Rick Murphy

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:
Golf Magazines Top 100 Teachers in America 2026-2027 (announced in November 2025, confidential at this moment until announced) / 2020 Carolinas PGA Section Hall of Fame Inductee 2025 / 2026-2027 Golf Digest Best Teachers in State / Two Time Carolinas PGA Section Teacher of the Year / Carolinas Horton Smith Award / Carolinas PGA Golf Professional of the Year / PGA of Americas National Award Junior Golf Leader

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 1250
Female: 100
Junior: 100

Total number of individual clinics given per year:
8

Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
Family Golf
Free Junior Guest Fees if accompanied by adult (restricted times)
Family Golf
US Kids Programming
Hurricane Junior Tournaments
High School Access to course for practice

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
Have created full game strategies will constantly engaging students with challenges in each area of the game.