Mitchell® Golf Equipment Institute awarded 60 certificates to industry professionals for completing its three training schools. Forty-one students attended the spring and summer sessions. Fifteen attended multiple schools with four receiving their "Master Club Performance Specialist" certificate. All attendees successfully completed the classes and received a personalized certificate of recognition as a Mitchell® Certified Club Repair Technician, Club Performance Fitting Specialist or "Gold Certified" True Temper® Shaft Fitting Specialist.
The new International & U. S. graduates include: Jeffrey Trott, Woodmere, NY; Kevin Morton, Woodstock, CN; Carlos Garcia, Oviedo-Asturias, Spain; James Mahle, Miami Springs, FL; Carl Moser, Petoskey, MI; Jason Wilson, Pro Golf of Ft Wayne, IN; Dan Vosel, Cincinnati, OH; Stephen Walker & Dave Bailey, PGA Tour Stop, St. Augustine, FL; Hector Garnica, Bradenton, FL; Anthony Valentino & Jim Cox, Pro Golf of Brewster, NY; Ernest Lanford, Professional Golf Mgt, Tallahassee, FL; David Perryman, Newport Driving Range, Newport, TN; Gavin Sweitzer, Country Club of New Canaan, CT; Phillip Joe, PJ Golf, Naperville, IL; Myung Park, Vernon, IL; Don Donovan, Alexandria, VA; Ronald Morton, Opti-Launch Golf, Kettering, OH; Jeremy Kennedy, Players Golf Store, Winston-Salem, NC; Ian Bullard, Mattiace Golf, Jacksonville, FL; Mike Gaouette, Golf Shots of Ocala, Beverly Hills, FL; Daniel Parks, 3d Golf Labs Inc, Rochester, NY; Stephen Belcher, Rye Golf, Rye, NH; J D Jowett, Golf Country, Kimball, MI; Tom Harlan, Jim McLean Golf Schools, Fort Worth, TX; Aaron Somma, Gilbert, AZ; Mitch Hewitt, Golf Pros Inc, Des Moines, IA; Snap Smith, Tampa Golf, Tampa, FL; Sidney Crouch, Golf USA of Melbourne, Indialantic, FL; Hector Candelas & Raphi Velez, Pro Golf of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR; Bob Faubel, The Club Lab, Redding, CT; Ty Smith, A Golf Smith, Naples, FL; Gary Cheng, Mission Hills Golf Club, Markham, ON, CN; Don Harman, International Golf, Mobile, AL; Frank Lewis, Red’s Golf, Chesapeake, VA; Gene Rhodes, Bill Bettison, Paul Wilson & Johnny Kinsey, Parmasters of Memphis, TN.
The four graduates who earned their "Master Club Performance Specialist" certificate for successfully completing all three certified classes are Ronald Morton, Carlos Garcia, Phillip Joe, and Jeremy Kennedy. This certificate recognizes industry professionals who make the total commitment to continuing education.
"These students have all learned the skills necessary for performing re-shafting, re-gripping, loft/lie adjustments and all repair techniques for today’s modern golf clubs," states Paul Bessler, PGA Golf Professional and Director of Instruction for Mitchell® Golf Equipment Institute. "Our True Temper® "Gold Certified" School graduates have learned the skills necessary for frequency-tuning the new Black Gold® shaft. They learned how to cut 43.5 inch blank shafts to frequency gradients for standard flexes and sub-flexes."
Mitchell® Golf Equipment Institute resumes its fall schedule in September and concludes in November. Classes are limited to 12 students. Some schools fill up quickly. View our schedule and sign up now at www.mitchellgolf.com/classes_schedule.asp.
About Mitchell® Golf
Mitchell® Golf is the #1 source in the world for professional golf club performance and repair equipment, supplies and education. Mitchell® Golf products are used on all major golf tours, by PGA golf professionals and major golf retail stores to serve the repair needs of their members and customers. For further information concerning Mitchell® Golf products and certification schools, email Mike Stevens, Director of Sales & Marketing, mike@mitchellgolf.com or call 800-437-1314.
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