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Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club

Sharper wedges.
Fewer putts.
Lower scores.

Hitting it great in practice means nothing if it disappears with a scorecard in your pocket. Everything I coach sits inside 100 metres, is built on your real data, and is trained to hold up when it counts.

Matt Ballard, short game and scoring specialist
Matt Ballard — PGA of Australia Professional
14 yr
Touring Professional
30+
Global Tour Pros Coached
25 yr
PGA of Australia Member
PGA of Australia Professional · 25 years Titleist Ambassador Former National Coach — Singapore Former Golf Australia HP Manager
Where Do You Fit?

Everything I do, in one place.

Start Here · Ongoing Coaching

A coach in your corner, year-round.

The fastest way to lower scores is not one lesson — it is someone watching your game every month. Three ways to work with me. Local golfers take the Scoring Membership or the Priority Squad. If you are regional, interstate or overseas, BGP Anywhere brings the coaching to you.

Not ready for a membership? Start with a Scoring Audit →
  BGP
Anywhere
$325 / monthincl. GST
Scoring
Membership
$595 / monthincl. GST
Priority
Scoring Squad
$995 / monthincl. GST
Who it is for College golfers, and international or interstate players who cannot get to me in person Local golfers wanting regular face-to-face plus ongoing remote support Dedicated amateurs, juniors & trainee pros
Custom video reviews4 / month4 / month6 / month
Message me anytime via CoachNow
Structured practice plans
UpGame stats tracked & reviewed
Face-to-face 1-on-1 sessions1 / month2 / month
Wedge Distance Blueprint
Monthly group pressure session
Monthly strategy Zoom Q&A
Complete digital library
Priority calendar & review queue
Extra sessions$330 / hr$330 / hr$330 / hr
Minimum term3 months3 months6 months
EntryOpenOpenApplication · capped 12
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BGP Anywhere
$325/ month
Includes GST
Tour-level coaching delivered to your phone, wherever you are. Ideal for college golfers and international or interstate players who cannot get to me in person.
  • 4 custom video reviews a month — faults caught early, before they set
  • Message me anytime via CoachNow
  • Structured practice plans — range time that turns into scoring
  • UpGame stats tracked & reviewed
  • No face-to-face sessions
  • No Wedge Distance Blueprint
3-month minimum · then cancel anytime
Extra sessions $330/hr
Start Anywhere
Scoring Membership
$595/ month
Includes GST
Everything in BGP Anywhere, plus a face-to-face session every month. Ideal for local golfers who want regular in-person coaching alongside ongoing remote support and practice plans.
  • 1 face-to-face 1-on-1 a month
  • 4 custom video reviews a month — faults caught early, before they set
  • Message me anytime via CoachNow
  • Structured practice plans — range time that turns into scoring
  • UpGame stats tracked & reviewed
  • Wedge Distance Blueprint
  • No group sessions or strategy Zooms
3-month minimum · then cancel anytime
Extra sessions $330/hr · first refusal on Squad openings
Join the Membership
Priority Scoring Squad
$995/ month
Includes GST
For dedicated amateurs, juniors & trainee pros. Everything in the Membership, plus the full tour-level ecosystem.
  • 2 face-to-face 1-on-1s a month
  • 6 video reviews a month, priority queue
  • Monthly group pressure session
  • Monthly strategy Zoom Q&A
  • Complete digital library
  • Priority calendar access
  • Everything in the Scoring Membership
6-month minimum · application only · capped at 12
Extra sessions $330/hr
See the Squad
All prices include GST · Scoring Membership members get first right of refusal on any Priority Squad opening.
The Flagship · By Application

The Priority Scoring Squad

Dedicated amateurs · juniors · trainee pros

A year-round, tour-level ecosystem for a highly selective roster of serious players. Continuous, elite-level short-game mentorship built to overhaul your scoring capacity and bulletproof your game under pressure.

  • Two face-to-face sessions every month. High-frequency access to me on the green to audit and refine your technique.
  • Six video reviews a month, priority queue. Send tournament data, stats and clips from anywhere in the world. Your work goes to the front.
  • Monthly group pressure session. Live practice engineered to simulate tournament conditions with players at your level.
  • Monthly strategy Zoom. Tournament preparation, course management and statistical scoring reviews.
  • The complete Ballard Golf library. Every training program, digital guide and resource, included.
  • Priority on my calendar. Squad members are booked first, always.
Squad athletes training in a tour-level academy environment Tour-Level Academy
By application. Strictly limited.

The roster is capped at 12 golfers to protect the standard of delivery, with a six-month minimum so the work has time to show up on your card. Places are not sold online — every application is read individually. Tell me about your game and I will come back to you on whether a place is open.

$995/ month
Includes GST
Apply for Roster Access
One-Off Sessions

Not ready to commit? Start here.

Every golfer starts with a Scoring Audit — Two hours that measure your short game and tell you exactly where the shots are going.

Start Here

The Scoring Audit

Every golfer starts here · 2 hours

This is not a coaching session. We do not fix anything on the day — we measure everything, find exactly where you are leaking shots, and you leave with the plan. The fixing starts after.

  • Full short game and putting measured — you will see which single area is costing you the most shots per round
  • A written report covering the numbers, the faults and the fixes — in plain language, not coach-speak
  • A personalised practice plan — so every hour you practise is aimed at something
$650
Includes GST
Once per player

1-on-1 Coaching

Private hourly · open to everyone

A private, one-hour focused lesson on whatever is costing you the most shots — putting, chipping, pitching or bunkers.

  • Any part of your scoring game, your call — we work on what is actually costing you
  • No lock-in — book whenever it suits you
$330/ hr
Includes GST
Single one-hour sessions
The Complete Overhaul · One-Off Package

Master the Art of Scoring

If you want to drop your scores, you have to own the scoring zone. Five hours built entirely around your game — starting with a full Scoring Audit, then three sessions aimed squarely at what it finds.

// How it runs

It opens with your 2-hour Scoring Audit — we measure everything and map exactly where the shots are going. Then three dedicated 1-hour sessions aimed at the leaks the Audit found, not a generic curriculum. Five hours in total, scheduled to suit you.

$1,650
Includes GST
Paid upfront · one-off package
Master My Scoring
Already done your Scoring Audit? Upgrade within 60 days and pay the balance only — we pick up from your existing numbers rather than measuring you twice.
// Everything included
  • The Scoring Audit · 2 hours — your full short game and putting measured, with a written report of your numbers, faults and fixes.
  • Three 1-hour sessions — targeted at the leaks your Audit found across putting, chipping, pitching and bunker play.
  • Custom Wedge Yardage Matrix — your exact yardages and swing lengths on a physical chart for your bag. You will never guess a wedge distance again.
  • Elite Green Reading & Speed Routine — marry speed to line and take three-putts off your card.
  • Vokey Wedges Equipment Audit — trial the demonstration suite and match lofts, bounces and grinds to your swing and home course.
  • Pressure-Transfer Practice Plan — games and constraints that make the new skill hold up when it counts, not just on the range.
  • CoachNow Digital Locker — HD video breakdowns, benchmark tracking and direct messaging between sessions.
Small-Group Clinics

Group Masterclasses

Two hours, hands-on, capped at six players. The fastest way to fix the two things costing most golfers the most shots.

Short Game Masterclass

Hands-on with Vokey Wedges · 2 hrs

Master chipping, pitching and bunker escapes. Dial in your equipment and learn the mechanics that transform your contact around the green.

  • Vokey wedge trial — find the loft, bounce and grind that actually suit your swing and your home course
  • Clean contact from tight lies — no more chunks and blades
  • Bunker and rough escapes — walk out with a method for the lies you currently dread
$250/ player
Includes GST
Capped at 6 spots

Putting Masterclass

Green reading & speed · 2 hrs

Dial in your alignment, map your aim bias, and learn the routine that takes three-putts off your card for good.

  • Aim-bias mapping — most players are stunned by the gap, and it is fixable in minutes
  • How to read greens properly — a simple system that works on any course
  • Speed control — leave yourself tap-ins instead of knee-knockers
$250/ player
Includes GST
Capped at 6 spots
For Touring Professionals

Professional Tour Consulting

Matt Ballard coaching Jake McLeod on TrackMan
// TrackMan wedge work with Jake McLeod — Australian PGA Tour birdie leader, two seasons running

You already have a full-swing coach. What you probably do not have is someone whose entire job is the shots that happen inside 100 metres — measuring them, tracking them event to event, and telling you which one is actually costing you shots.

That is all I do, and I have done it at tour level for a decade. I work alongside your existing coach, not across him — built around your schedule and your next event.

“Matt’s been a huge positive for my short game, giving me confidence in my technique and process to stay consistent week to week. He works closely with my swing coach, and that has led to me leading the birdie count two years running.”

Jake McLeod — PGA Tour of Australasia
  • Know exactly where your shots are going — your short game measured, benchmarked to tour standard, reviewed every event.
  • A short game that holds under pressure — pressure-transfer practice built for tournament conditions, not range conditions.
  • On-site tournament readiness — pre-event work where and when it matters.
  • Eyes on your game between events — ongoing remote review while you are on the road, so nothing drifts unnoticed.
  • Complete discretion — your data, your routine and your edge stay yours.
  • Friction-free with your full-swing coach — I stay in my lane and share what is useful.
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Bespoke · available nationally & internationally
For Clubs & Facilities

Club & Facility Coaching

Bring a premium, tour-level short-game activation to your facility. Turnkey delivery that delights members and puts your practice areas to work.

  • Turnkey member masterclasses — full event delivery built for maximum engagement.
  • Elite junior and pennant camps — high-performance structures for your teams.
  • Custom corporate days — premium clinic experiences for sponsors and VIPs.
  • Scoring-strategy weekends — intensive multi-day formats for member cohorts.

Enquire

Bespoke · nationally & internationally

Tell me about your facility, your members and what you want the experience to achieve. I will come back with a format and a quote.

About Matt Ballard

Why I only coach inside 100 metres.

Most golfers spend their practice time on the part of the game that costs them the fewest shots.

The scoring zone is where rounds are actually won and lost, and it is the part almost nobody trains properly. That is the whole reason this business exists.

I spent 14 years as a touring professional and won in five countries — so I know what it takes to hold a short game together when a tournament is on the line, because I had to do it myself.

Then a decade coaching at the highest level: former National Team Coach for Singapore, and former Queensland High Performance Manager with Golf Australia. Inside 100 metres I have worked with more than 30 tour professionals — including PGA Tour members, and winners on the Japan Tour, the Asian Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia.

My whole approach is built to transfer. We sharpen the skill, then use constraints-based practice to carry it from the range to the course — with a scorecard in your pocket.

PGA of Australia Professional Member
PGA of AustraliaProfessional Member · 25 years
PGA of Australia Professional
Winner in 5 countries
National Team Coach — Singapore
Qld HP Manager — Golf Australia
Titleist Ambassador
TPI Certified L1 & L2
TrackMan Certified L1 & L2
Phil Kenyon Putting Solutions
Matt Ballard with Tom Watson at the Emirates Australian Open
// Australian Open 2012 @ The Lakes GC
Matt Ballard presenting at Sentosa Golf Club
// Sentosa Golf Club
Not sure where you fit?

Tell me about your game — your handicap, where you lose shots, and what you want to shoot. I will tell you honestly which program I would start you on, or whether you need one at all.

Ask Matt Directly
What I Coach With

The kit in my bag.

Equipment and technology I use in my coaching — listed because they are what I put in front of players, not as endorsements or partnerships.
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Before You Book

Common questions.

Do I need to be a good golfer?
You don't need to be a good golfer — but you do need to be a committed one. My coaching is built for golfers who genuinely want to score better from inside 100 metres and are willing to put the work in between sessions.
Do you coach the full swing?
No. I coach wedges down to putting — everything inside 100 metres. That focus is deliberate: it is where rounds are won and lost, and it is the part almost nobody trains properly. If you already have a full-swing coach, I work alongside them rather than changing what they are doing.
Where exactly do we meet?
The Pines putting green at Sanctuary Cove Golf Club, on the Gold Coast. Exact directions and where to park come through in your email confirmation as soon as you book.
What happens after I book?
You'll get a confirmation from CoachNow with your time and the meeting point. Before your first session I'll ask a few questions about your game so we don't spend the first twenty minutes on background — we get straight to work.
What if I miss my monthly session?
Life happens. Give me reasonable notice and we'll move it within the same month. Sessions don't roll over indefinitely though — the value of a membership is the rhythm, not banking credits. If you're going to be away for a stretch, talk to me and we'll work something out.
I'm not near Sanctuary Cove. Can you still coach me?
Yes — that is exactly what BGP Anywhere is for. You send video and stats through CoachNow, I send back reviews, drills and practice plans built around your misses. I coach players interstate and overseas this way.
Do you coach juniors?
Yes. Juniors are a significant part of the Priority Scoring Squad, and I have spent years inside national and high-performance junior programs — including as National Team Coach for Singapore and Queensland High Performance Manager with Golf Australia.
How quickly will I see a difference?
Some things change inside a single session — your wedge yardages, your aim, your bunker technique. Holding it together under pressure takes longer, and that is the honest answer. It is exactly why the memberships run month to month rather than as one-off lessons.
Still not sure which program fits?
Tell me about your game — your handicap, where you lose shots and what you want to shoot — and I'll tell you honestly which one I'd start you on. Email me directly.
Workbooks, Guides & Blueprints

Self-paced handbooks, practice templates and the Wedge Distance Blueprint. Free templates plus premium technical guides, available any time.

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Your Next Step

Find out where your shots are hiding.

Join a membership and have a coach in your corner every month — or start with a Scoring Audit and see exactly what is costing you.

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