Director of Instruction / PGA Head Teaching Professional
Class A PGA member
Certified Club Fitting Specialist. Teaching since 1982. Learn an easy three swing method that will simplify the way you currently play golf! A great way for a beginner to take up the game!
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Teaching Professional
35 years experience in the golf industry 25 years of teaching experience. Scratch golfer for over 25 years. Certified club fitter for all major brands.
PGA
With over 20 years of golf instruction experience, Jody invites fun and energy in his teaching. Committed to the simple approach of understanding a player’s strengths and weaknesses and addressing them with the student are the key to Jody’s success as a teacher. Jody enjoys assisting the player with “planning” their practice routines and creating habits for long lasting progress. Just like a snowflake, each student has unique qualities that require special attention. Jody tries to make sure that the subject matter is unique to the student whenever possible.
A PGA member since 2000, he has enjoyed working at many local facilities like Pasatiempo GC, Sharon Heights GCC, Silver Creek Valley CC and San Jose CC.
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Teaching Professional
20 years experience in Golf Club Repair. 10 years experience in Retail Golf Sales. 8 years as Assistant Golf Professional / Golf Instructor at Stanford Golf Club.
Mark Crase has been in the golf industry for over 25 years, 3 years competitively, and is currently working towards regaining his PGA status. He has been teaching golf for over 10 years and enjoys working in both group and private settings with students of all ages.
By using different teaching approaches depending on the student’s need, Mark can turn an everyday recreational golfer into a competitor, whether that is making a high school team or winning tournaments. He loves to share his passion for golf with anyone who is interested and finds the job especially rewarding when a golfer puts everything together for the first time and it all clicks.
Mark specializes in helping golfers perfect their short game, 120 yards and in. He is also a certified club fitting specialist and can help anyone find the right club for their swing.
Steven started playing golf at the age of 15, playing throughout High School and in college. Steven started teaching for the First Tee of Silicon Valley in late 2009 where he really enjoyed teaching junior golfers. In August of 2012, he relocated to Pin High Golf Center where he was providing private instruction, club repairs and fittings. In May of 2014 Steven found a 1st Assistant position at Gilroy Golf Course and Gavilan Golf Course where he was providing private, group, and Jr. golf instruction. Steven was a club repair and club fitting specialist at Almaden County Club, where he was the sales leader from 2015-2017.
Steven enjoys helping students in all aspects of the game, teaching the greenside shots and putting the most.
Matthew has been in the golf business for 2 years, working at the PGA Superstore in Cupertino and now as a part of the team at Pruneridge Golf Club. He has run golf clinics of all skill levels and fittings while he was apart of the PGA Superstore. Matt is also a PGA Apprentice. Matthew brings over 14 years of playing golf, 8 years of tournament experience, and 2 years of mini tour experience. Bringing in experience of tournament golf, Matthew will assist in the mental aspect of the game for all skill levels and thrives on the feel of the golf swing. Every golfer is unique in their own ways and with the right mindset, any golfer can achieve what they dream in a golf swing. Matthew is ready to help anyone’s game and confidence get to the next level.
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