Rob Krajewski

Please indicate past awards won/recognitions:
Other (Indicate specific awards below in 3-a)

Other awards won:
WNYPGA Player Development Award

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 325
Female: 50
Junior: 75

Total number of individual clinics given per year:
54

Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
We run two in house PGA Jr Leagues. A spring and fall season that host 40 Juniors in each season, ranging of ages between 8-15. We have been the recipient of the PGA Game Changer award multiple times over the past 5 seasons. Our PGA Jr League is designed with the intentions of introducing beginner players to the game who have only taken classes or clinics, and are looking to take their learned skills to the course. Given that the format is scramble, it is a nice casual, low stress, way to be introduced to the game on the course.

We also host a PGA HOPE program that works with 20 United Service members, mostly retired, but a few that are still active. For many retired service members, life is challenging to return to anything normal. Through the game of golf, we can bring individuals who are all of different ages, genders, skill levels and service records together and allow them to be around those who have similar experiences. Our main goal is to help them have fun and sprinkle a little bit of golf in.

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
Through my booking platform (PGA Coach), I am able to stay in constant communication with my players to make sure they are staying on track with their practice. For my more advanced players, I have detailed practice plans for them to follow. A lot of my better players play and practice at my facility, so I am able to see when and what they are practicing.

If it is a new player, we sit down and go over goals for their game. I have them put them into their phone and when the season is coming to a close, we go over those goals to see if they were able to achieve them. Depending on the outcome of those goals, that can help us plan for the winter months, as well as look into next season.