Jeff Barton

Swing Coach

Jeff Barton played collegiate golf at the University of Texas at El Paso where he received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.  In 2004 he joined Preston Trail Golf Club in Dallas as an assistant golf professional and was promoted to head of instruction in 2009.  In 2012 Mr. Barton joined Nike Golf’s Research and Development Facility (“The Oven”) in Fort Worth as a tour specialist.

As Tour Specialist for “The Oven,” Jeff worked with over 50 worldwide touring professionals, as well as dozens of professional and collegiate athletes on their equipment needs. This elite group included Rory McIlroy, Paul Casey, Seung Yul Noh, Nick Watney, Kevin Chappell, Kyle Stanley, Michael Jordan, Jason Whitten and many others.

In 2014 Barton returned to Preston Trail Golf Club as PGA Director of Instruction, where he leads the quality training, development and fitting programs for which the club is renowned.  Jeff also teaches several students of note, including the NHL’s Brett Hull and Brendan Morrow and Web.com tour winner, Roger Sloan.

Mr. Barton’s professional associations include being a Class A Member of the PGA of America, a member of The Proponent Group and a NG360 Performance Specialist.  He has published articles in Golf Illustrated and PGA Magazine.  When not playing or teaching golf, Jeff enjoys playing tennis with his wife.

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