Darren Falk

Please indicate past awards won/recognitions:
PGA Section Teacher of the Year, GRAA Top 100 Growth of the Game Teaching Professional

Other awards won:
Section Player Development and Section Youth Player Development

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 250
Female: 200
Junior: 15

Total number of individual clinics given per year:
75

Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
No new initiatives were launched this year. Our junior program brought in over 400 children once again and our beginner program brought in over 100 brand new golfers this year.

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
We instituted a 'Celebration" wall at the club. Students encouraged to put their name on the board whenever they achieve the following (First Round of Golf, Best Ever Score, Hole in One, Made a Birdie).

I provide weekly blogs as well as a monthly newsletter. I share instruction tips as well as general news from around the golf word.

I put out a weekly Youtube instructional video.

I follow up each private lessons with an email offering a free practice guide. I also allow for messaging through the Onform and Skillest Apps.