The PGA has announced the first PGA Excel awardees of 2025 – including Seaham’s Andrew Blunt and Fulford’s Guy Wills.
The awards are presented quarterly to recognises professional development, and the group of 16 new awardees have earned designations across the PGA’s membership categories (professional, coach, and manager).
Both Andrew and Guy have been awarded advanced professional status.
The full list of awardees is:
Advanced fellow professional
Paul Booth – General Manager, Troon International – Al Hamra Golf Club
Nicky Lawrenson – Owner and Founder of Nicky Lawrenson Golf and Women in Golf & Business
Advanced fellow manager
Paul Wilson – Managing Director, Laguna Phuket, Banyan Group
Advanced fellow coach
Neil Harvey – PGA Lecturer, The PGA National Training Academy
Fellow professional
Gary Dingwall – Head Teaching Professional & Golf Operations Manager, Royal Dornoch Golf Club
Jason Dransfield – Golf Operations Supervisor, Heswall Golf Club
Richard Swords – Head Professional, Golf & Country Club Basel
Fellow coach
Mark Heinemann – Head Professional, Killarney Golf & Fishing Club
James Jankowski – Putting Coach, JJ Golf
Mark McGeehan – Head Teaching Professional, McGeehan Golf
Advanced professional
Danny Spillane – Club Manager, Rothley Park Golf Club
Matthew Jacques – Assistant Professional, Paul Anderson Golf Ltd, Berkshire Golf Club
Guy Wills – Head Professional, Fulford Golf Club
Andrew Blunt – Head Professional, Seaham Golf Club
Maria Efimenko – Director of Golf, Pestovo Golf & Yacht Club
Advanced coach
Harry Smith – PGA Professional, Cowdray Park Golf Club
