David La Pour
Mission Golf Academy at Hilton Head National & Pinecrest GC
Hilton Head National Golf Club 60 Hilton Head National Dr., Bluffton, South Carolina 29910, US
(843) 842-5900
dl@davidlapourgolf.com
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):
Operation 36 Top 50 Coach, PGA Jr. League Top 25 Program, Teacher of the Year HHI Chapter
Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 420
Female: 550
Junior: 175
Total number of individual clinics given per year:
110
Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
We operate Operation 36 at both Hilton Head National GC and Pinecrest GC with 75 adults and 80 juniors participating 12 months out of the year. We have 3 clinics per week with 9 hole-challenges every other Saturday all year long.
Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
The four pillars of Mission Golf Academy are Junior, Adult, Player, and Community Outreach. PGA Junior League, PGA Family, Operation 36, Holiday Family Clinics, and our signature Results Based Coaching Platform (RBC – see video) are some of the tools we use to be successful. We have currently donated $6,570 in golf coaching scholarships to local charities, people, and events. MGA has also added three coaches to assist in one of our main missions to grow the game of golf.
