GOLF Magazine this week announced its 2026 class for the World Masters Golf Hall of Fame. 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 November 1-4 at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.
“Each of the instructors we selected to enter the World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame this year earned the distinction in their own unique way,” said Hoyt McGarity, CEO and President of 8AM Golf, the company behind GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com. “The innovative efforts and longevity of the careers of Todd, Martin, Ted and Dana are something to behold and it is 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 great teachers, 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 bona fide of the new inductees.
Todd Anderson
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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 wins on the four major American professional tours, including two FedEx Cup championships.
– Recommended 26 players on the PGA Tour
– Helped over 100 student-athletes earn a Division I scholarship
– Developed 43 Collegiate All-Americans
– Developed 53 American Junior Golf Association All-Americans
Martin Hall
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Director of Education, Club à Ibis
– He holds dual membership to the PGA of America and the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland
— Director of education at the Ibis Club since 1997
– Named 2008 PGA Teacher of the Year
– GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher since 1996
– Hosted Golf Channel’s “School of Golf”, producing over 430 episodes
– Write four books
– Presented at the PGA National Teaching and Coaching Summit seven times
Ted Sheftic
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Founder and 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 PGA Philadelphia Section Teacher of the Year in 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 PGA’s Get Golf Ready initiative
Dana Reader
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Founder, Dana Rader Golf School
– Named LPGA National Teacher of the Year in 1990
– GOLF Magazine Top 100 Master
– Received the Ellen Griffin Rolex Award, the LPGA’s highest teaching honor
– Inductees of the North Carolina Golf Hall of Fame
– Author Rock Solid Golf
GOLF Top 100 Teachers Summit
The 2026 GOLF Top 100 Teachers Summit will take place November 1-4 at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. The retreat will serve as a premier instructional and educational 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, register using this link.