Chris Smeal

Please indicate past awards won/recognitions:
GRAA Growth of the Game Teaching Professional, Golf Digest Top 50, Golf Digest Best in State

Other awards won (if provided):
2023 – Golf Digest Teachers to Watch Award 2022 – Golf Digest Best Teacher in CA Award 2022 – Golf Range Top 50 Elite Master Status Award 2021 – Golf Digest Best Teacher in CA Award 2020 – SCPGA Youth Player Development Award 2020 – Golf Range Top 50 Elite Master Status Award 2019-2013 – Golf Digest Best Teachers in California 2019 Golf Digest Top Teacher Under 40 Award 2019 Southern California PGA Player Development Award 2019 Golf Range Top 50 Elite Master Status Award 2019-2013- Golf Range Top 50 Growth of the Game Instructors 2013 SDPGA Junior Golf Leader 2011 SCPGA Junior Golf Leader 2005 SDPGA Junior Golf Leader 2004 SDPGA Apprentice of the Year 2004 – 2009 recognized as one of the Top 50 Kids Teachers in America

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 500
Female: 500
Junior: 1000

Total number of individual clinics given per year:
5

Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
You Tube Channel with Jerome Ruffin with millions of views this year on helping him start the game from a beginning golfer.

Our tour has expanded globally to over 20,000 annual junior golfers.

Launched a new podcast

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
Online Lessons to students around the world