Editor’s note: Starting in 2001, Butch Harmon was voted by his peers No. 1 on Golf Digest’s 50 Best Teachers in America for more than two decades. In a sport obsessed with records, it’s hard to ...

Ryan Mouque seemingly was in nirvana. In front of him, for two days, Butch Harmon was working. “It was an absolute pinch-myself moment,” he said. “Butch has famously said that golfers should be trying ...

Sports fans love a good debate on who’s the greatest of all-time. Is it Jack or Tiger? LeBron or Jordan? Federer or Djokovic? But when it comes to evaluating golf instructors—a small but highly ...

“It’s a great drill,” he said, “to get your distance from the ball. Notably, Harmon’s is simplistic. Grip the club. Take your stance over the ball. Release your right hand (if you’re a right-hander) ...

In 2024, Golf Digest announced a new recognition for renowned golf instructors who had dominated our teacher rankings for decades. The Legends of Golf Instruction, led by Butch Harmon, now includes 22 ...

The standard advice when things aren’t going your way is to keep looking forward, but for me, I had to look back. Back to my old coach, Butch Harmon, and back to the things that worked when I was ...