Chris Clemens

Please indicate past awards won/recognitions:
Golf Digest Best in State

Other awards won:
2023 Indiana PGA Youth Development. 2025 Indiana PGA Player Development

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 50
Female: 50
Junior: 200

Total number of individual clinics given per year:
100

Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
PGA HOPE: 80 participants Six Week Sessions 6-10 participants per session and 6 sessions were conducted.

Get Golf Ready: Preparing Beginners for the Golf Course. 4-90 min Sessions with 6 participants per session.

PGA Jr League: 160 participants in 2024-25. 2023 & 2024 Indiana Section Champions 17u. 2024 & 2025 Indiana Section Championship Runner-Up 13u. 2025 Indiana Section Runner-Up 17u. 2023 & 2024 PGA Jr League Regional Runner-up 17u. 95 Scholarships given to allow participants to participate at no cost. 40 Discounted rates for participants. Dinner provided to all players and spectators every event.

First Tee: Beginner Program provided 10-months per year for only $10 per hour session. 100 participants in 2025.

PGA Family Golf: PGA Family Cup Tournament had 250 participants in 2024-25. Dinner provided to all families.

Health and Wellness Winter Training provided to juniors, veterans and adults.

Jr Mentorship Program provided an older mentor to 90% of juniors in Academy.

Golf Buddy Program: Provides contact list to help academy participants find people to play with and the best times and locations to play. Also provides the best times and locations to play for beginner golfers.

Free Golf for PGA HOPE Veterans: 36 PGA HOPE Graduates were provided free golf at Winding River GC for 12-months.

HOPE for Juniors: 2 Events. 100 participants per event. Veterans teamed with juniors to play matches against other Veteran/Junior teams. Dinner was provided for all participants and spectators.

FORE Families Charity: Helped raise money to provide scholarships, Meals, Golf Equipment, Free Golf Programs for the community.

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
PGA Jr League: 160 participants in 2024-25. 2023 & 2024 Indiana Section Champions 17u. 2024 & 2025 Indiana Section Championship Runner-Up 13u. 2025 Indiana Section Runner-Up 17u. 2023 & 2024 PGA Jr League Regional Runner-up 17u. 95 Scholarships given to allow participants to participate at no cost. 40 Discounted rates for participants. Dinner provided to all players and spectators every event.

First Tee: Beginner Program provided 10-months per year for only $10 per hour session. 100 participants in 2025.

PGA Family Golf: PGA Family Cup Tournament had 250 participants in 2024-25. Dinner provided to all families.

Health and Wellness Winter Training provided to juniors, veterans and adults.

Jr Mentorship Program provided an older mentor to 90% of juniors in Academy.

Golf Buddy Program: Provides contact list to help academy participants find people to play with and the best times and locations to play. Also provides the best times and locations to play for beginner golfers.

Free Golf for PGA HOPE Veterans: 36 PGA HOPE Graduates were provided free golf at Winding River GC for 12-months.

HOPE for Juniors: 2 Events. 100 participants per event. Veterans teamed with juniors to play matches against other Veteran/Junior teams. Dinner was provided for all participants and spectators.

FORE Families Charity: Helped raise money to provide scholarships, Meals, Golf Equipment, Free Golf Programs for the community.