Steven Buzza

Please indicate past awards won/recognitions:
GRAA Growth of the Game Teaching Professional, Golf Digest Best in State

Other awards won (if provided):
PGA Metro Chapter Teacher of Year, Golf Digest Best Young Teacher

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 5000
Female: 2000
Junior: 1000

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):
-added an additional Ladies clinic with the main focus on prepare and more importantly create friendship group to start engaging with the golf course. I had many ladies undergoing my beginner/foundations programs but didn’t have the bridge to take golf to the next step. Instructional content from mechanical context is similar but more time spend on situations that are likely to occur on the course, how to prepare for the course and techniques to allow you to feel confident when on the course.
-Showcase clinic with fitness center to highlight how both golf and fitness can help their progression. I would have 2/3 trainer that would have opportunity to showcase what they specialize in and how it can aid performance. Myself as the Golf Coach played the role of MC and with my sport science background offer insight into how there is a connection between their range work and fitness. One barrier to entry is using different terminology for similar ideas; I’m able to use my background to simplify this, allowing better stressful interactions.

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
This year I’ve introduced a mental game program which has resources on a dedicated app, by uploading the recordings of the live sessions this gave flexibility to the learning environment whilst also removing a barrier for entry.