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| Who
Is
Your
Star
Pupil? Survey of PGA/LPGA Teachers on FINDaLESSON.com Golf
pros
encounter
students
of
all
abilities
out
on
the
lesson
tee
each
day.
Whether
working
with
a
struggling
beginner
or
fine-tuning
a
scratch
player,
PGA/LPGA
teachers
love
to
see
hard
work,
dedication
and
a
genuine
passion
for
the
game.
We
asked
instructors
in
the
FINDaLESSON.com
directory
to
single
out
some
of
their
favorite
pupils
and
tell
us
why
these
golfers
have
made
notable
strides
in
their
games
this
summer.
Some
were
able
to
name
one
in
particular
while
others,
like
Connie
Chillemi
of
Inwood,
New
York,
said
all
of
her
students
have
done
remarkably
well. “I
can’t
single
out
a
star
pupil
this
year
because
I
have
a
complete
galaxy
of
stars,”
she
says.
“The
golfing
membership
at
Inwood
CC
are
my
stars
–
each
person
glimmering
with
improvement.”
Chillemi
had
a
number
of
student’s
achieve
their
lowest
round
ever,
win
a
flight
in
the
Club
Championship
or
take
top
finishes
in
other
events.
“My
beginners
especially
have
shown
accelerated
improvement,”
notes
Chillemi. Michael
Lucas,
a
seasoned
PGA
Professional
at
the
Charleston
National
Golf
Academy
in
South
Carolina,
agrees
with
Chillemi.
“I
have
had
the
good
fortune
to
have
students
from
all
levels
who
seek
improvement
and
take
it
seriously,”
he
says.
Sean
Carey,
who
teaches
in
Conway,
South
Carolina,
adds
that
each
of
his
students
is
a
star
in
his
own
right,
so
he
can’t
really
name
one
over
the
other.
“A
beginner
(Harry)
can
work
just
as
hard
as
a
Tour
pro
(Steve),
making
both
students’
progress
rewarding
to
watch,”
he
notes.
“And
Fred
Archer
(another
student)
is
so
excited
about
his
improvement,
I
get
a
daily
report,”
smiles
Carey. Karl
Fischer
simply
says,
“I
am
blessed
and
busy
and
have
many
‘star
students’.”
He
is
a
PGA
Master
Professional
in
Las
Vegas,
Nevada
and
has
been
teaching
for
28
years.
“All
of
my
students
are
having
more
fun
in
golf
and
in
life,
generally.” Other
pros
who
wrote
in
about
their
students
were
able
to
name
one
that
caught
their
eye
this
season.
Not
surprisingly,
one
“star
pupil”
is
an
LPGA
Tour
player.
“Karen
Weiss
has
been
on
the
LPGA
Tour
for
the
past
seven
years,”
says
Jim
Manthis,
a
PGA
Professional
out
of
Rosemount,
Minnesota.
“She
started
as
a
caddie,
received
an
Evan’s
Scholarship,
went
out
for
the
golf
team,
started
out
shooting
in
the
90’s
but
averaged
75
in
her
senior
year.
She
was
an
Academic
All-American
and
her
team
qualified
for
the
NCAA,”
recalls
Manthis.
“She
bounced
around
on
mini-tours
after
that
until
I
convinced
her
to
fix
her
grip,”
he
adds,
“Then
she
got
her
card
and
has
kept
it
ever
since.” Terry
Grosch,
a
PGA
Master
Professional
with
Makes
Sense
Golf
in
St.
Louis,
MO,
has
helped
make
sense
of
the
game
for
PGA
Tour
Player
Trevor
Dodds,
who
in
ten
years
of
working
with
Grosch
has
won
at
least
one
event
on
every
Tour
he’s
played.
“Overall,
he
has
improved
all
facets
of
his
game,
which
has
been
very
encouraging
for
us
both,”
says
Grosch.
Bob
Menzies,
a
PGA
Professional
and
Rick
Smith
Certified
Instructor,
reports
that
his
star
pupil
is
a
former
star
in
another
sport.
“Barry
Sanders,
who
was
an
All-Star
running
back
in
the
NFL
for
the
Detroit
Lions,
is
one
of
my
star
students,”
says
Menzies. “What
I
like
most
about
teaching
Barry
Sanders
is
seeing
his
enjoyment
of
the
game
rise
as
he
learns
more
about
his
own
swing,”
says
Menzies,
“as
opposed
to
just
watching
golf
swings
on
TV.” To
see
and
learn
from
progress
made
by
other
students,
click
a
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