Bridget Ackley

Please indicate past awards won/recognitions:
GRAA Growth of the Game Teaching Professional, Golf Digest Best in State

Other awards won (if provided):
2026-2027 Golf Digest Best in State, 2025 GRAA Growth of the Game Teaching Professional Elite Member, 2024 South Florida PGA Section Player Development, 2024 U.S. Kids Master Kids Coach, 2020-2024 GRAA Top 100 Growth of the Game Teaching Professional, 2023 U.S. Kids Top 50 Coach, 2023 & 2021 Nominated for Golf Digest's "Best in State," 2021 South Florida PGA Section Youth Player Development, 2021 Southeast Chapter Youth Player Development, 2020 U.S. Kids Golf Top 50 Coach

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 200
Female: 150
Junior: 500

Total number of individual clinics given per year:
550

Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
Over the past year, our facility has continued to offer a variety of adult golf schools and beginner programming designed to welcome new golfers into the game. My primary focus, however, has been expanding our junior player development pathway through PGA Jr. League and reimagining our Saturday junior clinics using ADM principles and my TPI Junior Level 3 certification. Our junior clinics have evolved into 90-minute sessions that begin with 30–40 minutes of athletic development, emphasizing movement skills, coordination, balance, speed, and agility before transitioning into golf instruction. This athlete-first approach has strengthened long-term player development, increased junior engagement and retention, and created a more comprehensive pathway for young golfers to develop both athleticism and golf skills.

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
Keeping golfers engaged starts with providing meaningful opportunities to learn, improve, and build community. Over the past year, we hosted 4 six-week PGA HOPE programs, creating a welcoming environment for Veterans to experience the game. We also continued to evolve our junior programming at The Park by expanding PGA Jr. League, enhancing our ADM and TPI based clinics, and creating engaging player development pathways that encourage long-term participation. In addition, I have partnered with fellow PGA Professionals to deliver specialized golf schools and unique instructional experiences, generating excitement, exposing students to diverse coaching perspectives, and increasing interest in the game. Together, these initiatives have strengthened retention, fostered community, and created lifelong golfers.