Jacques Nortje moved to New Zealand from South Africa as a youngster and was heavily immersed in a multitude of sports before deciding to focus on golf from age 16.

He played representative golf for North Harbour and New Zealand Universities prior to completing his Bachelor of Sport and Recreation from Auckland University of Technology in 2005. Units of study included applied human movement, exercise science, functional anatomy, personal training, sport psychology, sport nutrition and skill learning.

In 2008 Jacques commenced his PGA apprenticeship and was awarded Trainee Professional of the Year for three consecutive years. From 2010 through to 2015 he was Head Professional at The Royal Auckland Golf Club Grange Course. 2016 marks his launch into full time coaching, specialising in the area of 3-D golf swing biomechanical analysis.

Jacques has recently been awarded a three-year Prime Minister’s Coaching Scholarship to further his knowledge in this area under the guidance of world renowned golf biomechanist Ryan Lumsden. Ryan is recognised internationally as the leading authority in 3-D biomechanical measurement and the practical application of collected data. Q Golf New Zealand is the result of the working collaboration between Ryan and Jacques.

With a passion for acquiring knowledge and understanding to broaden his coaching skills, Jacques is currently a year two student in Sport New Zealand’s Performance Coach Advance program. He believes that “coaching is an art based on a science” and uses various forms of technology to identify a player’s required area of skill development.

Jacques liaises closely with a number of top coaches wishing to optimise their players’ technical and physiological development. He also works with a growing number of New Zealand’s elite amateur and professional players, as well as club golfers who are committed to doing what it takes to improve. His special interest is the development path from junior golfer to elite amateur to professional player.