OUR INSTRUCTORS

Dedicated, experienced golf instructors at our world-class facility will lower your scores and increase your enjoyment of the game

The Kent Chase Golf Academy offers a dynamic award winning golf curriculum that identifies and strengthens the weakest aspects of every student's golf technique, and provides realistic solutions that enable each golfer to acquire the skills to hit all the shots.

Let us help you with your golf instruction needs.  Call 602-243-0931 or toll free at 1-866-879-5195.

 

 

Joel Van Der Sloot

 Staff Instructor

 

 Years Teaching:  16

 Years with Kent Chase:  8

 Hometown:  Spirit Lake, Iowa

 

 

Instructor Experience:  Tom Kite, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Lee Trevino, Mike Adams, Hank Haney, David Leadbetter

Member:  PGA of Germany, PGA of Europe & United States Golf Teachers Association  

Testimony:  EVAN MARKLEY, 2008 SWSPGA State Champion,2009 IJGT Tahquitz Creek Champion, 2009 SWSPGA PING JR. Classic Champion, 2008 FCWT Tahquitz Creek Open Runner-up (67-72), 2008 FCWT Wigwam Open Champion (68-75), 2007 FCWT Grayhawk Raptor Open Champion;  CJ Kim, Chun Ji Kim, Dana Finkelstein, Matt McClure, Ben Esparza, Tyler Woodruff.

 

 William E. Dixon III

 Staff Instructor

 

 Years Teaching:  11

 Years with Kent Chase:  6

 Hometown:  San Jose, California

   

 

Instructor Experience:  KVEST, TPI Certified.

Member:  PGA of America

Testimony:  BRANDT MUNDEN, 2007 PING Arizona Junior Masters Runner-up, Eight Top 10 Finishes in 2007 Tournament Play

 

 Jeff Fisher

 Staff Instructor

 

 Years Teaching:  15

 Hometown:  Hayward, California

 

 

 

 

Instructor Experience:  Lead Instructor Hank Haney International Jr. Golf Academy (featured instructor on Golf Channel's show "School of Golf; Hilton Head Island), Head Instructor Hank Haney Golf RanchAustin, Director of Instruction Las Campanas Golf Club, Assistant to Jim McLean @ Sleepy Hollow CC, Assistant to JIm Flick @ Desert Mountain Golf Club
Member:  PGA of America

Testimony:  Mina Harigae (US Women's Public Links Champ, US Curtis Cup Team, Duke University), Marta Silva (2007 IJGT Player of the Year, European Jr. Solheim Cup Team, University of Georgia), Students have played on scholarship at Univ. Texas, Tulsa, Idaho, Oregon State, UCLA, USC, ASU, UC Riverside and many others.

 

 

 Jack Berry

 Staff Instructor

 

 

 Years with Kent Chase:  4

 Hometown:  Phoenix, Arizona

 

 

Instructor Experience:

Member:  PGA of America

Testimony:  Doug Murphy, Hamilton High School  

 

 Mitch McDowell

 Staff Instructor

 

 

 Years With Kent Chase:  3

 Hometown:  Portland, Oregon

 

 

Instructor Experience:  Oregon Golf Club, Northwest Long Drive Champion

Member:  PGA of America

Testimony:  World Long Drive Finalist, Northwest Long Drive Champion, Longest Drive in 2007 Competition, 2008 Gateway Tour Winter Series player 

 

Gary Wolf

Staff Instructor

 

Years Teaching:  4

Hometown:  Evansville, Indiana

 

 

 

Instructor Experience:  Bill Forrest 2007 PGA Teacher of the Year, Ed Ekis at San Diego Golf Academy

Member:  PGA of America

Testimony:   MIKE McGILTON, 2006, 2007, 2008 JGAA Desert Mashie Champion at Encanto CG, Phoenix AZ; 2008 JGAA Stableford Champion at Los Colinas, Queen Creek AZ; 2007 JGAA Fall Classic Champion at Ahwatukee Country Club, Ahwatukee AZ; ANTHONY FONTANA,

2008 JGAA Stableford Champion at Los Colinas, Queen Creek AZ

 

 Chris Miller

 Staff Instructor

 

 Years Teaching:  12

 Hometown:  Scranton, Pennsylvania

  

 

Instructor Experience:  Tom Kite, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Lee Trevino, Mike Adams, Hank Haney, David Leadbetter

Member:  PGA of America, United States Golf Teachers Association

Testimony:  "As a member of The Olympic Club in San Francisco for more than 20 years and taking lessons from one pro after another for another 20 years, my average round was 85-90 and I thought I was destined to be that kind of golfer.  But in just a few short lessons and 4 playing lessons with Chris, I am now consistently shooting in the high 70's.  His ability to transform technical golf into language the average person can understand is what makes him an excellent instructor."