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= Barry Goldstein =

Barry Goldstein (November 15, 1961) is an American professional golf instructor best known for his success in the teaching world. Barry has worked with many professionals, amateurs and juniors since 1996. Barry was trained by golf legend Jimmy Ballard in South Florida.

Early Life & Personal
Barry Goldstein was raised in Binghamton, New York by Roy Goldstein and Annette Goldstein. Barry’s parents moved from Binghamton to South Florida to start a real-estate business when Barry was 17. A talented baseball and hockey player, Barry stayed behind to finish his senior year of high school, living with family friends, but got serious about golf when he joined his parents in Boca Raton, Florida to attend Florida Atlantic University while playing baseball there in college. When he graduated, Barry shifted his focus to golf, training under Jimmy Ballard for a year by helping teach golf schools and lessons. When the year was up, Barry embarked on his own journey as a golf teacher. Barry has two daughters, Aubrey and Carly.

Career
Barry has been named by Golf Tips Magazine as one of America's Top 25 Golf Teachers in 2017, 2018 & 2019. He has also been elected a Top 50 Teacher in the USA by Golf Range. He has also been selected as a Top 25 Elite Junior Golf Coach by the Future Champions Golf organization.

He has coached many competitive tournament players and professionals. Mike Stanley, Brandon Mathews, Robert Gamez (Rookie of the Year 1991), and Tina Miller. Barry has become recognized as one of the premier teachers in the US to train juniors under the age of 18 due to his success with players going on to compete collegiately.

Barry's daughter Carly Ray Goldstein won the girls Class 2A state championship in 2012 and went on to play for Louisiana State University.

Barry is a snow-bird who teaches at Inverrary Country Club in Lauderhill, Florida in the spring winter, and Polar Shot Golf Range in Binghamton, NY in the summer and fall.

Goldstein has written more than 100 nationally published articles in Golf Magazine, Golf Tips Magazine, Golf Digest and Men's Journal.