Chris Smeal

Please indicate past awards won/recognitions:
GRAA Growth of the Game Teaching Professional, Golf Digest Best in State, Other (Indicate specific awards in 3-a below)

Other awards won (if provided):
2024 – GRAA Growth of the Game Teaching Professional Elite Member Status 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: 500
Female: 200
Junior: 1000

Total number of individual clinics given per year:
0

Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
FCG 72 Day Challenge has been a huge hit this year. We use social media and post daily tips for kids to do every day, and we have tons of kids doing the work and posting their videos online. They are having fun, getting better, and learning how to market themselves. Additionally, we have expanded the FCG Tour to over 200 events worldwide and hosted our largest event ever this year, the FCG Callaway World Championship with 751 players from 41 countries on 11 championship golf courses.

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
Social Media Updates and Motivation, Practice Tips and Mental Game Strategies
Giving away for free my FCG Tournament Players Manual
using Coach Now to connect with students as a group