Zach Abels

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

Other awards won:
Section Professional of the Year, Section Youth Development, Section Player Development

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 100
Female: 75
Junior: 200

Total number of individual clinics given per year:
15

Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
Skills Sessions for youth development, 30 minutes in group setting targeting specific skill development.
Drop in Clinics, 10 minutes for 10 dollars. Quick and easy before ladies league.

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
Our flagship junior program is the Noncompetive League. We have 80-100 4 to 10 year old play 5 holes for 6 weeks from shortened distances. Each group in accompanied by a high school or colligate mentor. The mentors are players that have come up through our program and allow for the younger players to learn in a constructive environment. This platform accomplishes so much for everyone involved. The responsibly for the kids that serve as mentors are great life skills. The ability for the younger players to meet and have someone to look up to is really fun to watch.

PGA HOPE is offered in spring and fall sessions. With this programing Canyon Springs has expanded offerings for active and retired military.

Canyon Springs prides itself in having a growing PGA Jr League program. Since its inception PGA Jr League programing has grown every season.