About Grumpy Gopher
A golfer-built directory that connects students with instructors — no fees, no middlemen, no nonsense.
Hi, I’m Dan.
I started Grumpy Gopher in 2015 out of pure frustration. I was living in Los Angeles, trying to find a golf instructor, and every directory I found was either out of date, full of dead links, or wanted me to pay a booking fee just to get a phone number.
So I built my own. A simple, honest directory where golfers could find instructors and instructors could be found — without a platform sitting in the middle taking a cut.
Ten years later, Grumpy Gopher lists 6,000+ instructors across 3,340+ cities. I still play golf whenever I can sneak away, and I still believe the best way to find a good teacher is to just talk to them directly.
Dan Wheeler
Founder, Grumpy Gopher — Los Angeles, CA
What We Believe
- Golf instruction should be easy to find. We index thousands of instructors so you don’t have to dig through social media or hope the right search term surfaces the right teacher.
- Golfers shouldn’t pay booking fees. This directory is free to search. When you find an instructor you like, you contact them directly. We never take a cut of the lesson fee.
- Instructors deserve to own their business. We don’t lock instructors into a platform. Premium listings give them visibility — not dependency.
Get in Touch
Questions, corrections, or just want to say hi? Email dan@grumpygopher.com or find me on Facebook and X (Twitter).
If you’re a golf instructor and your listing has incorrect info, claim your listing here.