Last Name Named Master Kids Kids Teacher by U.S. Kids Golf

For Immediate Release Date [email protected]

Last Name named Master Kids Kids Teacher by U.S. Kids Golf

NORCROSS, Ga. – First and Last Name, Title at Golf Course Name, has been named to U.S. Kids Golf’s annual list of Master Kids Teachers. The Award recognizes the world’s most outstanding youth golf instructors, and Last Name is part of a select group that earned Top 50 accolades three times, making him a Master Kids Teacher. Since 2004, U.S. Kids Golf has honored the best youth golf teachers with the Top 50 Kids Teacher Award. Applicants complete an online survey and winners are chosen based on their contributions to youth golf, such as: experience young golfers; time devoted to teaching youth; innovation, creativity and fun in their programs; communication; parental involvement; use of a well-organized instruction program and overall effort to grow the game. Each year, award recipients include teachers who work at public, private, resort and municipal courses. “The teachers and coaches who win this award play an important part in our corporate mission to make the game of golf for kids,” said Dan Van Horn, President and CEO of U.S. Kids Golf. “Our goal in recognizing these youth golf coaches is to bot recognize their accomplishments and also to help parents find quality golf instruction for their kids.” The Top 50 Kids Teacher Award is administered by the U.S. Kids Golf Coaches Institute, a division of the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation. For more information about the Top 50 Kids Teacher Award, please contact U.S. Kids Golf at [email protected].

Top 50 Kids Teachers – Class of 2015 Roger Adams…Grafton, Massachusetts Leighann Albaugh…Midlothian, Virginia Ryan Anderson…Calgary, Alberta Peter Bakker…Lake Mary, Florida Matthew Baran…Osterville, Massachusetts Paul Belongie…Johns Creek, Georgia Sean Bolduc…Carmel, Indiana Fred Bond…Monroe, North Carolina Kathy Bounds…Raleigh, North Carolina Allen Burton…Hickory, North Carolina Jessica Carafiello…Old Greenwich, Connecticut Eva Chaffin…Baton Rouge, Louisiana Brendan Cody…North Oaks, Minnesota Kelli Corlett…Sacramento, California Michael Dickson…Bethesda, Maryland Carlton Dove…Virginia Beach, Virginia Brian Fallon…Rye, New York Suzie Fisher…Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Justin Foster…South Kent, Connecticut Daniel Gaucher…Middlefield , Connecticut Linda Gaudi…Fairfax, Virginia Jeremy Green…Salt Lake City, Utah Bryan Heim…Columbine Valley, Colorado Marshall Hoiness…Minneapolis, Minnesota Michelle Holmes…Chesapeake, Virginia Jarod Jenkins…Glen Ridge, New Jersey Emanuel Kasio…Kiserian, Kenya Mark Krizic…Chicago, Illinois Sally Krystyn…Olathe, Kansas Sean Lanyi…Yorba Linda, California Christy Longfield…Bee Cave, Texas Sheryl Maize…Lakeville, Minnesota Jonathan Mielke…Omaha, Nebraska Christopher Moore…Johns Creek, Georgia John Mullen…Falmouth, Maine Mark Nelson…Weston, Massachusetts Ryan Peffer…Tuxedo Park, New York Aaron Pohle…Billings, Montana Gene Powell…Liberty Township, Ohio Eddie Roethlisberger…Ponca City, Oklahoma Jim Salinetti…Winchester, Massachusetts Robert Sedorcek…St. Albans, Missouri Cortney Shrout…Broussard, Louisiana Maggie Simons…Charlotte, North Carolina Steve Stahl…Charlotte, North Carolina Jim Sykes…Savannah, Georgia Matt Walter…Franklin, Tennessee Adam Williamson…Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania Matthew Wilson…Los Gatos, California Phillip Yudys…Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Master Kids Teachers – Class of 2015 Joseph Anders…Farmers Branch, Texas Michael Berning…Kennesaw, Georgia Michael Bulger…Fairfield, Connecticut Gary Cressend…Augusta, Georgia Ray Cutright…Macon, Georgia Joseph DiDomenico…Pelham Manor, New York John Dunigan…Malvern, Pennsylvania Alejandro Duque…San Jose, Costa Rica Mike Fay…Boyne Falls, Michigan Jeff Frasier…Gainesville, Georgia Rudy Gonzalez…Laredo, Texas Rick Heard…Boca Raton, Florida Chris Holmes…Heathrow, Florida Brian Jones…Cincinnati, Ohio Ralph Landrum…Florence, Kentucky Andrew Lane…Los Angeles, California Doug Lawrie…Burlington, Ontario Matthew Primrose…Riverview, Florida Brandon Ray…Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Dylan Ross…Lerma, Mexico Rick Timm…Centennial, Colorado

About U.S. Kids Golf The U.S. Kids Golf Foundation, a Georgia non-profit recognized as a 501(c)(3) charity, was created in 2001 and provides services that include competition and instruction. The Foundation organizes over 800 tournaments each year for more than 10,000 players, ages 5-18. These tournaments include Local Tours in more than 50 cities, eight Regional Championships, the European Championship, and the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship and Teen World Championship, which are held each year in Pinehurst, North Carolina. The vision of the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation is to provide kids and their families the opportunity participate in the game of golf through instruction and competition. With the belief that family interaction is critical in the development of young golfers, parents are encouraged to serve as caddies for their kids during tournaments and to develop positive coaching techniques. U.S. Kids Golf, LLC is based in Atlanta and manufactures equipment and related golf products designed for kids. It was created in 1997 when Founder/CEO Dan Van Horn found that his children were losing their interest in golf due to not having the proper equipment. In addition to more than 4,000 golf shops and retail locations in the United States, the company's products also are available in more than 75 countries worldwide. ###