Mike Richards

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):
2023 SFPGA Section Player Development Award, 2022 SFPGA Chapter Player Development Award, 2014 SFPGA Section Teacher of the Year, 2011&2018 SFPGA Chapter Teacher of the Year, GRAA Growth of the Game Teaching Professional 10 times, 2017 US Kids Top 50 Kids Teacher, US Kids Top 50 Kids Teacher Honorable Mention 15 times, 2019 Sun Sentinel Boys High School Coach of the Year

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 1300
Female: 500
Junior: 200

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):
I am currently doing GGR programs at the Don Law Golf Academy. This program is once a week for 5 week, 1 hour each week with up to 6 participants at a time.

The Academy also has a High Performance Academy for kids that want to really take their games to another level. The kids come 5 days a week, all hours of the day, on course instruction as well as range and short game focus.

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
I have been a JUNIOR GOLF CONSULTANT for a few years. This has worked very well in preparing the junior golfer for a chance to played college golf.

I work with all skill levels and I take the students on the course when I feel they could benefit from this experience. This allows me to really get their private lessons tailored to their needs.

I always use V1 swing analysis and allow my student to send me videos for my analysis whenever they feel the need for extra help.