Ralph Landrum, PGA

Ralph Landrum is a PGA master professional at World of Golf in Florence, Ky. He is certified by the PGA in instruction as well as with Sam Putt Lab, SeeMore, U.S. Kids, and the Positive Coaching Alliance. Ralph is a six-time winner of the Kentucky PGA Section President’s Award and a Kentucky Golf Hall of Fame member. In addition, he won the 2010 Kentucky Section PGA Professional of the Year, the 1996 Junior Golf Leader Award and the Player of the Year award between 1986 and 1988.

Facility type: Public

Previous awards/recognitions:

• 2012 GRAA Top 50 Growth of the Game Teaching Professional
• Kentucky PGA Section Golf Professional of the Year
• Six-time Kentucky PGA Section Growth of the Game Award winner
• Two-time Kentucky PGA Section Junior Golf Leader
• Kentucky Golf Hall of Fame member

Technology used in instruction:

• V1 Pro
• FlightScope
• aboutGolf Simulator
• SAM Putt Lab

Approximate number of free “tune-ups” and lessons given per year: 50

Growth of the game initiatives: 

• Golf in schools
• Adult clinics
• Northern Kentucky Special Olympics
• Coaches local high school golf team
• Free lessons to veterans and service members
• Greater Cincinnati Hispanic Chamber of Commerce member
• Kentucky Boys and Girls Club
• City of Florence Health Fair
• USGA-LPGA Girls Golf
• Disabled golf clinics
• PGA Golf Day
• Worked with Northern Kentucky Boy Scouts on Golf Merit Badge
• Boone County Community Education Spring Activity Fair
• Lessons at the Queen City Sausage Festival
• Play Golf America days at Florence Freedom baseball games
• Get Golf Ready and Get Golf Ready 2
• Welcome to Golf Month
• Patriot Golf Day
• Rally for the Cure
• Ladies clinics
• Free Fitting and Trade-Up Month
• Parent-Child Golf Outings
• Junior golf clinics
• PGA Junior League Golf