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Golf Operations Staff Profiles

Peter Maidment – Golf Operations Manager

Peter Maidment joined Mount Lawley Golf Club in 1983 with his parents when they moved to Perth from the country.  Golf was primarily a hobby and a chance to spend some time with his dad until he decided to make a career out of it.  He played in the Division 1 Pennant side in 1992 before commencing his Traineeship to become a Professional in 1993.  Peter has held various roles in the golf industry over the last twenty five years.  He joined the staff at Mount Lawley as Golf Operations Manager in April 2018.

Duncan Kegg – PGA Teaching Professional

Duncan is one of Australia’s most highly regarded PGA Teaching Professionals and was selected as the 2014 Western Australian Teaching Professional of the Year. In 2015 Duncan was a nominee for the Australian Teaching Professional of the Year presented at the inaugural Greg Norman Medal.

Duncan is certified with the PGA of Australia as Advanced in Coaching and is currently the State Junior Girls Coach for Western Australia, whilst a significant amount of his teaching time is dedicated to the state’s elite players Duncan’s greatest pleasure comes from helping Mount Lawley members improve all aspects of their golf game. One of only a few coaches in Western Australia to utilise radar technology by using Flightscope Dopplar Radar in both tuition and clubfitting this 3D technology allows the student to see exactly what is occurring through impact.

Always keen to expand his coaching education and experience Duncan has recently become  Western Australia’s only Certified Aimpoint Express Instructor and one of only 5 in Australia, Aimpoint Express is a green reading system that is used by some of the world’s best golf professionals including Adam Scott and Lydia Ko.

Duncan enjoys organising his very popular Golf Trips for the members at Mount Lawley that have been frequented by over 300 members and their guests. These trips have helped create reciprocal playing arrangements for Mount Lawley members at some of Asia’s leading golf courses.

With his vast experience in both coaching and clubfitting it is Duncan’s focus to ensure that members can perform at their best every time they step on to the golf course.

Neil Simpson – PGA Teaching Professional

Neil recently celebrated a significant achievement by becoming a 50 year member of the PGA of Australia and has worked at some of the most prestigious clubs in Australia. Neil has had great success with a large range of players over a long career but is most well-known for helping Nick O’Hern improve from a struggling journeyman pro into the only player to have beaten Tiger Woods twice in matchplay.

Alex McKay – PGA Teaching Professional

Alex McKay is regarded as one of the leading golf coaches in Western Australia. Having been nominated for coach of the year awards in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Alex works alongside a lot of the state’s top level golfers and directs a lot of his time to the development of high performing golfers. With that Alex is often recognised for his ability to simplify the golf swing and ensure the golfer leaves with an in-depth understanding of the “why” in their swing.

Emma Liebenau – PGA Teaching Professional

With over 10 Years coaching experience Emma prides herself on providing a welcoming and relaxed learning environment for her students. Emma is highly regarded for providing comprehensive short game coaching and regularly runs clinics suited to all levels of golfer. Emma has helped many juniors learn the fundamentals in the early stages of their golfing career including coaching the 2017 Little Stars World Junior Champion. Passionate about growing the game of golf, Emma enjoys working with golfers of all abilities.

Brayden McCubbing – PGA Teaching Professional

Brayden has been working in the industry for over 9 years now, and moved to Mount Lawley Golf Course in February of 2023. He is a Certified PGA Professional, having completed his PGA Traineeship in 2018 with the intention of learning about all things golf. During his traineeship he found he didn’t have a particular passion for any singular thing, but rather enjoyed the diversity of all skill sets the golf industry has to offer.

With roots still based out in the wheatbelt, where he grew up, Brayden has a passion for heading back to the country during the winter months to bring golf to communities that would otherwise go without.

Whether it’s questions regarding teaching, repairs, equipment, apparel, or anything else you might think of, Brayden is happy to assist.