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Coaching & Lessons
Your game doesn't need more random tips. It needs a plan.
Coaching at 4D Golf starts by understanding what is actually preventing you from playing better and creating the simplest realistic path forward. Lessons are structured around the player, the ball flight, the scoring problem and the goal — not around forcing everyone into the same swing.
From beginner golf lessons to swing coaching, short game, course management and practice planning, every programme is personalised golf coaching for golfers in Johannesburg and across Gauteng.
Coaching pathways
Where Do You Want to Start?
First Assessment
For golfers who want a clear baseline before making changes.
Identify the most valuable starting priority and a suitable development path.
Explore pathAdult Individual Coaching
For adults at any level who want coaching shaped around their own game.
Connect ball flight, technique, scoring and practice around a clear goal.
Explore pathComplete Beginner
For anyone starting golf without prior experience or a handicap.
Build an understandable foundation and confidence around the game.
Explore pathFamily Golf
For parents, children or siblings who want to learn in a shared environment.
Develop different individual goals while building a shared golf routine.
Explore pathPlaying Lesson
For golfers whose range work needs to transfer into scoring decisions.
Explore strategy, routines, shot selection and patterns on the course.
Explore pathShort Game & Putting
For golfers losing shots around and on the green.
Build practical scoring skills across wedges, bunkers and putting.
Explore pathCompetitive Performance
For serious club golfers and competitive junior or adult players.
Separate technical development from preparation and performance under pressure.
Explore pathRecommended starting point
Understand the Game Before Changing the Swing.
The 4D Performance Assessment is designed for golfers who are unsure where to begin or want a clearer baseline before deciding what deserves attention first.
01Playing history
02Current handicap / level
03Goals
04Current frustrations
05Ball-flight observation
06Strike pattern
07Swing observation
08Scoring weaknesses
09Short game / putting where relevant
10Course-management patterns
11Practice availability
12Priority identification
13Recommended development path
01
Your game
02
Ball flight
03
Movement
04
Scoring
05
Plan
Adult individual coaching
Coaching Built Around Your Game
Individual lessons can focus on the part of your game that matters now, while keeping that work connected to ball flight, scoring and the way you actually play.
Scoring Skills
WedgesPitchingChippingBunkersPutting
Playing Performance
PracticeCourse managementConfidenceMental performance
Rate card
Adult 2026 Lesson Rates
Individual sessions
30-minute sessionR450
45-minute sessionR600
60-minute sessionR750
Playing lessons
9-hole playing lessonR1750
18-hole playing lessonR2850
Lesson packages
4 × 30-minute sessionsR1700
4 × 45-minute sessionsR2250
4 × 60-minute sessionsR2850
8 × 30-minute sessionsR3250
8 × 45-minute sessionsR4350
8 × 60-minute sessionsR5400
All rates are in ZAR and valid from 1 January to 31 December 2026. Slots are subject to availability.
Complete beginner coaching
Never Held a Club? That's Completely Fine.
Beginner coaching creates a welcoming route into golf without assuming prior knowledge. The aim is to make the game understandable one useful step at a time.
Development can include how to hold the club, basic setup, how a golf club creates ball flight, making contact, a basic full swing, putting, chipping, a bunker introduction where appropriate, basic rules, etiquette, practice basics and preparation for first holes or a first round.
What You Do Not Need Before Your First Lesson
01
A handicap
02
A perfect swing
03
Advanced equipment knowledge
04
Previous coaching experience
Family golf
A Game Families Can Share.
Family golf can create a shared route into the game while respecting that every person may learn differently and want something different from golf.
Possibilities can include parent and child coaching, siblings, family introduction sessions, shared skill development, building confidence together and creating a shared golf routine. Different family members can have different goals while still learning in the same environment.
Enquire about family coachingPlaying lessons
The Range Shows the Swing. The Course Shows the Game.
On-course work makes it possible to observe choices, routines and scoring patterns that a range lesson cannot fully reveal.
Range lesson
A controlled setting for technique, ball flight and skill training.
Playing lesson
A live setting for decisions, routines, strategy and scoring patterns.
Club selectionTarget selectionPre-shot routineTee-shot strategyApproach decisionsChanging liesRecovery decisionsWedgesShort gamePuttingPace / commitmentEmotional responseRisk managementScoring patterns
Adult 9-hole playing lesson
R1750Adult 18-hole playing lesson
R2850
Short game & putting
Score Where It Matters.
The objective is practical scoring performance, not technical perfection for its own sake.
01
Wedge distance control
02
Pitching
03
Chipping
04
Lie assessment
05
Bunker play
06
Green reading
07
Start line
08
Pace control
09
Putting routine
10
Pressure putting
Competitive / performance coaching
Build Performance That Holds Up Under Pressure.
For serious club golfers, low-handicap players and competitive juniors or adults who need technical work, practice and competition preparation to serve different purposes.
Tournament preparation
Technical maintenance
Practice planning
Warm-up structure
Course strategy
Shot selection
Routines
Pressure management
Post-round review
Performance debrief
Separate technical work from competition preparation
Doug McGuigan
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Hennie Otto
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Lesson structure
Know What You're Working On — and Why.
Before
Understand the golfer, current problem and goal.
During
Identify the priority, explain it clearly and train the relevant skill.
After
Leave with a clearer understanding of what needs to be practised next.
The 4D coaching cycle
Assess. Prioritise. Train. Measure.
Assess
Understand what is happening.
Prioritise
Choose the highest-value focus.
Train
Build the skill with purposeful practice.
Measure
Review whether it is producing the intended change.
Repeat. Improve. Progress.
Programmes & packages
Structured Options for Continued Development
Choose a programme that matches the kind of structure and focus you are looking for. Current descriptions and tags are preserved exactly as published.
Programme
Improvement Package
Strong fundamentals and consistent momentum through five structured lessons, game assessment, video feedback and a personalised programme.
Programme
Performance Package
Advanced coaching, mental-game support, tournament preparation, video review and ongoing support for competitive players.
Programme
Dew Sweeper
Four early-morning 60-minute sessions covering chipping, putting, bunker play and on-course coaching, completed by 07:30 weekdays.
Programme
Elite Programmes
Play-focused junior and adult development, tournament preparation, structured periodisation and up to 20 hours of monthly coaching.
Rate card
Adult 2026 Lesson Rates
Individual sessions
30-minute sessionR450
45-minute sessionR600
60-minute sessionR750
Playing lessons
9-hole playing lessonR1750
18-hole playing lessonR2850
Lesson packages
4 × 30-minute sessionsR1700
4 × 45-minute sessionsR2250
4 × 60-minute sessionsR2850
8 × 30-minute sessionsR3250
8 × 45-minute sessionsR4350
8 × 60-minute sessionsR5400
All rates are in ZAR and valid from 1 January to 31 December 2026. Slots are subject to availability.
Rate card
Junior 2026 Lesson Rates
Individual sessions
30-minute sessionR325
45-minute sessionR450
60-minute sessionR600
Playing lessons
9-hole playing lessonR1150
18-hole playing lessonR2550
Lesson packages
4 × 30-minute sessionsR1250
4 × 45-minute sessionsR1700
4 × 60-minute sessionsR2250
8 × 30-minute sessionsR2350
8 × 45-minute sessionsR3250
8 × 60-minute sessionsR4350
All rates are in ZAR and valid from 1 January to 31 December 2026. Slots are subject to availability.
Questions
Coaching FAQ
If you are unsure, enquire about a 4D Performance Assessment. It is designed to clarify your starting point, priorities and most suitable development path.
Stop Collecting Tips. Start Building Your Game.
A better plan starts with understanding where your game is today and what deserves attention first.