Todd Sones

Please indicate past awards won/recognitions:
PGA Section Teacher of the Year, GRAA Growth of the Game Teaching Professional, Golf Magazine Top 100, Golf Digest Best in State

Other awards won (if provided):
2019 PGA National Horton Smith Award

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 750
Female: 250
Junior: 500

Total number of individual clinics given per year:
25

Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
I had to take a pause in running our 101 program for new players as I have moved to a new facility. I am in the process of training coaches to offer it in the summer of 2023

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
As I moved full time into WJ at the Arboretum GC in Buffalo Grove, IL. I have a new private studio with all the update tech available. Combined with the ball data from the simulator I have a full V1 set up and branded academy where students receive Video summaries of their lesson. I also use a bodytrac when needed,

My typical lesson is only 30 minutes, however I have a stretching bay set-up for students as well as a warm up bay to they can hit balls for 15 minutes prior to their lesson with me so that they are ready to receive instruction at the beginning of their lesson.

This program allowed me to lower my fee to the student while increasing my revenue and improving the students experience.

Stretching Video students receive in the lesson confirmation email