Maumee, Ohio — Henry-Griffitts Limited, the premier custom-fit company in golf, has announced its 2010 awards. The categories for the awards include two Master Golf Clubfitter™, two Professional Golf Clubfitters® and two special awards.
Receiving the Master Golf Clubfitter honor was Kathy Jensen, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She started playing golf at the age of nine and has risen to the top of her profession. She is the 2010 Teacher of the Year in the PNWPGA (Pacific Northwest PGA) Island Empire Chapter, a PGA Class A Golf Professional member since 1990.
She is on staff at Randy Henry’s Dynamic Golf Academy located at the Coeur d’Alene Resort and continues to play in local pro-ams and tournaments. Jensen has been fitting with Henry-Griffitts since 1990.
Also receiving the Master Golf Clubfitter honor was Jeff Mansfield from Wallacia, NSW, Australia. Jeff has been an H-G fitter for more than 10 years and a member of the Australian PGA since 1991. Mansfield is a Certified H-G Teaching Professional, Henry-Griffitts N.S.W. Regional Director and has been an AAA accredited golf professional for 13 years.
Among the requirements to become a Master Golf Clubfitter are (1) Henry-Griffitts Professional Golf Clubfitter status, (2) fitting with the Henry-Griffitts Precision Fitting Method for at least 48 months, (3) completing categories such as contributions to training, research, etc., (4) publishing a work related to clubfitting, (5) completing a Masters Thesis Paper, and (6) speaking publicly on any clubfitting topic or submitting a video tape on the subject.
Receiving the title of Professional Golf Clubfitter were Bill Phillips and Jon Wright. Bill owns Bill Phillips Golf, a teaching and clubfitting business operating out of Riverbend Golf Club in Fresno, California. He has been with H-G since 2003. Jon, who has been fitting with H-G since 1992, is a PGA Professional, teacher and coach at the Lake Hills Golf Course in Billings, Montana.
To qualify as a Professional Golf Clubfitter, a person must, among other things, currently be employed by an active account, have completed Henry-Griffitts School I and Super School, have been fitting with the Henry-Griffitts Precision Fitting Method a minimum 24 months, and have sold a minimum of 1,000 Henry-Griffitts clubs.
Bob Duncan of Tetherow Golf Club in Bend, Oregon was given the Randy Henry Award. This honor recognizes the teacher who, without fail, evaluates the student’s equipment in lesson programs. The teacher always has the Teacher’s Cart and lie board on the lesson tee and uses the golf club, as well as his knowledge of the swing motion, to improve the students’ ball flight.
Duncan has been a PGA teaching professional for more than 25 years and a clubfitter with Henry-Griffitts since 1998. In 7 years as a Teacher/Clubfitter in Sacramento, California, Duncan custom fit more than $1.6 million in golf clubs and earned Master Golf Clubfitter status from Henry-Griffitts in 2003.
Kirk Smith of Mukilteo, Washington’s Harbour Pointe Golf Club, received the Jim Griffitts Award. This honor is given to the person who embodies the highest standard of care and concern for his students’ enjoyment and proficiency in golf. The award signifies the deepest respect and admiration the company can bestow.
Smith achieved Professional Golf Clubfitter status in 1998 and has been with the company since 1993. He has assisted in golf schools and teaching programs for 18 years and gives lessons. He’s a certified personal fitness trainer, specializing in golf fitness.
About Henry-Griffitts
Henry-Griffitts is the pioneer of dynamic club fitting and originator of the lie board, interchangeable heads and dynamic fitting, as well as the club-fitting cart. Dedicated to the symbiotic relationship between swing and equipment, Henry-Griffitts custom fits clubs through its national network of HG-Certified Teachers and then hand assembles those clubs to the tightest industry specifications. Henry-Griffitts was founded in 1983 by Randy Henry and Jim Griffitts, a pair of golf professionals who recognized that custom-fit golf clubs consistently enhance golfer performance.
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