I’ve helped more than 200 players earn Division I college golf scholarships since 2000. Three of my students have won the Illinois High School State Championship (plus one in Michigan and one in Indiana!), and fifteen have become AJGA Champions. In 2011, I initiated a school that completely focused on playing the game. I brought one of my longtime students, four-time PGA Tour winner Michael Bradley and his caddy, Noah Zelnick, to Cog Hill for two days of pure on-course instruction. This program was designed for high-level high school, college and club players to learn how professionals practice and their approach to playing. Each attendee played with Michael for 18 holes over the two days, and he spent time going over the concepts that were covered in the morning sessions.
Much of my junior teaching takes place in what I call a Skill Building Session. I offer two types of Skill Building Sessions—one for high school, college and adult players, and one for a younger players age 7-13. Skill Building Sessions are small groups of four to six students over two hours. They’ve been instrumental in creating actual golfers, not just lesson-takers. I also run advanced player workshops all summer for groups of juniors who want to practice together and get attention they otherwise would have trouble scheduling individually. More than 100 junior players also play in Cog Hill’s award-winning PGA Junior League program—which has qualified for Nationals a combined 10 times across the 13U and 17U divisions.
