Hendrik Buhrmann
BDGA Golf Academy simplifying the game
ABOUT HENDRIK BUHRMANN
Director of player development at BDGA
Hendrik has competed at the highest level as a professional golfer and has walked the fairways of the world with the best players, from South Africa to Asia, Europe, Canada and the United States, Hendrik literally competed all over the world. Working with people and coaching is Hendrik’s passion, and he is now using his vast experience to guide South Africa’s next generation of golfing talent. He has also coached some of South Africa’s top professionals over the years.
Here is what they have to say about Hendrik.
Hendrik gave me valuable insight into how I was swinging just before I won the Masters.
PROFESSIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS
Hendrik turned professional in 1985 when he started playing on the Sunshine Tour in South Africa. When the Asian Tour was formed in 1995, he joined and played there until 2012. Hendrik also competed on the Canadian Tour from 1986 -1988, the European Tour in 1996 (after finishing 2nd at the Tour School) and most recently the European Senior Tour from 2013.
Titles
In his time as a professional, Hendrik won 9 titles, with the highlights being beating Ernie Els down the stretch to win the Wild Coast Classic and winning the title at the Aamby Valley Asian Masters in India.
Majors
Hendrik also competed in 3 major championships, the Open Championship in 1992, the Senior Open Championship in 2013 and the Senior US Open Championship in 2014.
Teams
Hendrik represented South Africa in the World Cup in 1995 with partner Retief Goosen and the Southern African team in the Dunhill Challenge (the precursor to the Presidents Cup) in 1995, where he holed the winning putt against a strong Australasian team, comprising of greats like Greg Norman and Vijay Singh.
Leadership
In his time as a professional, Hendrik served on the players committees on the Asian Tour, and helped restructure the Asian Tour as it is today.
Served on the Board of Directors for the Sunshine Tour from 1997, and on the Player Committee.
GOLF COACHING
Hendrik is currently coaching a dozen professionals on the Sunshine Tour. It is a passion of his to incorporate the mental side in the technical learning phase of the golf game. Hendrik believes you have to work on all aspects of the game simultaneously (Physical/Technical/Mental) to grow into a potential Major winner.
Notable Tour Golfers
- Charl Schwartzel
- James Kingston
- Keith Horne
- Louis Oosthuizen
- Dean Burmester
- Jake Roos
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- Haydn Porteous
- Jbe’ Kruger
- Hennie Otto
- Richard Sterne
- Neil Schietekat
- MJ Viljoen
- Chris Williams
- Wynand Dingle
- Rourke Van Der Spuy
- Jake Redman
- Nikhil Rama
- Riekus Nortje
- Christiaan Burke
- Trevor Fisher Jnr
- Divan van den Heever
- Andre De Decker
- Yubin Jung
- Ricky Hendler
- Paul Boshoff
- Ulrich van den Berg
- Dawie Van der Walt
- PH McIntyre
- Grant Muller
- Andre Cruse
- Anton Haig
1½ Hour Game & Swing Evaluation
Take the first step towards playing the golf you know you’re capable of.
Coach Hendrik will help you play better golf by:
- Testing your skills for Driving – Approach Shots – Short Game and Putting, therefore getting a clear understanding of where you currently find yourself
- Video Analysis of your Golf Swing technique
- Radar launch monitor analysis of your ball and club movements
- Understanding what level you want to attain
- Creating a Game Plan (Hyper link to the Game Plan page) that will help you achieve your goals
1 Hour Golf Lesson
In-person 60 min golf lessons for an hour in the state of the art studio. The lesson used golf training aids for the lesson
½ Hour Golf Lesson
In-person 30 min golf lessons for an hour in the state of the art studio. The lesson used golf training aids for the lesson