Chris Smeal

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

Other awards won (if provided):
2023 – GRAA Growth of the Game Teaching Professional Elite Member Status 2023 – Golf Magazine 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 2009 Named Top 50 Master US Kids Golf Instructor

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 780
Female: 260
Junior: 1040

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):
Short Game Competitions with Students (Video Below) – this is at my house
Student Only Tournaments

I also own and operate www.futurechampionsgolf.com now one of the largest junior golf tours in the world. This summer we had one event with 712 junior golfers from 40 countroes compete at 11 Championship Golf Courses.

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
Private Lessons
Supervised Group Sessions
Short Game Clinics, Camps, and Competitions