Jennifer Hudson

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):
2026-2027 GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher, 2022-2027 Golf Digest Best Teachers By State (MA), 2021-2024 Golf Digest Best Young Teacher, 2017 US Kids Top 50 Teacher Honorable Mention, 2013 Tennessee PGA Richard Eller Growth of The Game Award Winner

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 2025 Sankaty Head Season (4 months): 376 male individual lessons
Female: 2025 Sankaty Head Season (4 months): 392 female individual lessons
Junior: 2025 Sankaty Head Season (4 months): 67 junior individual lessons

Total number of individual clinics given per year:
Over a 4-month season at Sankaty Head, I hosted 61 clinics, 4 adult multi-day adult golf schools, two 3-day beginner junior golf camps and one 2-day elite junior golf camp. Our four adult golf schools included the following guest teachers: Top 100 teacher Monique Thoresz, Top 100 Teacher Peter Egazarian, Golf Digest Best Young Teacher Preston Combs and 8-time LPGA Tour winner Brittany Lincicome. In addition to being the Director of Instruction at Sankaty Head, I am the owner and Director of Instruction of LifeLong Golf. In 2025, I hosted 6 multi-day curated destination golf schools at the following destinations: Aurora Anguilla, Tubac Golf Resort (AZ), Cabot Citrus Farms (FL), Costa Navarino Greece and Sankaty Head Golf Club (Nantucket, MA). Additionally, I hosted 4 clinic series for the following private clubs: Johns Island Club (FL), Farmington Country Club (VA), Oakwood Country Club (MO) and Old Tabby Links (SC). Last, I co-hosted a women’s golf clinic featured at the Advent Health Korn Ferry Tour event in Kansas City, MO.

Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
GROWTH OF THE GAME INITIATIVES: SANKATY HEAD GOLF CLUB

This season at Sankaty Head we continued to expand our offerings to improve mobility and movement training for our members. In addition to our continuing Golf Forever training program, Sankaty Head was the third facility in the United States to introduce neuromuscular stimulation therapy as part of a golf movement program. Working with Peter Egazarian, Director of Instruction at Farmington Country Club and head of golf protocol for NeuX technology, we implemented a program that addresses a golfer’s emotional regulation, mind-body connection and muscular rehabilitation. This program greatly accelerated swing technique improvement. The use of NeuX technology was eye-opening for our members with Parkinson’s disease as well as those suffering mobility challenges from old injuries and general aging challenges. As a teacher, it was thrilling to be able to help students bridge the gaps between swing concept learning, practice and performance.

This year we also continued to elevate our women’s instructional program by creating a special experience for our Ladies Golf Association opening play day. I invited Brittany Lincicome, 8-time LPGA Tour winner and 2-time major champion to join me for a two-day women’s golf school. Prior to our school, Brittany and I hosted a Q&A discussion during our ladies opening day luncheon. We had a record number of 75 participants attend our ladies opening play day. In addition to discussing Brittany’s incredible career, we shared insights regarding course management, the challenges of competition and how to practice effectively. Our two-day ladies golf school included 26 participants who enjoyed the following sessions: “Become A Power Player Off The Tee”, “Become a Wedge Wizard: Pitch Shots & Bunkers”, “Become A Power Player: Fairway Wood & Hybrids” and “The Power Of Your Mind: Handle Pressure Like A Tour Pro”.

Beyond our two-day women’s school featuring Brittany Lincicome, we also hosted our inaugural Titleist Women’s Clinic series. Over the course of one month, we hosted 4 educational experiences that blended skill building and with a comprehensive women’s club fitting. The goal of this program was to educate our women members about how the right equipment can make the game easier and more fun. With the correct equipment, improvement is faster. At the end of each session, we helped our members learn which clubs and specifications, regardless of brand, would best help their games.

Week one featured Vokey SM10 wedges, pitch shots and bunker shots. Week two featured Scotty Cameron putters and putting. Week three featured full swing fundamentals with GT hybrids and fairway woods. Week four featured full swing fundamentals with GT Drivers. This educational program was a huge success making equipment education accessible and understandable for women golfers. At the conclusion of each clinic we saw a 30% purchase rate of Titleist equipment. Throughout the season, we saw a 65% increase in the number of women attending demo days or taking a private fitting sessions.

In addition to elevating women’s instructional experience, 2025 was our most robust guest teacher program to-date. In addition to hosting Peter Egazarian and Brittany Lincicome, we included schools featuring Top 100 teacher Monique Thoresz and award-winning putting coach Preston Combs. Monique and I created “The Ultimate Swing Fix School” highlighting her specialized ground forces program. Preston returned to Sankaty for the second time, sharing his putting stroke system and providing Aim Point sessions. In total, 86 participants attended our 4 guest teacher schools. Following each school, I hosted an educational seminar/dinner for our entire golf team to network and learn from our guest teachers.

We continued growing our junior golf program by building on our 2024 initiatives. We redesigned our junior golf pathway making it even easier for juniors of all levels to find programming that meets their learning needs. Our three main levels included Introduction to Golf, Train-to-Play & Train-to Compete. For new golfers we offered three-day junior camps and weekly beginner skills clinics. For the train-to-play level we offered a junior player program, junior “operation 36” play days, weekly intermediate skills clinics and PGA Junior League. For the train-to-compete level we offered a 2-day elite junior camp, junior player program, junior play days and PGA Junior League. At every stage, our junior instructional program includes elements from PGA Coach, US Kids Golf, Operation 36, TPI, and Vision54.

GROWTH OF THE GAME INITIATIVES: LIFELONG GOLF

As well as being the Director of Instruction at Sankaty Head Golf Club, I am the owner of LifeLong Golf. LifeLong Golf creates learning and playing experiences worldwide. This year I hosted 6 destination golf schools and 4 clinic series at private clubs across the United States. Coaching alongside me, our LifeLong Golf programs included 7 award-winning PGA/LPGA coaches. In 2025, a total of 214 golfers (men and women) improved their games while making lifelong memories and connections with other golfers across the country.

Our curated destination golf schools were hosted at: Aurora Anguilla, Tubac Golf Resort (AZ), Cabot Citrus Farms (FL), Costa Navarino Greece and Sankaty Head Golf Club (Nantucket, MA). Our private club clinic series were hosted at: Johns Island Club (FL), Farmington Country Club (VA), Oakwood Country Club (MO) and Old Tabby Links (SC).

Unique to this year, I also co-hosted a women’s day clinic series for the Advent Health Korn Ferry Tour Championship. Fellow PGA Professional Maureen Farrell and I taught a clinic series for 65 women. As part of this day, I was also a featured panelist at the Advent Health women’s luncheon. Speaking alongside Korn Ferry Tour President Alex Baldwin and leaders in the medical industry, I presented tools that women can use to manage pressure, work-life balance, expectations and performance goals.

Note: To view Jennifer's complete 2025 portfolio, please visit: www.jenniferhudsongolf.com

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
At Sankaty Head, we offer clear pathways of improvement from beginner to elite level. A clear progression of clinics, golf schools, camps, private lessons and events allow our members to challenge themselves while enjoying the learning process.

In 2025, we offered the following group programs to support adult golfers of all levels:

• Guest Teacher Program: Multi-day golf schools featuring Brittany Lincicome, Peter Egazarian, Preston Combs Monique Thoresz.
• LifeLong Golf Fitness Classes utilizing TPI & Golf Forever
• Ladies Essential Skills Clinics
• Ladies Operation 36 Play Days
• Ladies On-Course Skills Clinics (Course Management, Special Scenarios & Vision54 training)
• Men’s Essential Skills Clinics

We also offered the following to support our junior golfers:

• 62 hours of group instruction over 8 weeks that included weekly beginner and intermediate clinics as well as junior golf play days
• Two 3-day junior golf camps for beginners
• 2-day elite junior golf camp
• PGA Junior League Team—Sankaty Sharks

In total Instructional revenue across all professionals increased 14% over 2024. Even after a 17% lesson rate increase, my private lesson hours remained the same as 2024, 716 hours. We sold out all our ladies weekly skills clinics and every golf school. Overall participation in our junior instructional program remained comparable to 2024 with 192 participants. We continued to sell out our multi-day junior golf camps.

LifeLong Golf

This year marked our fourth year in partnership with Titleist and FootJoy. We hosted 10 destination schools and clinic series, with a total 214 participants across all programming.

The mission of these schools and clinics is to give recreational and dedicated golfers alike the support they need to enjoy the game for life. Each LifeLong Golf school is a curated experience customizing the curriculum, destination and events to participant goals and skill levels.
Golf school sizes range from 8 -12 students in our curated schools to 20+ students in our clinic series. In addition to customized curriculums, the inclusion of different coaches at each location allows repeat and new attendees alike to learn from fresh, dynamic teaching styles. School themes included: game management, speed training, how to be a better player (human skill training), the scoring game, stat tracking, TPI fitness and swing fundamentals.

At each of these experiences, our LifeLong Golfers enjoyed a unique opportunity to experience a Titleist custom ball fit while enjoying gifts from FootJoy and LifeLong Golf supporting their continued game improvement journey.

Beyond game improvement, LifeLong Golf is creating a community of golfers who love travel and to discover golf’s hidden gems. We rotate locations annually. 2026 will include Aurora Anguilla, Tubac Golf Resort, Streamsong Resort, Costa Navarino, The Broadmoor and Tree Tops.

Note: To view Jennifer's complete 2025 portfolio, please visit: www.jenniferhudsongolf.com