Coaching
Meet Dave Malone
Dave Malone is the director and owner of the Pine Lake Junior Golf Academy and a PGA Master Professional based in Lincoln, Nebraska. With decades of experience playing, teaching, and mentoring golfers, Dave specializes in helping young players build the fundamentals, confidence, and competitive habits needed to keep improving.
Dave’s approach to junior golf has been shaped by years of coaching, teaching, and thinking carefully about how young players develop. In his Nebraska Golfer article, “A Fresh Approach To Junior Golf Development,” he outlined many of the same priorities that guide his coaching today: sound swing fundamentals, essential playing skills, golf fitness, course management, and a positive mindset. The goal is to help each junior golfer grow as a complete player while building healthy movement patterns and long-term swing habits.
Coaching Credentials
PGA Master Professional
U.S. Kids Golf Master Kids Coach
TPI Certified Level 1
TPI Junior 3 Advanced Junior Certification
PCA Positive Coaching Alliance
Personalized Improvement Plan
Start with a focused junior golfer consultation designed to establish a clear path for improvement. Dave evaluates key movement and golf-skill areas so each player knows what to work on next and how to keep progressing.
The consultation includes physical screening for upper body power, core power, lower body power, speed, and rotation ability, along with digital video swing analysis for putting, short game, and full swing development.
