John Darling
Professional Golf Instructor
Member of PGA of America since 1973
Professional Highlights and Accomplishments
Background
q Golf Scholarship Texas Western College (now called UTEP) 1963-1967
q Developed competitive golf game
q Turned professional in 1968
q Club Professional from 1968 to 1986
o Pioneer in use of video for instruction 1976
o Chapter and Sectional officer in the Northern Texas Section of PGA
o Developed a competitive golf game
o Became a member of the PGA Tour in 1979-1980. (At that time any Class A member
of the PGA of America could join and qualify on Mondays to gain tournament access to a PGA Tour event)
q Founded The Golf Center of Dallas 1986
o Full service indoor teaching and practice facility
§ Twenty-two indoor hitting bays
§ Practice putting green of 3200 square feet
§ Practice sand trap
§ Practice pitching greens
§ Fully stocked golf shop
q Founding instructor at The Golf University in San Diego 1987
o Voted top Twenty-Five Golf Schools in America
q Head Instructor Golf Digest Golf Schools 2001 – 2004
q Released three instructional videos in 1998 and 1999 (20,000 plus in sales)
o
John Darling’s Inside
Power Path
o
John Darling’s Short
Game Secrets
o
John Darling's Window of
Success
q Developed the Impact Master Learning System 2004 – 2005
o Infomercial aired July 2005
o www.impactmaster.com
Instructional Accomplishments
Teacher of the Year 2006
San Diego Chapter of the PGA
Southern California Section of the PGA
q Tutored many accomplished junior golfers in Oklahoma, Texas and California
o Currently tutor nationally ranked Junior Boys and Girls
q Tutored many golf professionals with wins on the following tours
o PGA Tour, Sr. PGA Tour, Ben Hogan Tour (now called the Nationwide Tour)
o Asian Tour
o Various Mini-Tours
