Dan Winget
Dan Winget
Dan joins the Mike Bender Golf Academy team as our Staff Instructor. He comes to us from San Antonio where he was a highly competitive high school and college baseball player. He fell in love with golf after a shoulder injury and shortly after began playing professionally. He met Mike towards the end of his playing career and the start of his career as a teaching instructor. Dan has worked with and taken lessons from Mike for almost 20 years and considers him not only a great friend but credits him with much of his success as a teacher.
Career Achievements/Highlights
- College Baseball player at both San Antonio College and University of Texas San Antonio
- Professional Golfer at age 29
- Played tours from 1993-1996
- Specializes in teaching junior golfers
- 77 college scholarships amongst junior players taught
- 27 High School district champions amongst junior players taught
- 17 qualifiers for various USGA events (including the 2015 US Womens Open) amongst junior players taught