ABOUT US

The Golf Management Campus is committed to equipping its students with all the tools and skills required for a future in the golf industry. We provide an environment which allows students to improve wholistically – learning about golf; playing golf and having access to practical working experience within a golf club.


– THE TEAM –

Dale Hayes:

PGA Master Professional and South African Golf Personality

Dale Hayes has done it all. He had a very successful amateur golf career, which included winning the 1969 & 1970 SA Amateur Strokeplay and the World Junior Championship in 1969. He turned professional at a young age and won his first professional event, the Spanish Open at the age of 18. He played on the Sunshine, European and PGA Tours and amassed 27 professional titles during this time, including the SA World Cup of Golf alongside Bobby Cole in 1974. Dale led the European Tour Order of Merit in 1975, was runner-up in 1974 & 1978 and finished fourth in 1973 & 1979. He retired from Tour golf in 1981 and became a Club Professional. He subsequently founded Compleat Golfer magazine with his life-long friend Dennis Bruyns and also started a corporate golf events business called Dale Hayes Golf. Dale continues to conduct corporate golf clinics, and Master of Ceremony or Guest Speaker roles at many events around the country.


Joanita Verster:

Campus Head

Joanita Verster started her early career in management at an accounting firm.  She joined Business Enterprises at the University Of Pretoria in 2007 as a Project Accountant and in 2011 joined Zwartkop Country Club where she assisted in various areas of the Club. She is passionate about the work we do at Golf Management Campus and strives to motivate and help all our students attain their future career goals.


Duane Keun:

Head Teaching Professional

Duane played on the Sunshine Tour, Big Easy and IGT Tour between 2013 and 2019. He’s been Coaching full-time as a PGA Professional Class A member since 2020. He is a proud and a passionate coach who is eager to impart as much of his knowledge and experience on to golfers who are passionate about making golf their career. He will be a great asset to the Golf Management Campus.


Joseph Phiri:

Head Professional at Zwartkop Country Club

Joseph Phiri, previously the head professional at the Gary Player CC, is an expert in Golf Shop Management and Merchandising.


Dwayne Coetzee:

Golf Equipment Technology Expert

Dwayne keeps in touch with the advances in golf technology, to ensure we get the most out of what technology has to offer golf.


Shaun Landsberg:

LBP Sports Psychology

Shaun Landsberg has a Masters degree in Counselling Psychology from the University of Pretoria. He has plenty of experience as a Sport Psychologist, consulting to numerous athletes.


Justin Godfrey:

TPI Instructor

Justin Godfrey, is a AAA PGA Professional, who is also Level 1 Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) certified. He assists our students with achieving optimal results on the golf course through a combination of TPI and golf exercises.