Sarah Bidney, PGA

Sarah Bidney is the only woman in the history of the Iowa PGA Section to have been awarded Teacher of the Year honors, first in 2010 and a second time in 2012.  Sarah was also a 2012 & 2013 GRAA Top 50 Growth of the Game Teaching Professional and given a U.S. Kids Top 50 Kids Teacher Honorable Mention.

Facility type: Public

Past awards/recognitions:

• PGA Section Teacher of the Year
• GRAA Top 50 Growth of the Game Teaching Professional
• US Kids Top 50 Teacher

Technology used in instruction:

• V1 Pro
• CoachesEye
• iPad
• SwingByte

Approximate number of free “tune-ups” and lessons given per year: 30-40

Growth of the game initiatives: 

• Get Golf Ready
• Women’s classes
• Intermediate Camps
• Free Special Olympics clinics
• Leading Edge Junior Golf Club
• Pee Wee clinics
• Pee Wee Summer Program (Program Director) – 3 sessions, 64 kids ages 5-7 involved having started with 20 participants in 2011.Spring After School Golf Program (Program Director) – 14 participants
  Fall After School Golf Program (Program Director) – 16 participants
  Spring Women’s Get Golf Ready (Program Director) – 25 participants
  Summer Women’s Get Golf Ready (Program Director) – 8 participants
  Intermediate Summer Camps (Lead Instructor) – 5 camps, 40-45 kids per camp