Staff Overview
The Australasian Golf Academy believes that people are the key to performance and takes a great deal
of pride in the standard of staff employed. A rigorous selection process is used to ensure that only
people of the highest caliber are recruited and all staff are highly qualified and knowledgeable in their
field of expertise.

An on-going program of professional development ensures that all staff are kept up to date with the
latest techniques and practices, as well as developments in the golf and training industries. As part of
this program, staff members are actively involved in industry bodies such as Recreation Training
Queensland and Study Gold Coast, ensuring that industry knowledge remains current.

Email : yb@aga.edu.au Young-Bin Han (Y.B.) had a dream of one day owning his own golf academy and helping develop the top golfers for the future. Originally from Seoul, Korea, he graduated from the University of Hanyang with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education at the age of 21 in fields including sport science, sports psychology, coaching theory, physiology, training methology, coach theory of sport, and teaching methods of sport.

Following university, he obtained a Level 3 Instructor and Level 2 Sport Industry Gym Specialist
Certificate from the Korea Sports Association. Y.B is also a licensed Ski instructor and was head
coach in Yong-Pyoung ski resort and a private elementary school in Seoul where he produced
numerous successful elite skiers.

To further his knowledge and to add to his already vast raft of sporting skills he decided to study
Golf with AGA .The reason he chose AGA over other academies was due to the colleges ability to
be flexible, goal orientated and had a good record of turning out top sports men and women.

YB graduated with the AGA Diploma of Sport (Development) in 2005 and during his course obtained
a Level 1 General Principles accreditation from the Australian Sports Commission and a Level 1 Golf
teaching from the Australian Golf Union. He also holds a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

Once graduated Yb was offered a teaching position at AGA and has for a number of years been
coaching golfers of all ages and all nationalities very successfully.

2009 saw Yb achieve his dream by becoming the owner & director of the Australasian Golf Academy.

He has proved that studying with AGA can help you achieve your dreams and goals.

Contact us here at AGA and let us help you to achieve your dreams.

Email : australia@aga.edu.au Mobile : 61+450 604 914 Welcome to the Australasian Golf Academy (AGA) my name is Ayako Kimura Originally from Tokyo, Japan I am the marketing manager for AGA. Being passionate about golf makes my job very easy I can’t wait to tell you about all the great courses we run. I know how good they are because I was a graduate of AGA completing a Golf English program & Professional Golf Program in 2007.

My background is in Business management and I have considerable experience in manufacturing
and business administration.

I love to travel and have been to Europe and many parts of Asia, my two favorite hobbies are Golf
& Cooking, my visit to Italy really influenced my cooking style.

Please feel free to give me a call and we can discuss how we can help you achieve your goals
in golf.

Email : australia@aga.edu.au AA PGA of Australia Cert IV in Training & Assessment, Cert III in Sport & Recreation, Level 5 Diploma in Golf- Australian Sports Commission National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS) Head Coach of the Australasian Golf Academy, Tony joins the AGA Coaching Team with over 15 years of golf coaching experience taking golfers from all levels of ability to better golf scores.

After a very successful amateur golfing career which included representing NSW, Tony turned
professional in 1997 after completing his Australian PGA Golf Traineeship at the renowned Newcastle
Golf Club in NSW Australia.

Tony played the Australasian Professional Golfing Circuit in the early 2000's before deciding on
pursuing a career in teaching golf full time. With a vast amount of experience gained working with
some of Australia`s finest golf coaches and working with a multi-cultural clientele having given golf
lessons in a number of overseas countries including Bali, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea and Japan,
nobody is better credentialed to oversee the development of your son or daughter.

A passionate student of the game of golf, Tony is committed to improving golfers of all levels and
helping his students achieve their personal objectives and goals.

Tony's philosophy is to show his students-

Greg is a fully trained member of the Australian PGA. His professional career spans 36 years combining coaching and playing at the highest levels gaining valuable knowledge and skills from some of the best golfers in the world, like Kel Nagle and Greg Norman, both winners of the British Open Golf Championship.

At 16 years of age he won the Taree Club Championship, with a record score at that time,
the youngest ever player to win the event. He won many junior and member events at the same club.
Also at this time Greg won the NSW Schoolboy Championships by 15 strokes and the NSW junior
Championship by 5 strokes. As a professional Greg also won the I.K Harrison Memorial Trophy.

Greg is a dedicated PGA golf coach and is committed to passing on his knowledge and skills, helping
golfers of all skill levels from all over the world improve their swing and their golf game.

He is constantly improving and updating his training and coaching techniques so he can deliver
the best golf learning experience.

Golf is a game to play and enjoy, so Greg regularly competes on the Australasian PGA Legends Tour.
He currently competes in the Australian Seniors Open PGA Golf Championships, the Australian Legends
PGA Golf Championships, the Victorian Seniors Open PGA Golf Championship, the Queensland Seniors
PGA Golf Championship, the Queensland Seniors Open PGA Golf Championship plus many more
Australian Legends Order of Merit tournaments throughout Australia.

His pleasant nature and his ever patient attitude to his work, enables Greg to relate to his students
and communicate openly extracting the maximum value from his students efforts.

Gain the value of experience

Greg’s qualifications are:

Australian PGA Member Since 1974
Australian PGA Membership Number 406474
Australian PGA Coaching Accreditation Level 2
Australian PGA National Development Program category of Coaching
Certificate III in Sports and Recreation- Golf ? SRS30206
K-Vest Certified Trainer
Child Related Employment Approval (Blue Card number 313389/3)

Email : australia@aga.edu.au PGA Member Rick was born in Sydney and has played golf for over 45 years. In 1966 after caddying for the legendary South African golfer Gary Player he started his PGA golf apprenticeship at the New South Wales Golf Club.

During the 1970’s he played on the Australasian and overseas PGA golf circuit with mixed success
winning Pro-Am tournaments and qualifying for final days play in major Australian tournaments.

In 1981 he was appointed head professional at Surfers Paradise Golf Club a position he held until
1988. Rick has also been a keen running. In 1981 at the Victorian Open Golf Championship he set the
Guinness Book of Records World Record for the fastest round of golf hitting a moving ball, 26minutes
20seconds and then lowered the record a year later to 25minutes, 48seconds - a record he still holds.

Rick has been involved with just about ever area of the golfing industry and is as keen on golf today
as he has ever been to gain more knowledge about the workings of the golf swing and help others to
improve their game. For interactive online coaching he is the inventor of new computer teaching
system which allows golfers as they practice to have a private lesson from their coach or a famous
professional golfer, similar to face to face communications today, but the professional never has to see
the pupils swing.

He also holds a Certificate IV in Training & Assessment.

Email : australia@aga.edu.au BA (Hons) (Psych) MPsych (Sport & Exercise) Matt completed a Masters in Sport & Exercise Psychology at The University of Queensland and has been focusing on the psychological needs of people involved in sport in different capacities and at different levels for the last 5 years.

Matt consults to athletes of varying ages and ability levels in sports such as golf, tennis,
triathlon, swimming, cycling, track and field, motocross and surfing. As well as the individual
work he does Matt also works with the QAS golf program as well as consulting to national
and state sporting organizations, schools and colleges, and private academies. Matt has
lectured in sport and exercise psychology at The University of Queensland and taught sports
coaching courses at Griffith University. He has presented lectures international conferences.
Matt specialises in both the performance enhancement and clinical aspects of sport
psychology helping people achieve and exceed their potential in their chosen sports.

Email : australia@aga.edu.au My name is Marco and I will be your golf specific strength and conditioning trainer during the your training at AGA. I have a Diploma of Exercise Science and in support of this I am a certified Titleist Performance Institute Trainer whose commitment to improving the physical well-being for golfers. Graduates from the TPI differentiate themselves from other fitness professionals because of their increased knowledge base and expertise.

A personal trainer for 10 years, I have recognised the need for a golf specific exercise program to
enhance all golfers’ performance. With doing this I have worked with elite athletes through to
members of the public.

What can he do for you? Marco's golf specific strength and conditioning programme focuses on
the following key areas:

1. Screening and assessment which provides a measurement of the clients physical ability and
potential for improvement
2. Provides you a specific strength, conditioning exercise programme. This specialised programme
provides unique methods of training and exercise designed to enhance golfing performance.

Email : australia@aga.edu.au Qualifications ? B Hlth Sci. (Nutr & Diet) APD, B App Sci (Human Movement Studies) Hons ISAK accredited Level 1 Anthropometrist. Post Graduate Diploma in Sport Nutrition (IOC)

Kristen MacKenzie is an Advanced Sports Dietitian who is also trained in Human Movement studies,
thus bringing a mixture of knowledge and skills in performance nutrition and sports science to her
practice. She has a range of interests including protein and nutrient manipulation and performance,
the nutritional management of injuries and nutritional methods for promoting adaptation and
recovery. She has experience working at the elite level with a range of sports in Australia and
New Zealand including AFL, swimming, cricket, triathlon, athletics and weightlifting. She currently
lectures at Queensland University of Technology and provides nutrition services for the Gold Coast
United Football Team and for QAS Gymnastics and QAS athletes based at the Gold Coast.

Email : australia@aga.edu.au Hi, my name is Lisa, I will be your cardio fitness coach helping you maintain fitness aspects as well as pushing you to achieve cardio goals when you join the exclusive mind, body and golf training program at the Australasian Golf Academy (AGA).

I have been involved in sport and fitness most of my life and have had several years experience as
a personal trainer training elite athletes from all areas of sport to the general public. I have completed
a bachelor’s degree in Sport and Leisure consisting of nutrition, sports management, psychology,
physiology and many others. I have also completed certificate III and IV in Fitness. I love being able
to help people achieve their dreams and goals.

Email : australia@aga.edu.au Qualifications (Bachelor of Exercise Science, Master of Physiotherapy) Josh completed an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from Griffith University. He followed this up with a Masters Degree in Physiotherapy in 2001.

As a keen sports person Josh has worked extensively within the fields of soccer and golf.
He has consulted to the
- Fijian National Soccer team
- The Gold Coast Elite Golfing program
- Bond and Griffith University in the areas of sports rehabilitation and injury management,

Since graduating, Josh’s focus has been on creating a programme that combines health and fitness
to compliment the golfing professional and this saw the development of X FACTOR GOLF
(www.xfactorgolf.com.au) ? a golf health and fitness facility at Robina on the Gold Coast.
Josh has consulted with and learned from Australias leading Golf Physiotherapist Ramsay Mcmaster
and through this has developed expert knowledge specific to golfers.

Not only a keen A-Grade golfer himself, Josh is a competitive sportsman and is dedicated to
promoting the importance of health and fitness in lowering golf handicaps.
Josh conducts his golf specific physiotherapy focussing on several key factors:

1. Postural assessment and treatment
2. Diagnosing existing golf injuries and physical limitations
3. Injury prevention measures
4. Screening and personalised treatment programs.

Email : francinebracken@aga.edu.au Francine has worked in the EICOS industry for 10 years. During this time she has had the pleasure of working at BUELI (Bond University) and QCE Gold Coast in the administration section. Her hobbies are patchwork quilting, gardening, reading and crosswords. "I believe success to any business is teamwork so I look forward to working with you in the future.. So if she can be of service please do not hesitate to contact me. Take care"

Email : australia@aga.edu.au Dean Smoothy enjoyed almost 2 decades in high-end hospitality management positions. Dean’s passion was passing on the knowledge he gain through-out his career, to anyone who desired to strive to be the best they could be. Towards the end of his career Dean study to become a trainer so that he could continueon training people for the industry that he so passionately loved.

Once completed, Dean moved into full time training, and has enjoyed many years in a number of roles
including management, and is keen to ensure that the high standards of AGA are maintained.

Born in a small country town in Queensland, Dean passed his spare time by playing sport, which was
made easy, as his mother, father and family were all sports orientated. The sports that Dean played
included; Golf, Rugby League, Tennis, Indoor and Outdoor Cricket, Basketball, Lawn Bowls, Soccer and
Squash. Deans passion for golf seen him become the first senior member of his local club prior to the
age of eighteen (18). This is where Dean’s enthusiasm for golf took off and he became a committee
member at the age of eighteen (18). Dean’s fondest memories during the early years of playing golf
were playing match play against other clubs, playing in pro-am tournaments and winning the graded
club championship in his second year of becoming a senior member.

When Dean was given the chance to become principle of AGA he jumped at the chance. Dean made
the comment that, “this is the ultimate job as you get the chance to help others reach their dreams
of being a professional sportsperson”. The decision was made easy due to his love of sports and
the commitment and enthusiasm that the trainers, coaches and staff showed at AGA.

Dean will continue with his passion of knowledge exchange via the trainers and coaches to ensure
that everyone has the opportunity to reach their goals and dreams. Dean openly invites anyone
to come and enjoy the experience at AGA as they would not be disappointed.

Dean’s View,

ANYONE CAN ACHIEVE GREATNESS IF HELPED ALONG THEIR PATH

Dean looks forward to meeting you and wishes everyone great sporting moments.