Ed Ibarguen
Duke University Golf Club
Duke University Golf Club
3001 Cameron Blvd.
Duke University Golf Club 3001 Cameron Blvd., Durham, North Carolina 27705, US
ibarguen@duke.edu
Please indicate past awards won/recognitions:
PGA Section Teacher of the Year, GRAA Growth of the Game Teaching Professional, Golf Magazine Top 100, Golf Digest Best in State
Other awards won (if provided):
National PGA: Hall of Fame, Bill Strausbaugh Award, Horton Smith Education Award, CPGA: Hall of Fame, (2) Teacher of the Year, (1) Prof. of Year, (3) Horton, (2) StrausbaughSmith,
Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 500
Female: 300
Junior: 500
Total number of individual clinics given per year:
50
Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
‘Fuqua Range Fridays,’ a social, golf centric gathering that features five quality enticements: 1) It takes place outdoors. 2) It’s with their friends. 3) It won’t take too much time (2 hours). 4) Involves healthy physical exercise through a low-pressure golf play environment, AND 4) a ‘pony’ keg of free, ice cold beer from the hotel (Washington Duke Inn) food and beverage department. The program invites the entire MBA student body to gather within an area on the practice range that is reserved for them (approximately ½ of the range tee area is roped off for the group). Once there, the space that we lightly supervise, is all theirs. The dispensing of beer is done by a hotel F & B employee to ensure that no one is over-served. We’ve been hosting this program for many years, and we have had no behavioral issues. The MBA group is charged for the beer and an all-inclusive fee for the space by the hour. For our outside staff, it’s always an easy set-up (clubs, balls, tees) and tear down.
Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
We have a very activity rich growth of the game programs here at the University golf club. Local (6 weeks of 18 juniors) and national programs (4 weeks of 75 juniors and 2 weeks of 50 juniors). Get Golf Ready (Adults learning the game 35 weeks per year. We operate college student physical education golf classes throughout the entire academic year. Corporate outings and clinics, University outings and clinics for faculty, staff, and students. Our practice range is extremely busy with individual and group lessons (400K at $5 per bucket). We host two men’s and women’s varsity golf squads (Duke University and North Carolina Central University). We host five area junior high golf teams for their practices during season for boys and girls. We support PGA Reach by hosting programs. We annually host the Carolinas PGA Drive, Chip, and Putt. We host individual junior tournaments, a men’s collegiate tournaments. Last year we hosted the USGA/CPGA U.S. Open local and regional (final) qualifying. This year we are contracted to host the Men’s and Women’s US Open final qualifiers as well.