Casey Cline

Please indicate past awards won/recognitions:
GRAA Top 100 Growth of the Game Teaching Professional

Other awards won:
2020 Carolinas PGA Player Development Award, Game Changer Award 2023 – 2025

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 700
Female: 600
Junior: 500

Total number of individual clinics given per year:
50

Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
Our facility has hosted several player development programs over the past year. Here are a few examples of programming offered at our club:

Crush It Junior golf program:
This program includes game based learning and fun challenges for players to measure their success. Casey uses the GLF.connect app to track player progress and communicate with parents. Play days are offered to the participants so that they can experience the game on the golf course. Casey utilizes unique games during clinics to create a fun atmosphere for the kids. Examples of this are “Pie Face” Full Swing. tic , Tac Toe, Putting, and 21 chipping. Over 400 kids have participated in our Crush It Junior Golf Program since Casey’s arrival in February of 2022.

Game On Learner Program:
This is our signature adult learning program for beginner golfers at the club. Golfers start at Step 1 (little to no golfers experience) and navigate through a 3 step program consisting of multiple weeks with the goal of become regular golfers who are confident and well inter grated into our club and can break 100 on the course. The program includes clinic sessions, on course learning and a nine hole graduation event. Players can track progress and try skills challenges to see where the various parts of their game stack up to those of the same skill set.

PGA Junior League Golf:
Out PGA Junior League has grown dramatically since Casey started at Bermuda Run. This program is similar to little league baseball. Players are given jerseys and team gear and learn to compete in a team environment through a fun scramble format. This is great for new and advanced players! When Casey started at Bermuda Run, they had 11 total players in the Spring of 2022. This year we ran our own in house Fall league with 32 players and have an additional 19 players playing this Fall.

Specialty Clinics:

These clinics involve covering a specific topic with our Adult member. Often the clinics include an adult beverage in the price. Some eaxamples of adult clinics this past year our: “Stingers and Sangria” “Chipping & Chardonnay” and “Mid Iron & Marzens” these clinics give the me,hers a chance to socialize with friends while fine tuning their golf skills!

“Tour Read” Green Reading clinics:

Casey is a certified instructor of the “Tour Read” green reading method. This system helps player become more confident green readers. Players are introduced to the innovative “Tour Read” Green Reading App which helps them practice the method after the clinics and they are given step by step detailed notes on using the system.

Play 9 with the Pro:
These are 9 hole playing lessons with members to increase club engagement and member spend by building relationships on the golf course with our professional staff. This greatly reduces the atria rate club wide and keeps membership active in their club community. Playing golf with our membership helps to increase member spend and throughout our company saves millions in reducing member attrition each year.

PGA HOPE Bermuda Run-

This past year I helped to form a PGA HOPE (Helping our Patriots, Everywhere) chapter at Bermuda Run. I am the PGA lead for the Program. We taught 15 Veterans in the Spring and have 15 engaged in our Fall session. This program is funded through our PGA Section, is at no cost to the veterans and funds and maintains a 5:1 instructor to student ratio.

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
We offer a multitude of programming options at the club. Here are a few examples of programming used to engage our membership:

– PGA Family Cup Golf
– Par 3 Championship
– Halloween Scramble
– Play 9 with the Pro/ Beat the Pro
– Glow Putt/ Putt event
– Back to School Summer Bash
– “Birdies & Beers” Adult Clinics
– Game On Learner Program
– “Tour Read” Clinics
– PGA Junior League Golf
– Crush It Junior Golf Camps