Blake Jirges

Please indicate past awards won/recognitions:
PGA Section Teacher of the Year, GRAA Top 100 Growth of the Game Teaching Professional, Golf Digest Best in State, Other (Indicate specific awards below in 3-a)

Other awards won:
Golf Digest Best Young Teachers, CA Hall of Fame Member, SCPGA Metro Teacher of the Year, 3x PGA Game Changer Award

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 150
Female: 100
Junior: 250

Total number of individual clinics given per year:
150

Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
As previous years, we have specialized in group programming whether it is for the beginner ladies (Bad Moms Golf Club), newer on course golfers (10 Shots in 10 Weeks), or Junior Coaching for Elite players to brand new kiddos starting at age 4. A fun thing we have been passionate about is adding Mindset Fittings to our programs. Where we take a FocusCalm band and coach our players on how to go from an active brain state to a more relaxed brain state. We provide them triggers for them to learn about how they can calm their mind down in a performance setting, whether on the golf course or in their life.

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
We have done long term programming and kept our students engaged with getting them the results they desire. We focus on our players goals whether it is getting them on the course for the first time, winning the club championship, or making their High School Golf Team. We have had many of our students stay with us for many years. We try to refresh our coaching by attending seminars and becoming more educated. Recently, I became TPI Certified Golf and Junior Level 2 and looking to get certified in Golf Level 3 next year.