Coach | Media
& Marketing | Club Technician
Specialist
Amanda's Coach:
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2005 Saskatchewan PGA
Teacher of the Year!
Taught and coached all levels of players from
beginners to professionals for the past 20 years. Has been
involved in the golf business for 27 years.
Attended the 2002 PGA of America Coaching
and Teaching Summit in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Many top instructors
from and around the world were in attendance, namely Tiger Woods’
instructor, Butch Harmon.
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Received instruction from David Leadbetter
at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Orlando,
Florida. Also received instruction from Mitchell Spearman, Gary
Smith and Simon Holmes at
the Leadbetter Golf Academy over a period of three years.
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Spent two winter seasons observing the techniques
of Simon Holmes at Timacuan Golf
Club and Blackbear Country Club in Orlando, Florida. Observed
all levels of players from
PGA, European, and mini tours such as Robert Karlsson, Barry
Lane, Fredrik Lindgren,
Klas Eriksson, Joakim Haeggman and Kristel Mourque d’Alque,
the 1995 Division
I Ladies NCAA National Champion.
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Received instruction from Mike Bender (Golf
Magazine’s “America’s Top 100 Teachers”)
at Timacuan Golf Club over two winter seasons.
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Received instruction from Jon Tattersol
(Golf Magazine’s “America’s Top 100 Teachers”)
at the Gary Smith Learning Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Traveled to Dublin, Ireland in 1996 to assist
Simon Holmes with instruction, tournament
coaching and mental preparation of European Tour players at
Murphy’s Irish Open at Druids Glen.
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Instructed and hosted four high performance
camps with Simon Holmes at Greenbryre
Country Club for golf professionals, Saskatchewan amateur team
Members and other top
provincial players.
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Successfully coached a Saskatchewan Amateur
Men’s Champion and two Saskatchewan
Senior Men’s Champions, as well as numerous Saskatchewan
Amateur team members.
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Hosted and was head instructor for the Saskatchewan
Provincial Girls Advanced and
Novice camp in 1991, 1992, and 1993.
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Represented Team Saskatchewan in Titleist
Cup Matches in 1997 at Niakwa G.C.C. in Winnipeg.
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Served on the National Board of Directors
of the Canadian PGA for 5 years and as
Education Chairman for the Saskatchewan PGA for 3 years.
Media & Marketing:
I met Amanda a few years ago when she
decided to help out with girls’ hockey. I was the coach of a
local team, and Amanda would assist with our practises when she was
home from school. The following year Amanda and I played on opposite
Senior Women's hockey teams. It was easy to see that Amanda had great
athletic abilities. We became friends over the past two hockey seasons,
and now we play on the same soccer team.
When Amanda told me she got her pro card, I was thrilled! I was so
happy for her. If you know Amanda you'd know that she is an extremely
modest person. I asked her to let me read her sponsorship package
(a proposal she'd put together to try and gain sponsorship), initially
she shied away but ultimately she let me have a look. After seeing
and reading through Amanda's many past accomplishments and future
outlined goals, I couldn't help but offer her my help… it’s
not easy for modest people to market themselves! I own a graphic design
business, Nut-Nae Art Websites & Graphics, so I took
on the role of Amada's Media & Marketing Person.
We have started by putting together
this website and trading cards. Both will help with promoting Amanda’s
tour and sponsors. In time, I hope to help Amanda gain the media recognition
she deserves.
If you'd like to join Amanda's team by becoming a corporate sponsor,
please contact her directly.
Club Technician Specialist:
Parnell has been taking care of Amanda’s clubs
and equipment for almost five years now. He runs his own club repair
business in Estevan called Pid’s Club Repair.
An accomplished amateur golfer himself, Parnell specializes
in re-shafting and complete club building.
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