GOLF Magazine announces 2026 World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame inductees

GOLF Magazine this week announced its 2026 class for the World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame. The inductees include Todd Anderson, Martin Hall, Ted Sheftic and the late Dana Rader.

These inductees will be honored at the 2026 GOLF Top 100 Teachers Summit, which will take place Nov. 1-4 at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.

“Each of the instructors we have chosen to enter the World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame this year has earned the distinction in their own unique way,” said Hoyt McGarity, CEO and President of 8AM Golf, the parent company of GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com. “The groundbreaking efforts and longevity of the careers of Todd, Martin, Ted, and Dana are something to behold and it’s an honor to recognize each of them for their extraordinary contributions.”

The World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame was established in 1999 and has inducted 22 teaching greats, including Mike Adams, Harvey Penick, Claude and Butch Harmon, David Leadbetter, Jim McClean and Peggy Kirk Bell.

See below for a brief overview of each of the new inductees’ bona fides.

Todd Anderson

Director of Instruction, TPC Sawgrass

— 2010 PGA National Teacher of the Year

— 2016 Michigan Golf Hall of Fame inductee

— Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher since 2004

— Students have combined for 57 victories across the four major U.S. professional tours, including two FedEx Cup Champions

— Coached 26 players to the PGA Tour

— Helped more than 100 student-athletes earn Division I scholarships

— Developed 43 Collegiate All-Americans

— Developed 53 American Junior Golf Association All-Americans

Martin Hall

Director of Instruction, The Club at Ibis

— Holds dual membership in the PGA of America and PGA of Great Britain and Ireland

— Director of Instruction at The Club at Ibis since 1997

— Named 2008 PGA Teacher of the Year

— GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher since 1996

— Hosted Golf Channel’s “School of Golf,” producing more than 430 episodes

— Authored four books

— Presented at the PGA National Teaching and Coaching Summit seven times

Ted Sheftic

Founder & Director, Ted Sheftic Golf Learning Center

— GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher from 2003 to 2023

— Earned the Top 100 Lifetime Achievement Award for 20 consecutive years on the list

— Named Philadelphia Section PGA Teacher of the Year across four decades (1987, 1994, 2000 and 2013)

— Received the Horton Smith Award in 1999

— Inducted into the Philadelphia PGA Hall of Fame in 2016

— Co-developer of the PGA’s Get Golf Ready initiative

Dana Reader

Founder, Dana Rader Golf School

— Named LPGA National Teacher of the Year in 1990

— GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher

— Received the Ellen Griffin Rolex Award, the LPGA’s highest teaching honor

— North Carolina Golf Hall of Fame inductee

— Authored Rock Solid Golf

GOLF Top 100 Teachers Summit

The 2026 GOLF Top 100 Teachers Summit is set to take place Nov. 1-4 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. The retreat will serve as a premier instruction and education event hosted by GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com and will be attended by the Top 100 Teachers in golf.

If you are an instructor and interested in attending, sign up using this link.