Golf Professional. Motivator. Teacher. Consultant. Author.
Megan Younkman2024-2025 LPGA Top 50 Best Teacher Award - see Press Release 2023 LPGA National Junior Leader of the Year - see Press Release More News: Megan Younkman receives 2022-2023 LPGA Top 50 Teacher Award; 2021, 2023 LPGA Northeast Section Junior Leader of the Year; 2-Time US Kids Golf Top 50 Teacher (hm) Biography: Megan Younkman, LPGA Class A Professional, has been dedicated to the golf industry with over 31 years of intensive teaching and competitive playing experiences and has given over 34,000 lessons in her professional teaching career. Currently, she serves as the Director of Instruction at the renowned Bethpage Black Golf Courses in Farmingdale, New York. She is also a partner of the Montauk Downs State Park Golf Course in Montauk, New York. Prior, Megan owned and operated her golf schools in Tampa Bay, Florida from 2003-2018. Younkman got her start in golf at age 14 and led her high school team to two back-to-back state championships as the team captain. After ranking 8th in the State of Ohio, she went on to play collegiate golf for The Ohio State University and The University of Toledo. She has since dedicated her career to providing accessibility to golf courses and practice facilities while coaching as many golfers as possible. Through her role as a teacher, Megan is known as a student-centered teacher, excellent communicator, motivator and has taught internationally in both Austria and Germany. Megan is the published author of "Managing Your Business Game”. Younkman runs a Junior Golf Development Academy, Junior Summer Golf Camps, an LPGA-USGA Girls Golf program, PGA Jr. League Program and adult group learning programs. She plays an active role in LPGA leadership as a member of the LPGA Global Education Team. She was appointed to serve on the LPGA’s Executive Education Committee for 2019-2021 and served as the Chair of the National Continuing Education Committee from 2014-2018. She has also served as an instructor at the LPGA Leadership Academies and the LPGA Lesson Zones. Megan is a member of Proponent Group and The Positive Coaching Alliance. She is a U.S. KIDS GOLF Certified Coach, an LPGA-USGA Girl's Golf Site Director, Blast Swing Motion Technology Certified and V1 Video Swing Analysis Certified. Megan has proudly worked with both the University of Tampa and Saint Leo Women’s Golf Teams. Megan is an avid downhill skier and water skier. Fun fact: she was a downhill mogul tournament ski racer ages 6-14. Although she chose a path in golf, she still keeps skiing in her life. Now she loves to travel for skiing, new city sights/food, playing golf competitively with LPGA members. Currently, Younkman's profound love is teaching & mentoring upcoming LPGA teachers as a member of the LPGA Global Education Team. TESTIMONIALS: "Megan used so many different teaching techniques from explaining, to demonstrating, to video-taping to drawing lines and sometimes even drawing the proper grip position on my golf gloves. She always customized her lesson for me – even the day I was having. She easily taught my husband and I more about golf course strategy, approach, options, management, and emotional control – all of which are 10X harder to learn than the ability to swing a club." -Katie & Joel Dumala "Throughout the 2.5 years that Megan worked with me, typically 3x’s a month, my handicap significantly improved. Megan made sure she built a tool box for me to go back to time and time again which has been key in self correction. Practicing has always been an area I enjoy, and with the monthly goals Megan set, I was able to take those skills to the course." - Joan Simon "Ms. Younkman has a passion for seeing golfers' improvement and is always willing to help in every way possible. Her approach has always focused on the fundamentals and helped Alexia understand the game on her eye level. I have witnessed Ms. Younkman's extraordinary effort in helping Alexia to develop profound knowledge and competency in her game." - Yoonserk Pyun More testimonials can be found here: https://www.thrivsports.com/megan-younkman |
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