Brian Jacobs

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 Magazine Teachers To Watch

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 800
Female: 200
Junior: 250

Total number of individual clinics given per year:
6

Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
HERO CUP to benefit PGA HOPE: Nighttime putting events, 18 hole qualifier, cut to 16 players, 9 hole knockout match play until Hero Cup winner.

Special Olympics Coaches and Athletes training and play-Clinic style format (putting/chipping and pitching/Full swing and play) to train WNY Special Olympics Coaches how to train athletes. Athletes clinics (putting/chipping and pitching/full swing and play)

Golf Forever Study Group -90 day program. Initial testing of 8 athletes (sportsbox and flightscope) 7-10 day, 30 day, 60 day and 90 day follow up assessments. Students use GF app and tools; log hours of training sessions. Researching movement patterns/function as well as club head speed increase, total distance, path, AoA, ball speed and smash factor.

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
Players on course (indoor and outdoor) programs.
3 students and me (their coach)
Play 9 holes together each Friday afternoon
On course coaching
Review of round at dinner post 9 holes.

Jacobs Golf Journeys
1,2 or 3 students meet me at warm golf locations (typically Orlando)
9 hole playing assessment with the coach, lunch and review followed by practice facility time.