Our Team

Peter Harrington

Peter has been a PGA professional for 25 years. Peter played professionally for 10 years full time and has coached the remainder. Peter brings a wealth of experience to the school as its founder and CEO. He is a master at his craft and a great communicator and motivator. Peter has worked extensively on the golf program structures we offer to give all students expert tuition and the opportunity to develop, long after their time at the school. Peter was recognized as one of the top 100 clubfitters and club repairers in Australia and has gained TPI accreditation.

Peter currently is instrumental with ground breaking techniques in coaching blind golfers, working with these athletes including the 2019 Australian Open blind golf champion Glenn Niciejewski.

Lee Harrington

Lee has always been passionate about the game of golf and has shaped her career to become one of the country’s leading teaching professionals.

After finishing high school at Peak Hill she went to University and studied Physical Education. It was there that Lee decided she wanted to teach people how to play golf and the only way to do that was to turn professional. Her life has revolved around golf since finishing a Degree of Social Science (Phys. Ed. & Rec.) in 1993 and then completing a three- year traineeship with the PGA at Riverside Oak in Sydney (1994-1996).

A coach at The Grand Golf Club led into Lee’s passion for growing the game and saw her work for Golf Queensland in a development role and also taking on being a board member of the ALPG.

An influence and mentor to many young professionals, Lee currently is Director of Development for the WPGA (Womens Professional Golf Association of Australasia) as well as previous roles as Tournament Director of the 2017 RACV Gold Coast Challenge and the 2018 and 2019 ActewAGL Canberra Classic.

Lee is also currently WGGC (Women’s Golf Gold Coast) Junior Co-Ordinator.

Lee alongside Peter have a son Cody 16 years and daughter Tara 14 years, who are both currently elite AFL players in the Suns’ academy.

Dale Walker

Dale Walker is a Certified PGA Professional who started his golfing career at Tweed Heads Golf Club while growing up in Kingscliff, NSW. During this time, Dale represented the Golf Club at various state events where his passion for golf grew. From this, Dale went on to complete a Diploma in Golf Management through the PGA IGI then undertook his three-year PGA traineeship at Redland Bay in 2012.

During Dale’s professional playing career, he demonstrated exceptional skill and natural talent winning a number of state events including the QLD Trainee Championship in 2013. Dale went on to compete on the Australasian Tour where he sustained injuries which halted his professional playing dreams.

Whilst this altered his dream career, his passion for the game of golf remained and brought forward a new career objective, to assist others in pursuing their own love of golf. Through Dale’s lived experience and tertiary study, he has developed a thorough understanding of the game of golf and all the elements involved. Dale’s communication style of simple and effective instructions has enabled him to develop a coaching style that facilitates individuals from beginner to professional, which helps create an understanding of the fundamentals of their swing.

Whether a session be one-on-one or in a clinic setting, Dale will deliver individualised and tailored expertise to his students. Dale is a young aspiring professional who is a role model for all golfers which inspires those around him.

Matt Campbell

Matt Campbell is recognised for his elite coaching and high level of communication. Originally from Newcastle NSW he now calls the Gold Coast home after relocating to commence his apprenticeship as Windaroo Lakes Golf Club. With over 12 years of experience as a golf professional Matt has held Head Professional roles at Catalina Country Club NSW and Yeppoon Golf Club in Central Queensland. During this time Matt’s passion has always been teaching and developing the game of golf. Most recently Matt has been a part of the coaching staff at The Hills International Golf Academy, working with both Australian and International students developing their games.

Matt has worked with several high-quality players, most recently coaching and mentoring 2 Time NCAA winner Ben Swaffield who is currently attending Alabama State University through their scholarship program.

Matt’s has extensive knowledge of human anatomy, physical movement patterns and injury prevention. This knowledge coupled with his ability to simplify and explain the golf swing, while tailoring each lesson to the students own physical capabilities and goals allows him to teach students of all ages and ability levels.

David Merriman

David completed his PGA apprenticeship at the Australian Golf Club and has been a Club Professional in both city and country clubs. David has played on the local and international tours including the European Senior Tour and the Champions Tour. He has won many PGA events such as the Australian Senior PGA, the Australian Senior Tour Championship, the Ricky May Classic at Riverside Oaks and various State titles. David also won the European Senior Qualifying School on his first attempt. He was named Australian Senior PGA player of the year in 2007 and Order of Merit winner in 2008 and 2013. David has traveled the world during his golf career both as a player and teacher. He has a well-earned reputation as a master of the short game.

A well-respected teaching professional David has been listed in Golf Magazine as one of Australia’s top golf coaches. He coached Brett Ogle a winner of many tournaments worldwide and was a Master Instructor for the Jack Nicklaus golf school. David also developed and ran a unique state of the art swing laboratory in Sydney. David coaches players of all levels to help them grow their game. He uses both traditional and technology-based coaching so you can achieve your greatest potential.

David has a great repertoire of golf trick shots which he performs in an exhibition for corporate golf events and can also incorporate those shots into a training clinic as a fun way of learning the fundamentals of golf.