Jonathan Mielke

Please indicate past awards won/recognitions:
PGA Section Teacher of the Year, GRAA Top 100 Growth of the Game Teaching Professional, Golf Digest Best in State, Other (Indicate specific awards below in 3-a)

Other awards won:
US Kids Top 50 Master Teachers, Nebraska PGA Youth Player Development(2016 & 2020)

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 200
Female: 210
Junior: 175

Total number of individual clinics given per year:
35

Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
The Putt Club – I wanted a program that golfers could improve their putting during the winter months. I partnered the WellPutt company and designed a 4-week program designed to drop 7 strokes off of their putting average. I purchased 5- 13ft WellPutt mats and designed the program around the 2 D's of putting (Distance & Direction) It was a huge success with all golfers dropping an average of 10.7 strokes off of their putting averages without ever stepping foot on the putting green and just working on the putting mats using the WellPutt training app over the winter. WellPutt liked the program and placed it on their website and social media accounts. (20 golfers in this program)

30-Day Focus Program – Most golfers believe they lose strokes because of their swing, this online program shows them that thier focus is the root cause of their losing strokes on the golf course. This program is designed to be an audio format rather than video. I believe that golfers, when working on the mental side of golf, don't need more images but rather less distractions. Golf is played internally long before it is played externally. I recorded 30 days of audio lessons along with homework and scorecards for golfers to better understand each lesson. Here are the 30-day lesson titles.
DAY – 0 The Orientation

Focus Reset Log

DAY – 1 The Real Reason You Lose Strokes

DAY 2 – The 10 Second Reset

DAY 3 – No Mid-Round Swing Fixes

Day 4 – The 3-Hole Rule

DAY 5 – Emotional Neutral

DAY 6 – Stop Protecting Scores

DAY 7 – Pre-Round Focus Setup

DAY 8 – Indecision Costs More Than Bad Swings

DAY 9 – Pick Smaller Targets

DAY 10 – One Swing Thought Maximum

DAY 11 – Trust Your Yardages

DAY 12 – Pre-Shot Routine Discipline

DAY 13 – Commit, Then Swing

DAY 14 – Simplicity Wins

DAY 15 – Nerves Are Normal

DAY 16 – The 4 Footer Under Pressure

DAY 17 – Bounce Back After A Double

DAY 18 – Playing With Better Golfers

DAY 19 – When You’re Playing Great

DAY 20 – The Back 9 Mental Shift

DAY 21 – The Pressure Round

DAY 22 – Bogey Is Not Disaster

DAY 23 – Smart Aggression

DAY 24 – Avoid The Big Number

DAY 25 – Patience Over 18 Holes

DAY 26 – Closing Discipline

DAY 27 – The Focused Round Walkthrough

DAY 28 – Review the Shift

DAY 29 – The Focused Golfer Standard

DAY 30 – The Next Level of Focus
This has been another hugh success with just over 200 golfers in the program.

Get Golf Ready Programs – Offering a $99 3-week program where golfers of all ages and abilities can learn and improve their golf games(35 golfers in the program)

Nike Junior Golf Camp- Ages 7-15 with half-day & Full-day camps. This program coaches juniors on the fundamentals of all aspects of the game from putting through full swing and has an on-course curriculum where golfers learn to transfer their skills to the course. I have 8 programs starting in June and going through August. I have created an online training program to help juniors improve in the camps and it allows the parents to follow along with their junior's progress. The online program contains 37 lessons that they complete at their own pace. I found this to very helpful in including the parents in their junior's learning process.(105 youth athletes in the program)

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
Wedge Theory Free Clinic
I have had the opportunity to work with some of the best wedge players in the country and it is by no accident that they became the best. They know and understand the complexity of the most misunderstood clubs in the bag. The Wedge Theory Clinic will dive into what every great wedge player knows. Topics of discussion include.
Wedge design, loft, lie angle, dynamic loft, bounce, dynamic bounce, playability and more
To get the most out of your wedge game requires a specific knowledge of wedge design and playability. If you want to improve your wedge game this clinic will give you an inside look at the wedges.
Simplicity For Women Clinic
The Simplicity for Women clinic will simplify golf swing and stroke techniques that are needed to play the game. This clinic is designed to allow lady participants to have fun and learn the game in a no pressure learning environment. No matter the skill or experience level the clinic will be presented in an easy to follow and understand format that can jump start their golf game. The clinic is open to all ladies. Class size is limited to 8 students.

3 Club Clinic
The three most important clubs in your bag are the driver, putter, and wedge. These three clubs can make up 75% of your total score. Why not learn to make the most of each of them? During this 90-minute clinic students will learn about the hold, lie angle, and the motion of the swing for these clubs. This clinic is open to all. Class size is limited to 8 students.

Ladies Tuesday Night 6 Hole League
The Tuesday Night 6 Hole League program has two main goals.
1. To have Fun
2. To provide the ladies with an opportunity to play weekly golf for 6 holes in a fun, no pressure situation; at the same time provide them with mind/ body skill building lessons to improve their game without the concern for score.

For a beginning or new golfer, the thought of having to keep your score places a lot of unnecessary pressure on their ability to have fun and learn the game.
The Tuesday Night 6 Hole League puts an end to score card pressure by not having any the participants keep score. In place of the traditional score card ladies will receive a specially designed, easy to follow, score card that keeps track of the Fun Factor and Golf Stats.
Golf statistics examples:
Number of putts – Length of putts – green reading – Number of chips – Length of chips – Lofted shots – Fairways hit – Missed greens – Bunker play – Up and downs – Bounce back – And more.
How the Tuesday Night 6 Hole League makes the game fun and at the same time improve their game?
1. Having Fun
Having fun, the first goal of the Tuesday Night 6-hole League and the most important aspect of playing golf, begins with league participants not being bound by most of golf’s traditional rules. The league has “It’s O.K” rules that are designed to help promote fun and learning.
Some examples of “It’s O.K.” rules.
Players are allowed to tee up the ball anywhere on the course.
Players may pick up their ball and advance it to any part of the course.
Players may skip any portion of the hole.
Etc…
If you have never held a golf club or have some experience the 6 Hole League is about having fun and learning without the added pressure of score performance.
2. Stats and Skills
The traditional golf score of golf has always been relative to par. Par is just a number assigned to a hole based of length and hole complexity. The Stats and Skills eliminates Par and places the priority on skills verses score to par. This super fun, program is designed to place the priority on a student’s ability to obtain the number one goal of golf – to get the ball in the hole.
Contrary to popular belief hitting a perfect drive or wedge shot alone will not improve your score, but looking at the whole picture can give you an answer of how and what to practice.
The game of golf itself is hard enough, let alone learning rules, golf lingo, etiquette, and equipment. The Tuesday Night 5 Hole League simplifies all the ins and outs of the game through its clinics and it’s on course sessions.
Each Tuesday night session begins with a 30-minute group lesson that will simplify all the ins and outs of the game, from etiquette, rules, golf lingo, equipment and swing technique. After the 30 minutes range session participants have the option to play 5 holes of golf. Ladies will be placed into foursomes for tee times and be given a stat and skills score card to use during the 6-hole session.
After the completion of the six holes. the scorecard can be dropped off at the Stats and Skills Scorecard Box located in the pros hop. After a review of the scorecards, a golf video tip will be emailed to each participant that they may use during a practice session to improve their golf game.
The Tuesday Night 6 Hole League is a great place to make a friend with similar skills and goals.

Bunker Basics
Does finding your ball has come to rest in a bunker leave you with an uneasy feeling? The bunker can be a very intimidating if the player has the wrong approach in their set up and swing. The Bunker Basics Clinic focusses on the ability to obtain the fundamental approach to bunker play. This a 90-minute session designed to teach the player bunker fundamentals the most important mental game/approach, such as set-up, swing and wedge design. Participants will also receive drills specific to their swing along with a bunker reference guide.
Don’t rely on luck in the bunker (because it does not happen), let the Bunker Basics Clinic help build your sand skills. This clinic is open to all. Class size is limited to 8 students.

Uneven Lies – Greenside Clinic
Having trouble from uneven lies around the green? Can the words.
Top, chunk, scull, thin, heavy, fat, blade, shank, thick be used to describe your shots from uneven lies?
The uneven Lies Greenside clinic will simplify the set-up changes and swings while providing each student with practical practice experience for the four main types of uneven lies.
1. Ball above the feet
2. Ball below the feet
3. Uphill
4. Downhill
With the correct setup and swing technique you can start using words like.
Solid, crisp and smooth to describe your new short game technique from the uneven lies – Greenside Clinic. This clinic is open to all. Class size is limited to 10 students.

Bunker – Advanced
This 90 Minute program focuses on the art of bunker play. Students will learn how to read the sand condition, the proper stance, posture, ball position, club face position and stroke for all the lies they may encounter in a bunker. Bunker Advanced Clinic topics include uphill, downhill, side hill lies, buried and 1 stroke ahead thinking. The advanced class will also discuss in length how wedge design can improve or hinder your chances in the bunker.

Experience the real art of bunker play, take the next step in the sand with the Bunker Advanced Clinic. This clinic is open to all. Class size is limited to 8 students.

Pole Drills – Putting Edition
The Pole Drills – Putting Edition clinic explores the most versatile golf teaching aid, the alignment pole. Participants will learn how the alignment pole can improve their putting skills in distance and directional control with drills like “Roll the pole” and the “Pole Trap Drill” If you would like to get better on the greens and have a fun time doing so, this is your clinic. This clinic is open to all. Class size is limited to 10 students.

American vs. European Short Game Clinic
Learn the history and techniques of the two different styles of short game. Each shot around the green may require a different technique. Knowing the advantages and disadvantages can save you strokes around the green. If you want to improve your short game skills and learn a few new ones, attend the American vs. European short game clinic. This clinic is open to all. Class size is limited to 10 students.