Golf Instructors

John Volz has been a Class ‘A’ United States Professional Golfers’ Association member since 1995. He sharpened his teaching skills from Golf Emeritus Sam Snead and US Senior Tour player Bert Yancey while working as the Head Golf Professional at Meadowood Golf and Tennis Club in Florida before coming to India in 1997. He was the Director of Golf at the Nicklaus Classic Golf Resort (now CGCC) for 9 years. He went on to become the General Manager of Boulder Hills Golf and Country club in Hyderabad for 4 years. He then went to the RCGC in Kolkata as Golf Director. Since 2008 he has been actively involved in Junior Golf from the Albatross Junior Tour to Ace Golf Junior Tour at present. John played a crucial role in setting up the golf programs at the Imperial Golf Estate in Ludhiana.

Manish Goyal is a professional golfer with playing experience of over a decade on the PGTI and international tours such as the Asian Tour, ADT and Mena Golf Tour. Manish has been trained under the umbrella of some of the world’s most respected coaches such as Claude Harmon 3 and Justin Parsons at the Butch Harmon Academy, Dubai. Alongside golf, Manish is an avid sportsperson and a triathlete. He has successfully completed 2 Ironman competitions. He has been a pioneer on the PGTI in terms of coupling his golf with an athletic approach to his training. Manish is also a certified TPI fitness instructor (Titliest Performance Institute) and PEAK Certified Foresight GC Technologist. With his playing experience, he aims to bring forward a more wholesome approach to learning the game, looking into course management techniques, practical short game skills and working on the mental aspect of the game. Manish is also the co-founder of Hamoni Golf.

Rahul Singh Pathania is a ‘Class C’ certified Golf Professional by the National Golf Academy of India, under a program supported by the Royal & Ancient St. Andrews and the PGA of Europe. He has been playing golf for the past nine years, demonstrating consistent performance and achieving significant results. He has extensive experience in providing golf coaching to students of all ages and skill levels. At Hamoni Golf Camp, he is dedicated to teaching and inspiring more golf enthusiasts, sharing his passion for the game.