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Brandon Smart - SGA Founder & Director of Instruction

Played collegiately at the University of South Alabama & IUPUI
Played professionally for 2 years
Began teaching career in 2010
Assistant Golf Professional at River Glen CC, 2011-2014
2014/15 Director of Jr. Development at Wood Wind
Founder of Smart Golf Academy & Learning Center (October, 2015)
2004 Indiana State Match Play Champion
T-6 at 2007 Indiana State Amateur
Attended Coaching/Teaching Summits from:
Chuck Cook, Stan Utley, Andrew Rice, & Pat Goss (Northwestern University, Director of Golf & Head Men's Coach)

Scott Steger, PGA - Lead Instructor

Played 3 years on the PGA Tour (79', 80', 82')
Competed in 2 U.S. Opens and 1 PGA Championship
2-Time All-American at Ball State (77', 78')
Ball State & Indiana Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
Indiana State Open & State Amateur Champion
1 of 5 players to win Indiana State Jr., Open, & Am
Scott and son, Eric, are only Father and Son to have won the Indiana State Amateur
Has been a student/teacher of the game since 1982
Lead Instructor for SGA

Ella Woods - Instructor

Currently playing Collegiate golf at Marian University
3 Years as SGA Teaching Assistant

Jimmy Grund - Instructor

Currently attending Gulf Coast University
2 Years as SGA Teaching Assistant

Averie Reiter - Jr. Instructor

Senior Player at Carmel High School
2 Years as SGA Jr. Teaching Assistant

SGA Core Values:

Enjoyment

Golf is a game and it's meant to be fun. Our practices, lessons, and play days are conducted with the intention of enjoying the process, having a good time, and allowing golf to become a game played for a lifetime.

Our goal is to assist each junior through proper fundamentals, developing skills over technique, and offering playing opportunities so they can learn how to play and ultimately score. Every junior progresses at different rates and it's important to be patient, positive, and understanding as they work on their improvement.

Player Development
and
Improvement

Competition

Regardless of age or skill, it's important that each junior is challenged and taught how to compete. Competitions are created through games, drills, and play to keep each junior engaged and having fun.

Any junior is welcome at our academy - Age, background, or skill level does not matter here.

Inclusion

Family Time

Family Time - With our two unique junior programs, we offer reasonable time commitments, in house opportunities all year long, junior memberships with each program, and a chance for parents/grandparents/friends to spend time with their loved ones enjoying this wonderful game.

"Talent sets the floor, character sets the ceiling."
Bill Belichick

SMART GOLF ACADEMY

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