Kim Verrecchio

Please indicate past awards won/recognitions:
GRAA Top 100 Growth of the Game Teaching Professional

Other awards won:

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 350
Female: 400
Junior: 50

Total number of individual clinics given per year:
12

Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
This past season I started a new member program where I accompany the new member on a tour of the course, practice areas, learning center and fitness center. I introduce them to the various staff in these areas and discuss the programs we offer. I provide a free 30 minute golf lesson for the member and spouse to welcome them into our golf culture and encourage them to get involved in the game. This is a great way to get women involved as golf is our number one activity and can be very intimidating to the non-golfer.

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
I have numerous programs that have been around for a long time. They include A Ladies' Only Boot Camp. This camp meets on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm for 10 weeks. We start with putting and progress through chipping, pitching, bunkers, full swing with irons, woods and hybrids and on course play. By week 10 these ladies are ready to play the game.
I also offer monthly, 6 week and season-long coaching programs. Each program has lesson time, supervised practice time and on course time. The monthly program can be done with a buddy.
The Head Professional and I offer two 3 hour short game schools per season limited to 8 people. We cover chipping, pitching and greenside bunker play.
Additionally, I have create your own Buddy Clinics – a group of members (up to 4) meet 1 time a week for on course as well as practice area instruction.
I provide private hourly lessons to individuals as well as playing lessons.
Finally, once a month I host a Play with the Pros. Three members sign up to play with a member of theprofessional staff in a two best balls of 4 net event. There is a day winner and season long winner.