About: About Me

What Drives Sai

Sai has a unmatched passion for the game of Golf and loves teaching players from all different skill levels. He has been teaching Golf since 2009 and has been an avid golfer for over 30 years. He started playing Golf at the age of 31 which is proof that it is never too late to become a great golfer!

Accolades and Accomplishments:

2 time Crooked Creek Club Champion
Crooked Creek Cup two-man match-play champion
Crooked Creek Member-Guest Champion
Settindown Creek Member-Guest Champion
Qualified for State Amateur match-play Championship
I have been teaching since 2009
2nd place State Four-Ball amateur tournament
Career round of 66
Numerous rounds in the sixties
Handicap as low as 0
First place medalist United States Teachers Golf Federation certification playing ability test

Sai's Teaching Philosophy

My strength in teaching is to get players to practice correctly and improve in tournament play. Spending time practicing the same bad habits will result in the same bad scores. My teaching philosophy is to keep it simple in order to improve my student’s enjoyment of the game. Determining each individual’s goal, and making sure my student’s understand what we are trying to accomplish is my initial focus.

I have gone through Dave Peltz training and specialize in short game. I am also a strong proponent of the Rotary Swing theory which has become very popular among PGA professionals over the past few years. Due to my personal experience of its effectiveness, my teaching is highly influenced by this theory with some variations.

Both myself, and my students have experienced tremendous improvements in ball striking with this new approach. However, considering each individual player’s uniqueness, I individualize my instruction to combine both the new and conventional swing techniques to fit each student’s abilities.

I am passionate about improving my student’s performance so they can enjoy the game more. I especially love teaching children how values such as honesty and integrity apply not only to the game of golf, but are transferable life skills as well. Preparing my young students for tournament play and developing their golf etiquette are my primary focus during playing lessons.

"Hit it straight!"
-Sai