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Roy Pace, PGA

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2012 GRAA Top 50 Growth of the Game Teaching Professionals

Roy Pace, PGA

Alpine Target Golf Center

2695 Alpine Street

Hallsville, TX 75650

(903) 753-1415

http://www.alpinetargetgolfcenter.com

roytarget@aol.com

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Roy is 71 and his passion is still teaching golf.   He is the owner of Alpine Target Golf Center in Longview, Texas.  He played on the PGA Tour for 10 years and won the Magnolia Classic in 1971.  In 2005 he started The First Tee of The Piney Woods and is still the president of the chapter.  He wrote a book, “Target Golf” in 1986 and for 24 years has done the Pace-Sheftic Golf  School with partner Ted Sheftic.

Facility type: Public

Past awards/recognitions:

  • PGA Section Teacher of the Year
  • Golf Digest Best in State

Technology used in instruction: 

  • JC Video
  • Zelocity
  • Ted Sheftic Plane Trainer

Approximate number of free “tune-ups” and lessons given per year: 200

Growth of the game initiatives: 

  • The First Tee chapter
  • Boys and Girls Clubs
  • Wee Links
  • Get Golf Ready