Northern California PGA set to Host Inaugural Teaching Competition
13 Apr 2016
by AmateurGolf.com Staff
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Teaching Professional Don Leone giving lessons at the facility
(Image courtesy of Coyote Creek Instagram)
Editors Note: Press Release by Northern
California PGA
SAN JOSE, CA (April 13, 2016)--PGA Professionals and
amateurs from all over Northern California will gather
at Coyote Creek Golf Club in San Jose on Sunday, April
17, 2016 for the inaugural Teaching Competition. The
event, designed to grow the game of golf through
networking and teaching, pairs amateurs with a NCGA
handicap and PGA Teaching Professionals through a
blind draw. There will also be a silent auction after the
competition to benefit the NCPGA Foundation and
support programs like PGA HOPE.
Sixty student/teacher duos will work together for
a
1.5 hour private coaching session, followed by an 18-
hole stroke play competition in this unique format.
Instructors may use any and all training aids to help
their students during the lesson, and the amateurs will
then receive coaching from their assigned
Professionals
throughout the competition. The student with the
lowest net score at the end of the competition wins an
award for themselves and for their coach.
“We’re very proud to host this inaugural event
and
expanding our instruction in this manner,” says Chris
Thomas, Executive Director and COO of the Northern
California PGA, “Events like this competition are
exactly
how PGA of America strives to grow the game.” he
added. The NCPGA Teaching Competition is proudly
presented by GolfTec and supported by contributions
from Cleveland Golf, Game Golf, Beshoff Mercedes,
Orange Whip, and Bridgestone Golf.
About the Northern California Section of the PGA
of
America (NCPGA)
Organized in 1920 to promote interest in the
game
of golf, the birth of this association was heralded as an
important step to the advancement of the game in this
district. The Northern California Section is one of the
forty-one designated Sections of the PGA of America,
the world’s largest working sports organization. With
over 1,100 dedicated PGA Professionals and
apprentices at over 500 golf facilities in Northern
California and Northwestern Nevada, the association
continues to have a positive impact on the game of
golf
and communities both regionally and nationally. For
more information, please visit
www.ncpga.com.