《USGTF 新闻资讯》2023年2月期刊

USGTF NOW VA-APPROVED FOR GI BILL USE
USGTF已获退伍军人事务部认可课程费

我们很自豪地宣布，USGTF联合会员在线课程和USGTF认证高尔夫教学专业课程现已获得了退伍军人事务部的认可，退役军人在提交付款证明和课程完成证明后，可以通过VA获得课程费用的报销。符合条件的退役军人需要填写VA表格22-0803（申请获得执照或认证考试费用报销）。
We are proud to announce that the USGTF Associate Member Online Course and the USGTF Certified Golf Teaching Professional on-site course are now approved by the Veteran’s Administration, under the GI Bill, for course fee reimbursement. The course fee will be reimbursed by the VA after proof of payment and proof of course completion is submitted by eligible veterans. Eligible veterans need to complete the VA Form 22-0803 (Application for Reimbursement of Licensing or Certification Test).

The V.A. Education Call Center is available at 1-888-442-4551 (Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST) for any questions about GI Bill benefits.

如有任何关于GI Bill福利的问题，可以致电VA教育咨询中心1-888-442-4551（周一至周五，中部时间上午7点至下午6点）查询。

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL REMINDER
会员续费提示

Members who wish to remain a USGTF member in good standing will need to renew their membership for 2023. Members in good standing enjoy many benefits, including the ability to: purchase discounted equipment and liability insurance; participate in USGTF regional and national competitions; be included in the online WGTF/USGTF member search; have a digital WGTF card, and most importantly, the right to continue to identify oneself as a USGTF member.

To renew your membership, please go to https://www.usgtf.com/annual-membership-renewal.
2023USGTF会员需要续费了。续费会员可以享受众多福利，包括：购买折扣设备和责任保险，参加USGTF地区和全国比赛在线WGTF / USGTF会员收录，拥有数字化的WGTF会员卡，并且最重要的是，继续以USGTF会员的身份进行身份认证。
如需续费，请访问https://www.usgtf.com/annual-membership-renewal。

WGTF EXPANDS TO VIETNAM
WGTF进军越南

Expanding on its global mission, the WGTF and USGTF will soon have a presence in the country of Vietnam, one of Asia’s fastest-growing golf markets. Several dozen courses are now under construction in addition to those already in business. This outreach by the WGTF into Vietnam is expected to be mutually beneficial and to bring qualified golf instructors to that country.
为了扩大其全球使命，世界高尔夫教练联合会（WGTF）和美国高尔夫教练联合会（USGTF）将很快在越南建立机构。越南是亚洲增长最快的高尔夫市场之一，除了已经营业的高尔夫球场，还有数十个球场正在建设中。WGTF进入越南的这种外展预计将是互利共赢的，并将为该国带来合格的高尔夫教练。

REGIONIAL SCHEDULE UPDATE; SOUTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIP THIS MONTH
区域赛程更新；本月东南锦标赛

Southeast – The USGTF Southeast Region Championship will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, February 21-22, at Clearwater Country Club in Clearwater, Florida. The entry fee is $235 and is payable to region director Mark Harman through Venmo (@MarkHarman), PayPal (markharmangolf@aol.com), and personal check to Mark Harman, 1656 Colony Dr., Ridgeland SC 29936. Tee assignments will be done by age and gender, along with daily prize money and second-day divisions. The entry deadline is Wednesday, February 14. For more information, contact Harman at mark@usgtf.com.
东南赛区-美国高尔夫教练联合会东南赛区锦标赛将于2月21日至22日星期二和星期三在佛罗里达州克利尔沃特的克利尔沃特乡村俱乐部举行。报名费为235美元，可通过Venmo（@MarkHarman）、PayPal（markharmangolf@aol.com）和个人支票支付给区域主任Mark Harman（1656 Colony Dr.，Ridgeland SC 29936）。球洞分配将按年龄和性别进行，并设有每日奖金和第二天的组别。报名截止日期为2月14日。有关更多信息，请联系Harman（mark@usgtf.com）。

Southwest – The USGTF Southwest Region Championship will be held Friday-Sunday, May 19-21, at Twin Creeks Golf Club in Allen, Texas. There will be a welcome dinner on Friday evening, with two rounds of tournament play commencing Saturday. The entry fee is $225 and includes range balls. For more information and to enter, contact region director Bruce Sims at bsims@pga.com.
西南赛区-美国高尔夫教练联合会西南赛区锦标赛将于5月19日至21日星期五至星期日在德克萨斯州艾伦的Twin Creeks高尔夫俱乐部举行。周五晚上将举行欢迎晚宴，周六开始进行两轮比赛。报名费为225美元，包括球场练习球。有关更多信息和报名，请联系该区域主任Bruce Sims（bsims@pga.com）。

For more details on this and other Regional Events please visit the Tournaments page under the Stay Informed tab at www.USGTF.com.
有关此活动和其他区域活动的更多详细信息，请访问www.USGTF.com网站上的“保持了解”选项卡下的“锦标赛”页面。

认证课程更新
UPCOMING CERTIFICATION COURSES:

Las Vegas, NV – Feb. 6-10
Fort Pierce, FL – Feb. 6-10
Las Vegas, NV – March 20-24
Houston, TX – March 20-24
Fort Pierce, FL – April 3-7
Princeton, NJ – May 1-5
Fresno, CA – May 8-12

www.USGTF.com

“PRO” FILE – TOURING PROFESSIONAL JON RAHM
“职业”档案——巡回职业选手乔恩·拉姆

Although the Official World Golf Ranking doesn’t list him as the #1 player, as of the end of January there is no one playing better golf than Jon Rahm. He has finished in the top 10 in all three of his starts this season, including victories in his last two tournaments. He also has five top-10s in his last six starts.
尽管官方世界高尔夫排名没有把他列为第一名，但截至1月底，没有人比乔恩·拉姆（Jon Rahm）打得更好。他在本赛季的前三次比赛中都获得了前十名的好成绩，其中包括他最后两场比赛的胜利。他在过去六场比赛中也有五次获得前十名。

Tabbed for stardom when he came out of Arizona State University by way of Spain, Rahm failed to disappoint. He has been a steady force in professional golf since he started, including a big singles victory over Tiger Woods in the 2018 Ryder Cup in France. He won the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in 2021 and is a constant presence on major championship leaderboards.
自从从西班牙的亚利桑那州立大学毕业后，拉姆就被视为明星人物，他并没有让人们失望。自从他开始职业生涯以来，他一直是职业高尔夫球坛的一股稳定力量，包括在2018年法国里昂举行的莱德杯单打比赛中战胜老虎伍兹。他还在2021年在托雷派恩斯赢得了美国公开赛，经常出现在大型锦标赛的领先榜上。

Rahm is one of the game’s best drivers of the golf ball, something he credits as a key to his success. He and his wife Kelley Cahill have two children.
拉姆是高尔夫球运动中最好的球手之一，他把这归功于他成功的关键因素之一。他和妻子Kelley Cahill有两个孩子。

“PRO” FILE – USGTF MEMBER MIKE GIVENS
职业教练档案 – USGTF会员迈克·吉文斯

USGTF member Mike Givens is in his sixth year as the head men’s and women’s golf coach at Menlo College in Atherton, California. During his tenure at the NAIA school, Givens has led the men’s team to seven tournament victories, including setting tournament scoring records in five of them. Menlo was also ranked nationally for the first time as a program under his leadership. The women’s team has had an equally impressive run, winning six tournaments and seven players have been awarded as All American Scholar Athletes, including the highest Menlo College team GPA at 3.61 and ranked with the 10th highest team GPA in the nation.
USGTF会员迈克·吉文斯已经在加州阿瑟顿的门洛学院担任男子和女子高尔夫球队主教练长达六年之久。在他担任NAIA学校教练期间，吉文斯带领男子团队获得了七次锦标赛胜利，其中在其中五次锦标赛中打破了锦标赛记录。门洛学院的高尔夫球队在他的领导下还首次在全国排名中获得了名次。女子团队也取得了同样出色的成绩，赢得了六个锦标赛，并有七名球员被评为全美优秀学者运动员，其中包括门洛学院的最高团队平均学分绩点为3.61，团队平均学分绩点排名全国第十。

Givens’ players on either team include three who have been awarded as the Menlo College Freshman of the Year and two who was named the Golden State Conference Freshman Player of the Year. The women’s team has produced two All-Americans.
吉文斯的团队中包括三名被评为门洛学院新秀王的球员和两名被评为加州州立大学新秀球员的球员。女子团队已经产生了两名全美优秀运动员。

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT – IGNACIO PLACENCIA
明星学生：伊格纳西奥·普拉圣西亚
By David Smith, USGTF Certified, Torrance, CA
作者：大卫·史密斯，USGTF认证教练，位于加利福尼亚州托兰斯

I met Ignacio Placencia in March of 2022 when I started teaching at Montebello Golf Course in Montebello, California. This young man was on the driving range with the Bishop Mora Salesian High School golf team and was having a hard time with his swing. Being that I saw him with his golf team, I automatically assumed that they were there for lessons with their coach. I was right, but I could also see that Ignacio needed help – really needed help – before he hurt himself.
我在2022年3月在蒙特贝洛高尔夫球场（位于加利福尼亚州蒙特贝洛）开始教课时，遇到了Ignacio Placencia。这位年轻人和他所在的Bishop Mora Salesian高中高尔夫球队在练习场上，但他的挥杆有些困难。我当时就猜想他们是来上教练课的，但我也看出Ignacio需要帮助，非常需要帮助，否则他会伤到自己。

I gave him some instruction, and then a couple of weeks later he called me to sign up for lessons. Ignacio has put in the work and has been going through “the process.” He has grown so much in the game in such a short period of time due to his work ethic, discipline and desire to be good at the game of golf. He will play his last season on the golf team at Bishop Mora Salesian in the spring of 2023 and as his instructor, I am quite sure he is going to surprise everyone at how good he has become. I am proud of Ignacio for sticking with the process and he deserves this spotlight.
我给了他一些指导，几周后，他打电话给我报名上课。Ignacio努力学习，按照“学习过程”不断提升自己。他在短时间内在高尔夫球比赛中取得了长足进步，这归功于他的职业道德、纪律和渴望成为一名优秀的高尔夫球手。他将于2023年春季在Bishop Mora Salesian高中高尔夫球队参加最后一个赛季。作为他的教练，我相信他会让所有人都惊讶于他的进步。我为Ignacio坚持学习过程感到骄傲，他值得获得这样的关注。

He wants to attend the University of Texas at Austin. The field that he is most interested in and that he plans to study is finance. He wants to be able to provide financial advice and information to families and individuals regarding financial planning and investing.
他想去德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校。他最感兴趣的领域是金融学，并计划学习这个专业。他想为家庭和个人提供有关财务规划和投资的财务建议和信息。

In Ignacio’s own words, “The game of golf has provided me with the skills to be patient and disciplined. Golf has taught me what hard work could do for you. The beginning of the year I wasn’t practicing that much and you see it in my swing. Then, during the summer, I started taking golf seriously. My swing was better and so was my on-course game. The way I see golf being a part of my future is by connecting with new people every time I play.”
用Ignacio自己的话来说，“高尔夫球教会了我耐心和纪律。高尔夫球教会了我努力工作所能带来的成果。年初我练习的时间不够，我的挥杆也就不好。然后在夏天，我开始认真学习高尔夫球。我的挥杆变得更好了，我的比赛水平也提高了。我认为高尔夫球在我的未来中的作用是通过每次打球与新朋友联系起来。”

SRIXON RELEASES REFRESHED Z-STAR SERIES FOR 2023
SRIXON发布2023年新款Z-STAR系列

SRIXON®, a global leader in golf ball technology and innovation, announces the eighth generation Z-STAR Series golf ball. The Z-STAR Series is scheduled to launch Feb. 15, while the Z-STAR Series DIVIDE is scheduled for Spring 2023.
SRIXON®，是全球高尔夫球技术和创新领域的领导者之一，宣布推出第八代Z-STAR系列高尔夫球。Z-STAR系列将于2月15日推出，而Z-STAR系列DIVIDE计划于2023年春季推出。

The Z-STAR is engineered with a thin mid-layer and softer compression to prioritize softer feel and approach shot spin, while the Z-STAR DIAMOND also has a thin mid-layer but has a firmer compression to optimize iron spin and distance. The Z-STAR XV’s unique core achieves a soft center that increases dramatically in hardness with an evenly distributed hard outer edge, which boosts ball speed for increased distance and enhances iron spin.
Z-STAR采用薄的中层和较软的压缩设计，以优先考虑柔软的手感和进攻击旋转，而Z-STAR DIAMOND也采用了薄的中层，但具有较硬的压缩设计，以优化铁杆的旋转和距离。 Z-STAR XV的独特核心实现了中心柔软、外缘坚硬均匀分布的设计，提高了球速，增加了距离并增强了铁杆旋转。

Key innovations inside the Z-STAR Series golf ball:
Z-STAR系列高尔夫球的关键创新：

有关Z-STAR系列家族的更多信息，请访问http://www.us.dunlopsports.com/srixon。这些高尔夫球技术的创新将有助于高尔夫爱好者改善球技。

• New FastLayer DG Core: Starts soft in the center and dramatically becomes firm around its edge, giving high-speed players exceptional feel and plenty of ball speed for maximum distance.
• 新的FastLayer DG核心：中心柔软，边缘显著坚硬，为高速球员提供卓越的手感和足够的球速，以实现最大距离。
• New Spin Skin+: A durable coating that digs deep into your wedge and iron grooves, maximizing spin for better control and stopping power.
• 新的Spin Skin+涂层：耐用的涂层深入您的楔形和铁杆凹槽，最大限度地增加旋转，以实现更好的控制和停球能力。
• Speed Dimple Pattern: Less drag and more lift boosts overall distance and flies straight, even in the toughest wind conditions.
• Speed Dimple Pattern：减少阻力，增加升力，提高整体距离，即使在最恶劣的风况下也能直飞。

For more information on the Z-STAR series family, go to http://www.us.dunlopsports.com/srixon.
有关Z-STAR系列家族的更多信息，请访问http://www.us.dunlopsports.com/srixon。这些高尔夫球技术的创新将有助于高尔夫爱好者改善球技。

EDITORIAL – WHAT IS A GOOD AGE FOR JUNIORS TO START LEARNING GOLF?
编辑推荐 – 儿童何时开始学习高尔夫球最合适？

Before my current tenure as a teaching professional at an indoor studio with all the latest in video and launch monitor technology, I hadn’t really taught that many junior players. That all changed when I took my current position some six years ago.
在我成为一名室内教学专业人员之前，我没有真正教过很多青少年球员。但在六年前我担任现在的职位后，这一切都改变了。
Parents will ask me, “What is a good age to start learning golf?” Based on my experience, the best answer I can give is, “When they express a desire to be better at golf and they’re at least 5 years old.” By then, they should be used to learning in a school environment so that should translate over. When it came to my own kids, now 15 and 14, believe it or not I never gave them one bit of instruction for years. Sure, I put a golf club into their hands at early ages, but they never once asked me any swing advice. A few years ago, they attended USGTF professional Graham Lewis’s junior camp where I was also teaching, and I farmed out their instruction to another coach who did a fine job with them.
家长们会问我：“什么年龄开始学习高尔夫球最合适？” 根据我的经验，我能给出的最好答案是：“当他们有意愿在高尔夫球方面变得更好，而且他们至少5岁。” 那时，他们应该已经习惯了在学校环境中学习，这应该会有所帮助。至于我的孩子，现在是15和14岁，信不信由你，我多年来从未给他们提供任何指导。当然，我很早就把高尔夫球杆放到他们手中，但他们从来没有向我寻求任何摆动建议。几年前，他们参加了美国高尔夫球教练联合会专业人员格雷厄姆·刘易斯（Graham Lewis）的青少年训练营，我也在那里教学，我把他们的教学交给了另一位教练，他对他们做得很好。
I’m currently teaching an 11-year-old who is the #1-ranked junior player for his age group in the Hilton Head, SC/Savannah, GA area. He has a younger brother who, at age 3, had a near-perfect swing. And still at age 6, it’s incredible. I told his dad I would not teach him because he’s such a natural and that if he develops any bad habits, I’ll step in. But so far, so good.
我目前正在教一位11岁的学生，他是希尔顿黑德（Hilton Head）和萨凡纳（Savannah）地区年龄组第一名的青少年球员。他有一个年龄为3岁的弟弟，他的挥杆几乎是完美的。到现在6岁了，还是令人难以置信。我告诉他的父亲，我不会教他，因为他是如此自然而然的天才，如果他养成了任何坏习惯，我会介入。但到目前为止，一切都很好。
It cuts me up to no end when I see parents tell their kids, “Keep your eye on the ball!” Or, “Swing easy!” Not once have I ever said this to any kid or any adult, because they are old myths that one amateur tells another. Then again, we as teaching professionals exist for a reason!
当我看到父母告诉孩子“看着球！”或者“轻松挥杆！”时，我感到很难过。我从来没有对任何孩子或成年人说过这样的话，因为它们是一个业余爱好者告诉另一个业余爱好者的老传统。不过，作为教练专业人员，我们存在是有原因的！

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