Steve Dresser

Please indicate past awards won/recognitions:
PGA Section Teacher of the Year, GRAA Growth of the Game Teaching Professional, Golf Digest Best in State, Other (Indicate specific awards in 3-a below)

Other awards won (if provided):
Golf Magazine Top Regional (Southeast,) Golf Magazine Top 25 Schools, Golf Digest Top 100 Club Fitters, Golf Digest Editors Choice (Golf School,) Myrtle Beach COC Small Biz of Year, 5 Star ratings from Trip Advisor, Google, Yelp, Facebook etc. Finalist

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 750
Female: 375
Junior: 300

Total number of individual clinics given per year:
200

Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
We continue to add more topic specific group instruction (Putting only, sand only, driver only, etc.) which have become very popular as an affordable and fun way to learn.
With so many people moving to the area we have reached out to many activities directors at various developments offering clinics and discounted private instruction for their residents. This has proven to be an excellent way to reach new customers. The activity directors love to be able to offer our services and many of the participants are returning for private lessons, on course instructions and equipment. Several have even joined our golf courses where the school is located.

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
Our members receive a weekly email blast informing them as to what we're up to for that week and the following one. We do the same on a bi-weekly basis for our national data base.

We offer several free events per year including contests nights, rules seminars, wine and cheese, etc.

We also offer supervised group practice sessions for a small fee, for those who are taking lessons but just want to make sure they haven't fallen off track.