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2023 Section Award Winners
Bryan Collins, PGA Director of Teaching Quality GOLFTEC Headquarters Collins Creates and Provides Continuing Education for 1,000+ GOLFTEC Coaches Each year, GOLFTEC hires more than 230 Coaches, 100+ of those being PGA of America Golf Professionals and Associates. Who trains them? PGA of America Certified Golf Professional, Bryan Collins does. His primary role is to oversee and deliver the onboarding program called GOLFTEC University. The curriculum is a 10-week program which includes classroom work, online courses, and webinar training covering topics of golf instruction, club fitting, and business management systems. GOLFTEC University also provides continuing education for the current 1,055 Coaches. 473 of those being PGA Associates, Members, Certified Professionals, and Master Professionals. Bryan plays a major role in creating video and written content for these courses which are distributed internally online. These courses cover a wide range of topics, similar to the onboarding program, but more specific and indepth.
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Collins is also passionate about volunteering and giving back, spending time during the Colorado Golf Expo teaching lessons and presenting on the main stage. As a graduate of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs PGA Golf Management Program, he maintains a network of PGA of America Golf Professionals and Associates and looks forward to contributing to their educational programs. Along with being a proud PGA Golf Management graduate, Bryan promotes the image and maintains the PGA of America Golf Professional’s credibility by serving as a specialized expert for the membership and organization. He has been recognized by Golf Digest as a 'Best Young Teacher in America 20232024, starred in videos for Golf Channel and GOLFTEC’s blog and appeared in GOLFTEC’s ad campaign.
“Winning this award is truly life-changing. It‘s absolutely amazing that my Though its a big job to help coach over a thousand coaches, Bryan still says peers have chosen me to that his greatest accomplishment is becoming a father. He delights in showing his daughter that he does not just clock in and out for work. He be the Ed Kelbel Award goes to work with a smile on his face and returns with an even bigger one when he comes home to family. winner this year.“
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