Founder

Dr. Luke A. Benoit

Luke is the Director of Instruction at Interlachen Country Club, the founder of RYP Golf and the author of The Golf Textbook.

He brings the science of motor learning out of academic journals and onto the lesson tee, at Interlachen and across the wider coaching landscape. At the core of it is The Map (Guided Ecology): every practice rep is placed against internal and external load, which gives players an operating system for managing their mindset, avoiding the dual-task trap, and making practice transfer to the course.

Full record — teaching, coaching, education and playing →

Dr. Luke Benoit at the RYP Academy simulator bays in Edina, Minnesota
The TEAM

Domain experts.

Everyone on staff is trained on the same curriculum and the same four zones.

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Swing coach · Playing lessons
Brock Winter

A top player at the University of Minnesota who played professionally for two years before joining RYP Golf as a teaching professional. He coaches the swing and runs the on-course playing lessons and course-management work.

2019 Minnesota boys’ state champion (AAA, Stillwater)
2023 MGA Players’ Championship
University of Minnesota
Two seasons as a touring professional
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Mental performance coach
Yannick Artigolle

Routines, resilience and what happens under pressure. Yannick takes the weekly check-in calls and the mental performance hour on the fly-in day.

M.S., sport, exercise & performance psychology
Former Division I golfer, Northwestern University
Routines, resilience and performance under pressure
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Director of Performance & Fitness
Phil Herder, M.S.

Golf-specific fitness and athletic development. Phil runs the strength and speed work inside every track, and handles onboarding, app tracking and the monthly check-in calls.

M.S., Athletic Performance
Director of Performance, RYP Academy
Golf-specific strength, mobility and speed
Prescribed training plans included with membership