David Impastato

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

Other awards won (if provided):
Nominated for Teacher of Year in Illinois, Teachers to Watch Golf Magazine

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 520
Female: 380
Junior: 960

Total number of individual clinics given per year:
24

Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
This year, Impastato Golf Academy expanded its player development pathway to give more people a place to start and a reason to keep playing. Our junior programs serve beginners through high school tournament players, with age appropriate coaching, structured practice, on-course play, and competition. We also created a fall development league for high school students who did not make their school teams, so they could continue practicing and competing instead of leaving the game.

We grew access through PGA Jr. League, middle school programming, and partnerships that support adaptive golf and underserved participants, including PGA HOPE, Special Olympics, and Fox Valley Special Recreation. For adults, we developed coaching programs that pair lessons with a practical plan for continued practice. Across these initiatives, our goal is to help new golfers enter the game, build confidence on the course, and find a lasting path in golf.

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
Impastato Golf Academy keeps students engaged by giving them a clear next step after each lesson. Players receive a practice plan based on their goals, with skills to work on between coaching sessions. Junior golfers can move from introductory classes into middle school programs, PGA Jr. League, and high school development programs that add team practice and competition. Adults can continue through coaching packages that combine lessons with regular practice. This structure helps students see their progress, build relationships with other golfers, and stay involved throughout the year.