Top 50 Kids Teachers - Class of 2013
U.S. Kids Golf announces 2013 class of Top 50 Kids Teachers, Master Kids Teachers
NORCROSS, Ga. (Jan. 8, 2014) – U.S. Kids Golf has announced the recipients of the Top 50 Kids Teachers Award, which annually recognizes the world’s most outstanding youth golf instructors. The class of 2013 includes golf professionals from 21 states, Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico, with recipients chosen from a record 747 applicants.
“The award was created to help parents find the best coaching for their kids,” said Dan Van Horn, President and CEO of U.S. Kids Golf. “The mission of U.S. Kids Golf is to make the game fun for kids, and the Top 50 Kids Teacher Award is an important part of encouraging golf professionals who are key in supporting us and achieving this mission.”
Since 2004, U.S. Kids Golf has honored golf’s best teachers with the Top 50 Kids Teacher Award. Applicants complete an online survey and winners are chosen based on their contributions to junior golf, such as: time devoted to teaching young golfers; innovation, creativity and fun in their programs; communication; parental involvement; and overall effort to grow the game. Award recipients include teachers who work at public, private, resort and municipal courses.
Teachers who are named a Top 50 Kids Teacher three times are recognized with the Master Kids Teacher Award. Since the award was introduced in 2007, 78 instructors have earned this distinction, including 10 teachers in 2013.
“Being named a Master Kids Teacher is the highest honor an instructor can receive from U.S. Kids Golf,” Van Horn said. “These individuals are vital to helping U.S. Kids Golf improve kids golf and ensure a bright future for the game.”
The 2013 Top 50 Kids Teachers and Master Kids Teachers will be recognized Thursday, Jan. 23, at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla.
Top 50 Kids Teacher Award Recipients – 2013
NameCity, StateFacility
Joseph AndersDallas, TexasBrookhaven Country Club
Justin BlazerOrlando, FloridaMarriott Golf Academy
David BranstadHopkins, MinnesotaOak Ridge Country Club
Michael BulgerFairfield, ConnecticutThe Patterson Club
Mike CarbrayOak Brook, IllinoisButterfield Country Club
Jim CollinsSan Ramon, CaliforniaSan Ramon Golf Club
Kay CorneliusChandler, ArizonaOcotillo Golf Resort
Gary CressendAugusta, GeorgiaAugusta Country Club
Ray CutrightMacon, GeorgiaThe Blum Learning Center At Idle Hour Club
Mike DavisIrvine, CaliforniaShady Canyon Golf Club
Chris DewarReno, NevadaWashoe Golf Course
Joseph DiDomenicoPelham Manor, New YorkPelham Country Club
Michael DoctorSkaneateles, New YorkSkaneateles Country Club
John DuniganMalvern, PennsylvaniaWhite Manor Country Club
Alejandro DuqueSanta Ana, Costa RicaAlejandro Duque Golf Academy
Mike FayBoyne Falls, MichiganBoyne Mountain Resort
Berne FinchSan Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose Municipal Golf Course
Rudy GonzalezLaredo, TexasCasa Blanca Golf Course
Brian GroszekSt. Charles, IllinoisRoyal Hawk Country Club
Chris HolmesHeathrow, FloridaHeathrow Country Club
Jon JanikTrumbull, ConnecticutTashua Knolls Golf Course
Paul JohnsonDaphne, AlabamaLake Forest Yacht & Country Club
Brian JonesCincinnati, OhioKenwood Country Club
Ralph LandrumFlorence, KentuckyWorld of Golf
Andrew LaneWinchester, MassachusettsWinchester Country Club
Doug LawrieBurlington, OntarioWithin Range Golf Centre
Joey LudemanCoral Gables, FloridaRiviera Country Club
Corey LundbergThe Woodlands, TexasThe Club at Carlton Woods
Kammy MaxfeldtWestport, ConnecticutBirchwood Country Club
Cameron McCormickDallas, TexasBrook Hollow Golf Club
Lloyd McWilliamsRockford, IllinoisRockford Park District
Andy MillerReading, PennsylvaniaBerkshire Country Club
Randi MillerPotomac Falls, VirginiaTrump National Golf Club
Valerie MooreLake Worth, FloridaJohn Prince Golf Learning Center
Mark NelsonWeston, MassachusettsPine Brook Country Club
Adam OhsbergCharlotte, North CarolinaCarmel Country Club
Megan PaduaBluffton, South CarolinaBelfair Plantation
Matthew PrimroseRiverview, FloridaAce Golf
Brandon RayCharleston, South CarolinaLowcountry Lessons
Dylan RossLerma, MexicoClub De Golf Los Encinos
Chance ScheffingNew York, New YorkChelsea Piers Golf Club
Chris SelvaggioRamsey, New JerseyRamsey Golf & Country Club
Todd SmithSan Diego, CaliforniaPro Kids Golf Academy at Colina Park GC
Lee StroeverNorth Palm Beach, FloridaNorth Palm Beach Country Club
Mark SummervilleGladwyne, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia Country Club
Rick TimmCentennial, ColoradoTimm Golf Academy
Deb VangellowSugar Land, TexasRiverbend Country Club
Michael WenzelNorthbrook, IllinoisSportsman's Country Club
Wendy Werley BullockRancho Viejo, TexasRancho Viejo Resort & Country Club
Joyce WilcoxAcworth, GeorgiaCobblestone Golf Course