" 5 STAR PGA PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR 2018"

DAVID KEATING WAS  PRESENTED WITH THE 5 STAR PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018. KEATING  LEFT KILLARNEY GOLF & FISHING CLUB IN 2018 WHERE HE SPENT  11 SEASONS AS HEAD PROFESSIONAL .

HE WAS ALSO AWARDED "FELLOW" STATUS BY THE PGA IN 2018 .KEATING WAS THE FIRST AND SO FAR ONLY IRISHMAN TO WIN THE CALLAWAY CLUBFITTER OF THE YEAR AWARD  IN 2004. HE HAS ALSO BEEN A CORK AND KERRY INTER COUNTY COACH AND WAS PART OF THE MUNSTER GUI TEAM WHO TRANSFORMED COACHING WITHIN THE PROVINCE IN 2002 BY INTRODUCING AN HOLISTIC APPROACH TO PLAYER DEVELOPMENT.

DAVID ALSO  SERVED AS CLUB PROFESSIONAL IN CHARLEVILLE FROM 1998 TO 2008 WITH THE CLUB WINNING MANY ALL IRELAND TITLES DURING HIS TENURE .HE HAS COACHED BOTH PROFESSIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR PLAYERS BUT STATES THAT HIS GREATEST SATISFACTION COMES FROM SEEING HIS FORMER ASSISTANT PROS BECOMING SUCCESSFUL PGA PROFESSIONALS ALL OVER  THE WORLD.HE NOW COACHES AT SPAWELL GOLF ACADEMY IN DUBLIN AND  AT CORK GOLF CENTRE WHICH HE OPENED IN 2017.THE CENTRE HAS GONE FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH  WITH 3  PGA PROFESSIONALS, A TPI QUALIFIED INSTRUCTOR ,A PERFORMANCE ANALYST  AND YOGA INTRUCTOR.. WITH TWENTY BAYS ,TWO TRACKMAN SIMULATORS AND A GOLF SPECIFIC GYM ONSITE IT IS NOW REGARDED  AS ONE OF IRELANDS LEADING GOLF CENTRES.

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