Jason Kuiper

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

Other awards won (if provided):
GA PGA Patriot Award, US KIds Golf Top 50, PGA Gamechanger, NFPGA Assistant of the Year

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 500
Female: 100
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):
New program just launched- AISx- A joint program with a local private school offering a hybrid school/ golf curriculum. Students will spend 12-20 hours at the golf academy during what would normally be school time. The school will let the kids out early to pursue their golf goals.

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
Our current programming is now up to 8 full time instructors at the Grand Slam Golf Academy at Bobby Jones Golf Course. I manage all staff and programs as the Director of Instruction. The academy's revenue will exceed $1.3 Million this year with a heavy focus on recreational golfers and growth of the game initiatives. Here is a list of our current programs with some participation numbers for reference.

5000 total private lessons annually- about half of those being juniors
#5 largest PGA Junior League in the country last year
600 kids in our summer camp program
100 adults in our new golfer program
800 participants in our Ladies Clinics annually
3000 Junior clinic participants
80 corporate clinics with over 100 participants- mostly women and newer players
120 veterans serves in 5 different PGA HOPE programs and SMGA program
Her Shot Golf Program- 6 week session for young girls of color being introduced to golf.
230 club fittings