel of industry experts have set the criteria necessary to be considered a Top 100 Professional ClubFitter.  The panel includes: Clay Long, renowned club designer and personal fitter for Jack Nicklaus; Gene Parente, President of Golf Laboratories, Inc., the premier golf equipment testing facility and producer of robot testing utilized by virtually every equipment manufacturer; Dr. King, President and founder of KZG, the #1 Custom ProLine; and Dr. Christian Reichardt, doctor of sports medicine and author of “Pain Free Golf”.

A 100 point system based on the criteria was generated to objectively evaluate each applicant.  They include:

1-10 points:           A sincere commitment to help every golfer play their best and a reputation for honesty and integrity in their community

1-10 points:           An ability to converse with the golfer to assess the golfer’s goals, understand any disabilities

1-10 points:           An ability to educate the golfer every step of the fitting process

1–10 points:          Number of years as a club fitter and the success of his business in the community

1-10 points:           Regular attendance at schools and seminars to maintain knowledge and raise the bar for their profession

1-10 points:           Knowledge of golf club head specifications, design features and manufacturing processes

1-10 points:           Knowledge of shaft profiles, design features and manufacturing processes

1-10 points:           Knowledge of interpreting analysis data and use of launch monitors, frequency analyzers and videos during their fittings

1-10 points:           Maintains a wide selection of heads and shafts and ability to select the optimum combination for any given golfer

1-10 points:           Assumes responsibility for the build of the custom clubs; checks that fitting instructions are adhered to perfectly and double checks all specifications before handing clubs to the golfer

This year’s Honorees hail from 18 countries around the globe: 33 from Europe and the UK, 43 from the U.S.; 13 from Canada; 5 from Australia and New Zealand; 5 from Asia; and 1 from Mexico.

WORLD’S TOP 100 CLUBFITTERS

ASIA      
Philippines Francis Go Custom Clubmakers International 2007-2019
Philippines Jake Ong Custom Clubmakers International 2006-2019
Singapore Joseph Loo XLNgolf Pte Ltd. 2018-2019
Signapore Ignatius Tan XLNgolf Pte Ltd. 2019
South Korea Brian Choi Tayoon Golf 2007-2019
       
AUSTRALIA      
ACT Craig Smith Point N Putt Golf 2013-2019
NSW Jeff Mansfield Jeff Mansfield Golf Solutions 2013-2019
NSW Graeme Trew Murwillumbah Golf Club 2010-2019
VIC Bryan Ferguson Albert Park Driving Range 2014-2019
WT Greg Ashton GolfStix 2012-2019
       
CANADA      
AB Jordy McKenzie Alberta Golf Works 2012-2019
AB Lyle Helland Simply Golf 2011-2015, 2017-2019
BC Jonathan Lee 19th Hole Golf Center 2017-2019
BC Tom Kuttmann 19th Hole Golf Center 2018-2019
BC Terry Stav Golf West 2006-2019
BC Chris Knight Vista Ridge Golf 2009, 2012-2019
NS Bob Spicer RJS Custom Clubs 2013-2019
ON Don Irving Artisan Golf Co. 2006-2019
ON Rene Grandmaison Grand Lynx Golf Centre 2006-2009, 2011-2019
ON Kurtis Sweeting Sweetings Custom Clubs 2018-2019
ON John Wade Precision Golf 2019
ON Conrad Riley Oslerbrook Golf Academy 2019
PQ Peter Lamothe Golf Option 2009-2012, 2016-2019
       
EUROPE & UK      
Austria Andreas Lauss Diamond Golfclub Ottenstein 2010-2019
Austria Gerold Fiechtl GF Clubfitting 2009-2013, 2017-2019
Belgium Vincent Willems P&P Golf Fitting 2011-2019
Czech Rep. Jiri Votroubek Golf 59 2015-2019
Czech Rep. Milan Vantuch Golf 59 2015-2019
England Matt Pearson Performance Fitting Center at Waterton Park GC 2013-2019
France Herve Francillon BackSpin Golf Fitting 2014-2019
France Jean-Christophe Jarrige Bretagne Clubmaking 2017-2019
France Olivier Chalon C.O. Golf 2013-2019
France Arnaud Smaghe Gard & Golf 2012-2019
France Michel Lavergne ML Clubfitting 2019
France Marc Brossard MB Clubs 2012-2019
France Alexandre D'Incau Pro Clubmaker 2012, 2013, 2015-2019
France Jean-Michel Queva Queva Clubfitting 2008-2019
Germany Joerg von der Gathen Club Align Golf 2013-2019
Germany Jean-Marc Gruner Golfers World @ Golf Club Muchen Eichried 2007, 2011-2019
Germany Gerald Friz Golf+IT 2012-2019
Germany Erik Muschalla Club Manufaktur 2019
Ireland Nigel Shaw Warrenpoint Golf Club 2015-2019
Netherlands Marcel de Jager Golfhunter 2009-2019
Netherlands Peter Graham Peter Graham Golf Center 2018, 2019
Russia Leonid Spiridonoff Golfeast 2018, 2019
Slovenia Viljem Kern Kern Golf 2014-2019
Spain Mateo Noel Fit & Golf 2015-2019
Spain Juan Carlos Garcia Diaz Golf Planet 2009-2019
Spain Agustin Sanchez Golfinteligente 2012-2019
Spain Jose Angel Rubio Ramiro 19. Golf 2019
Sweden Marten Nord Golfverket Custom Fitting at InHouse Golf 2019
Sweden Johanna Pyk-Jargard Johanna's Golf Shop 2008-2019
Switzerland Giuseppe "Pepe" Naula Pepe's Golf-Clinic 2006-2019
Switzerland Norbert Studer R & L Custom Golf Clubfitting 2010-2019
Switzerland Willi Vogt R & L Custom Golf Clubfitting 2010-2019
       
MEXICO      
Mexico Juan Carlos Ramos Golf Fitt Mx 2018, 2019
       
UNITED STATES      
AK John Gose Full Swing Golf 2006-2019
AZ John Goulet John Goulet PGA 2019
AZ Greg Marsh Hole Out Golf Academy 2018, 2019
AZ Tim Avis Hole Out Golf Academy 2018, 2019
CA Brad Benkey KZG Golf Performance Center 2018, 2019
CA Brad Whalen KZG Golf Performance Center 2013-2019
CA Thomas Dore KZG Golf Performance Center 2019
CA Mark Goulet KZG Golf Performance Center 2018, 2019
CA Anthony Stagno Mammoni Golf at Santa Fe Golf Range 2016-2019
CA Phil Moore Phil's Custom Golf 2018, 2019
CA Steve Tanis Phil's Custom Golf 2018, 2019
CA Dan Groves Garden Island Golf 2019
CA Chad Dietz The Bunker Golf Center 2017-2019
CA Dan Rogers The Bunker Golf Center 2017-2019
CO Bryan "Buddy" Beam Bryan Buddy Beem Custom Golf Clubs 2006-2019
FL Dick Cicero Pin High Enterprises 2017-2019
FL Glenn Southworth Southy Custom Golf 2016-2019
HI Allan Ano Power Golf Hawaii 2018, 2019
ID Chris Larsen Quad Cities Premier Indoor Golf 2019
ID Bill Moseley Golf 365 2016-2019
KY Tom Barron 21st Golf Technology 2017-2019
LA Ben Laverne Academy Club Service 2015, 2018, 2019
LA John Joy N'Joy Golf @ Le Triomphe Golf Acad 2016-2019
NC CJ Ebel Golf Club Maestro 2019
NC Kelly York Kelly's Custom Golf 2010-2019
NC Curtis Eudy Leatherman Golf Learning Center 2016-2019
ND Andrew Baumann Golf Etc. - Bismarck 2017-2019
NJ Bernie Dunne Bernie Dunne Custom Clubs 2015-2019
NV Chris Reedy Aloha Golf Center - Las Vegas 2019
NV Joey Tadeo Aloha Golf Center - Las Vegas 2019
NY Paul Sanders Sanders Golf Academy 2008-2019
NY Michael Callahan Michael Callahan Golf @ Airport Driving Range 2014-2019
OH Dave Freed DV Golf 2008-2019
OK Brian Baker Bakers Custom Golf 2019
OR Bob Duncan G P S Players Academy 2019-2019
PA Jerry Hintze Clubmakers Shop 2006-2019
PA Dave Gedris Oakmont Golf Center 2014-2019
PR Hector "Blanco" Matos Play Better Golf 2014-2015, 2017-2019
SC Daniel Clemmons Haas Family Golf Center 2018, 2019
WA Chris Garrison Camas Meadows Golf Club 2019
WI Henry Fink Scratch Golf 2019