PGA ACE Audiobooks

Teaching Clubface Control: What Top Coaches Actually Do explores how experienced PGA Professionals approach clubface control and full-swing skill development, highlighting practical coaching strategies that can improve ball flight, consistency and skill development.

Based on peer-reviewed research involving ten experienced PGA-accredited coaches, the audiobook introduces six practical coaching actions — from diagnosing ball flight and addressing grip, alignment and posture through to designing variable practice, using technology effectively and communicating with simplicity. It also explores how coaches can develop clubface awareness, encourage adaptable shot-making and help golfers transfer skills from the practice range to the course.

What you'll take away:

How to diagnose ball-flight issues by working backwards from impact

The importance of grip, alignment and posture in developing clubface control

How to design variable, outcome-focused practice that improves adaptability

Practical ways to use launch monitors and video without overwhelming players

How to use training aids effectively to build awareness and encourage skill transfer

Communication strategies that simplify technical concepts and improve player understanding

🎧 ACE Credits Available

PGA Members can claim ACE Credits for completing this ACE Audiobook.

Complete the ACE Audio Application Form and submit a short reflection on your key learnings.

Previous ACE Audiobooks are also eligible for ACE Credit applications.

Back in the Swing explores how PGA Professionals can support golfers returning to golf following ACL reconstruction, and the important role coaches can play alongside the golfer’s medical team.

Based on an evidence-informed return-to-golf framework, the audiobook introduces a six-phase progression — from putting and short-game activities through to full swings and a graduated return to the course. It also explores how coaches can manage golf-specific progression, recognise potential swing compensations, adjust setup and swing variables, and communicate effectively with physiotherapists and other medical professionals.

What you'll take away:

The six phases of returning to golf following ACL reconstruction
How to progressively manage clubs, swing effort and on-course exposure
Key swing compensations that may indicate a golfer is not ready to progress
Practical setup and swing modifications that may help manage knee loading
How to apply the 24-hour rule when monitoring a golfer's response to increased load
The role of the PGA Professional and how to collaborate effectively with the golfer's medical team

🎧 ACE Credits Available

PGA Members can claim ACE Credits for completing this ACE Audiobook.

Complete the ACE Audio Application Form and submit a short reflection on your key learnings.

Previous ACE Audiobooks are also eligible for ACE Credit applications.

The Science Behind How Golfers Learn explores how players learn, practise and develop golf skills, and what this means for PGA Professionals in their day-to-day coaching.

Based on motor learning principles, the audiobook introduces three phases of learning — Understanding, Practice and Performance — and looks at how the needs of a player change as they move from learning a skill to being able to perform it with greater trust and consistency.

It also explores how practice can be structured to support learning, and how coaches can adjust their approach depending on the player, the skill and their stage of development.

What you'll take away:

How golfers move through the Understanding, Practice and Performance phases
Ways to check whether a player has understood what you're asking them to do
Key principles for structuring effective practice
The role of feedback, variation, repetition and fatigue in skill development
How coaching can change as players become more experienced and independent

🎧 ACE Credits Available

PGA Members can claim ACE Credits for completing this ACE Audiobook.

Complete the ACE Audio Application Form and submit a short reflection on your key learnings.

Previous ACE Audiobooks are also eligible for ACE Credit applications.

Coaching the Coach: Performance Wellbeing for PGA Professionals

Coaching is a profession built on giving to others—but what happens when your own wellbeing is quietly running on empty? Based on the latest Australian Institute of Sport research into coach wellbeing, this ACE Audiobook explores why personal wellbeing isn't separate from coaching performance—it's the foundation of it.

Through practical examples and golf-specific scenarios, you'll discover how sustainable coaching isn't about working less—it's about working smarter, recovering deliberately, and building systems that allow you to perform at your best over the long term.

What you'll take away:

Why personal wellbeing and coaching performance draw from the same "tank"
Practical strategies to prevent burnout during golf's busiest periods
How to build recovery, boundaries, and support into your coaching calendar
Ways to create healthier expectations for yourself, your team, members, and players
Simple changes that make coaching more sustainable without compromising performance

🎧 ACE Credits Available

PGA Members can claim ACE Credits for completing this ACE Audiobook.

Complete the ACE Audio Application Form and submit a brief reflection on your key learnings.

👉 Apply here: https://members.pga.org.au/vocational/MyLearning/ACE-Program/ACE-Audio-Learning-Folder/ACE-Audio-Learning 

Previous ACE Audiobooks are also eligible for ACE Credit applications.

Golf is Australia's biggest adult participation sport — and it's still growing. But the people entering the game right now are younger, more diverse, and looking for something different. This audiobook unpacks the Big Swings 2026–2030 strategy and what it means for PGA Professionals working across coaching, facilities, game development, and leadership.

You'll explore the key shifts in who's playing golf, what they want, and how the industry's three core commitments — Evolve, Belong, and Connect — translate into practical action on the ground.

What you'll take away:

• A clear picture of the new golfer and what drives their participation
• How to apply the Evolve, Belong, and Connect pillars in your own environment
• Practical strategies for designing better first experiences and keeping golfers coming back
• How to communicate golf's value to new and diverse audiences

🎧 ACE Credits Available

PGA Members can claim ACE Credits for completing this ACE Audiobook.

Complete the ACE Audio Application Form and submit a short reflection on your key learnings.

Previous ACE Audiobooks are also eligible for ACE Credit applications.