During January 1988, while on holiday with my family, I went for a putting lesson with Bryan Roelofsz at Rustenburg Golf Club. At the time I was the reining South African Amateur Champion. I was hitting the ball very well, but I was struggling to shoot low scores because of my putting. Bryan gave me a putting lesson where he worked on my alignment and stroke. It all made sense to me and a few days later I shot a course record of 62 at Rustenburg Golf Course because of the improvement in my putting. After I turned Pro, Bryan met me in Pretoria and we also worked on my swing. Bryan showed a caring attitude and taught with the obvious passion of a person that loves the game and enjoys seeing his pupils excel. I am available for any more information if needed.

Bryan, Thank you very much for the great putting and chipping lesson you gave me earlier this week. At first I did not understand the rationale behind the drills you gave me, and in fact thought pushing the ball into the hole was a worthless exercise!! Well, yesterday I played and I have never putted better. I had 28 putts in the round and made some incredible putts. However, more importantly, I am hitting the puts so solidly that they just do not go offline. Putts that do not drop finishes past the hole, obviously increasing my chances of holing putts dramatically. As for the chipping, I never had time to work on it before I went out, but following your advice of landing on “the beginning of the runway” made so much sense, and using your techniques ensured that I went up and down every time I missed a green. I look forward to practicing what you have taught me no doubt this is going to save me a lot of shots. I really look forward to the pitching lesson. Keep well and once again, thanks.

This letter serves to confirm that Bryan Roelofsz has been Shane and Dean Martin’s golfing coach since July 2005. Shane is now 14 and playing off a 5 handicap and Dean is now 12 and playing off a 10 handicap (both off the men’s tees). Shane and Dean’s golf has gone from strength to strength over the years. Dean has just won the South African leg of the US Kids world qualifier and will represent South Africa in Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA in August 2009. Bryan is extremely passionate about his coaching and the children respond well to him. Thank you Bryan for your input and commitment over the years, you are an asset to the golfing community.

Dear Bryan, From both Kayle and I would like to thank you for the tremendous work you have done with Kayle’s swing. He competed in the European Championships and improved by almost 15 places from last year’s tournament. We played with a Golf Coach from France who owns a golfing academy and gave nothing but praise to Kayle’s swing. Things that stood out for him was: 1) Kayle’s consistent pre-shot routine. 2) His putting pre-shot and stroke. 3) Bump and runs with such ease. 4) His confidence attacking the greens with deadly accuracy. 5) Most importantly his got the best technical swing he has seen amongst the boys competing in the 8-11 year old category. What was very exciting for me was that groups finishing ahead of us, would walk back to watch Kayle swing saying his a pure striker of the ball. It was a real pleasure watching Kayle play and elevate so quickly and looking forward to working with you for many years to come.