Gord Burns
• Head Teaching Professional at GBurns Golf School
• PGA of Canada Class “A”Certified Instructor
• Canadian Tour member (1999-2003)
• 2024 PGA of Canada Teacher of the Year
2024 PGA of Ontario and PGA of Canada Teacher of the Year, 2019 and 2024 PGA of Ontario Player of the Year.
Inspired by his mother and father, Gord Burns first started swinging a golf club at the age of 3. Gord started competing in golf tournaments at the age of 11, and has never looked back. Gord won the GAO Bantam Championship at the age of 12, the GAO Juvenile Championship (U17) at the age of 14, and the GAO Junior Championship (U19) at the age of 16. He traveled across the US and had much success against his American counterparts earning himself a spot as a Rolex AJGA junior All-American with the likes of Tiger Woods, Justin Leonard, and Stewart Cink in 1990. His record as a junior enabled him to attain a golf scholarship to NCAA division 1 Miami University. There, he studied Sport Organization which involved a variety of courses such as psychology of sport, children and youth in sport, motor skill learning and development, etc. These courses gave Gord a broad range of knowledge and a better understanding of how to properly teach people of varying age and skill levels. Gord was on the traveling team at the university where they won the MAC conference championship in his freshman year. Gord turned professional in 1997 and earned his Canadian Tour Card in 1999. He was a member of this tour for 5 years until 2003, playing alongside some of the worlds best PGA tour pros during his time on this tour. Gord still remains active on the PGA of Ontario and PGA of Canada tournament scene and managed to qualify for 7 PGA Tour Champions events in 2024 and 2025, playing alongside former world number 1 players and major champions, Ernie Els, Tom Lehman, Vijay Singh, Padraig Harrington, Miguel Anguel Jiminez, with Gord’s best finish coming at the 2025 Dick’s Open where he finished at 8 under par for a 16th place finish. Gord has won 3 PGA of Canada National Events (2016 Club Pro Championship, record score of 21 under par for 3 rounds, 62,65,68, The 2025 PGA of Canada Senior Championship, and The Inaugural 2025 PGA of Canada Head Teaching Professional Championship) .During his professional career he has been able to learn exponentially from some of the world’s best players and instructors. Gord brings to you many years of playing and teaching experience that will ultimately improve your game regardless of your skill level. He specializes in the development of junior tournament players looking to attain the highest levels of golf competition with an interim goal of achieving a golf scholarship. He teaches players who have won professional golf tournaments as well as those who have never touched a club. Gord employs a wide range of teaching techniques dependant on one’s particular needs. His belief is that there are specific positions that need to be met with the golf club as well as specific sequenced body movements that are important to achieve those key positions for consistent results. Identifying each student’s particular needs is a strength that Gord has learned over the past 22 years of coaching with more than 40,000 hours of teaching experience . In working with Gord and practicing the drills and exercises given to you, along with the proper use of the trackman data, you will ultimately improve your game.
