Ryan Young

Please indicate past awards won/recognitions:
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 Magazine Teachers to Watch 24-25, PGA Chapter Teacher of the Year, PGA Section Player Development Award, PGA National Player Development Award Finalist 2025

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 100
Female: 20
Junior: 100

Total number of individual clinics given per year:
120

Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
Here is a list of all their Academy programs conducted this year within each skill level category:
● Adult Player Development Programs
○ Beginner
■ Welcome2Golf (W2G) – exclusive PNW partner with the National Golf Foundation – Four 90-min beginner golf classes.
● W2G – Practice with the Pro events
● W2G – Play with the Pro events
■ Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Veteran Beginner Clinics
● WWP 3-Day Golf Schools
● WWP Virtual Beginner Golf Clinics
■ Salute Military Golf Association (SMGA) Veteran Beginner Golf Classes
○ Intermediate
■ PGA Coaching Club – weekend coaching clinics with range, discounted green fees, and online coaching
■ PGA HOPE
● Veteran Playing Golf Schools – Graduate Program to WWP/SMGA
■ Social Events – Affordable twilight golf events ($20-50 each)
● Wine & 9 events – 9 holes with wine tasting
● 7 and 7 Seas Brewing events – 7 holes with beer tasting
● Social 6 events – 6 holes with whiskey
● Pitch, Pint, & Putt Week – 6–7-hole loops with tastings
● Pro-Tip Thursday @ Stadium Golf in downtown Tacoma
○ Advanced/Elite
■ Golf Schools
● ½ Day Golf Schools – partnered with Brian Mogg – 4-hour golf schools
● Alumni Playing Golf Schools w/ Brian Mogg
● 2-Day Golf Schools w/ Brian Mogg
● Stay and Play Golf Schools – newer golf school where you stay at Ryan’s Airbnb and learn/play at Chambers Bay
■ Adult Trainings – monthly memberships with range privileges and weekly small group trainings
■ On-Course Playing Lessons – group playing lessons for 2-hours
■ Winter Game Improvement Package – winter packages with range privileges and weekly small group training on and off course
■ Travel Academy – partnered with Palm Desert Golf Academy – multi-day golf school at Desert Willow GC
■ TaylorMade Custom Fitting events – Free fitting events
● Junior Programs
○ Beginner
■ The First Tee South Puget Sound – junior clinics combined with our Junior Beginner Classes
■ Junior Beginner Classes for ages 7-13 and 14+
● Junior Beginner 2.0 Classes
■ Drive, Chip, and Putt
● Prep Clinic Series
● Practice Qualifier Series
○ Intermediate
■ Junior Trainings – monthly memberships with range privileges and weekly 8:1 group trainings
■ PGA Junior Camp – Full or Half-day week long camp
■ Adult/Junior Scramble events
● Winter Freeze Adult/Junior Championship
■ PGA Jr League
● Spring “Recreational” Season – 9U, 13U and 17U
● Summer “Select” Season – 13U and 17U
● All-Star Season – 13U and 17U
● Fall Season – 9U, 13U and 17U
○ Advanced
■ Junior Trainings – monthly memberships with range privileges and weekly 6:1 group trainings
■ Junior/Junior Stroke Play Series – fall stroke play events
● Chambers Bay Junior Championship
■ HS Golf Prep Clinics – 4-week clinic catered to high school juniors
○ Elite
■ Junior Trainings – monthly memberships with range privileges and weekly 4:1 group trainings. Includes college golf recruiting help

In addition to these programs, they have designed various private lesson packages:
● Private Lesson Offerings
○ 50-minute Private Lesson and Series of 4
○ 9-Hole Playing Lessons
○ Ultimate Game Package – 2 private lessons and a 9-hole group playing lesson
● Remote Coaching Lessons – monthly membership includes weekly online lessons via CoachNow app.

It is worthy to note that these programs are priced from a wide range to cater to all ages and skill levels. All the veteran programs are free and the social events are $40-50 each. The elite programs, like the ½ Day Golf Schools are $350 per school, and the adult and junior training memberships are $250-350-450 per month. Ryan has partnered with the First Tee South Puget Sound to create a scholarship fund for any junior that requests. These scholarships will cover anywhere from portion to a full month’s junior training membership.

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
Academy Training Memberships

Our Academy Training memberships have been a game changer for both my students and coaches. This program is a monthly membership with various levels of training that yield long-term results by focusing on four key areas: game management, mindset, purposeful practice, and swing technique. We offer three different levels for adults and juniors—intermediate, advanced, and elite. All levels include unlimited access to our Academy Practice Center and remote coaching via our CoachNow App, with variations in the weekly training provided.

Adult Training Levels:
• Level 1: This membership includes weekly remote coaching swing reviews through the app for $150 per month. It’s perfect for independent students who enjoy practicing on the range but need a coach for periodic guidance.
• Level 2: This membership includes weekly group training at a 6:1 student-to-coach ratio. It consists of three 90-minute range sessions and one on-course session for $250 per month, ideal for intermediate golfers looking to improve their swing and other aspects of the game.
• Level 3: Targeted at advanced to elite players preparing for competition, this level includes four weekly two-hour training sessions, alternating between on- and off-course training at a 4:1 ratio, for $350 per month.

Junior Training Levels:

The Junior Training memberships mirror the Adult Training options but include an additional elite level for $450. This elite level encompasses all the features of the Adult Level 3 membership, plus regular coaching calls, parent consultations, tournament preparation, and college recruitment assistance.

I believe these training memberships are successful because we emphasize being true coaches rather than just swing instructors. There is a three-month commitment for each group, and students sign a commitment letter to attend all training sessions, engage in independent practice between sessions, and complete all purposeful practice assignments. At the beginning of each month, we evaluate progress. If a student fails to attend sessions or engage in independent practice, they understand that their progress may not meet their three-month goals.

For my elite-level juniors, nearly every participant has achieved their high school golf goals and gone on to compete at the NCAA level. The success of my adult training groups is evident in the retention rate; all my groups are full with waitlists, as most students renew their memberships season after season.

The positive impact on player development stems from our adoption of the Modern Coach philosophy developed by PGA Coach. These programs offer consistent in-person training at a more affordable rate per hour, while also increasing the effective hourly income for all my instructors. In 2022, I updated all our Academy player development programs, positioning the Academy Training memberships as our most attractive offering. While our 50-minute private lesson rate is $150 (with a series of four costing $500), students seeking a structured plan and coaching recognize that 8 hours of small group training for $350-450 is a valuable deal, especially with the inclusion of unlimited range privileges and remote coaching.

I focus on one training group per day, managing a total of four groups—two for adults and two for juniors. With all my groups full, I generate over $7,000 in monthly lesson revenue on a recurring basis. This success has not only allowed me to reduce my time on the range each day but has also increased my effective hourly rate to $218.75. Nearly doubling my lesson income and freeing up half my time on the range has enabled me to advance to the Head Golf Professional position at my facility this year.