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Jake Outland

Brownstown,MI

Summary

Experienced golf instructor with expertise in teaching, club fitting, caddying, and golf services. Passionate about growing the game of golf and assisting others in exceeding their personal goals within the game by hard work and commitment.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Teaching Assistant

Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club
04.2022 - Current
  • Give lessons to members and clients based on the area of their game that needs improvement
  • Use launch monitor during lessons to help players further understand areas of their game that need to be focused on improving
  • Assist in the operation of the junior golf program, which consists of 3 separate, 3 day sessions spanning from May to July. Program includes roughly 40 junior golfers
  • Began with leading stretches on the driving range with junior golfers, followed by a scripted warmup session where juniors start with wedge shots and progress through their bag to the driver.
  • Following warmups, junior golfers were split up into small groups and participated in various drills on the putting green.
  • Putting drill 1: Place 5 tees in a circle around the hole, 5 feet from the hole. Junior golfers are instructed to hit 3 putts from each tee and rotate. This gets junior golfers familiar with seeing how putts can break differently as you progress around the hole
  • Putting drill 2: Two fifteen foot long strings are placed running parallel to each other, roughly 30 feet apart. Junior golfers are to line up along one string, and putt their ball to the other string with the objective of leaving their putt as close to the string as possible. This drill focuses on speed control on long lag putts for juniors.
  • Following putting drills, junior golfers are broken off in groups of 3-5 golfers for their playing lesson portion of the session. Myself along with our head professional, teaching professional, and director of golf go out on the course with juniors. Lessons given range from strategy on how to play a hole, to proper golf etiquette such as when to pull the pin from the hole and not walking in other players' lines.
  • Each junior golfer is given a plan of improvement to be followed up on throughout the 3 sessions so progress can be tracked.
  • Assist in coordinating "Bogey Nights" program
  • "Bogey Nights" is offered to women of Grosse Ile Country Club who are new to golf and are looking to learn the game
  • Program consists of a one hour clinic, once a week, for 6 weeks, offering a spring session and a fall session.
  • Players begin with a driving range warmup followed by practice activities that are scripted week to week based on what the focus is for that week.
  • Areas of focus include full swing lessons, short game lessons, putting lessons, and playing/etiquette lessons.
  • Lessons are followed by players going on course for 5 holes and are asked to record their scores and turn them in. The player with the low score of the week is given a prize during dinner following their round.

Golf Caddy

Jeff Cuzzort
08.2021 - Current
  • Caddy in professional events for boss and mentor Jeff Cuzzort
  • Events include: 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic Qualifier (DNQ), 2023 Michigan Open (T-25), 2023 Pro-Member tournament at Grosse Ile Country Club (T-2), 2024 Michigan Open (T-3), 2024 Pro-Member tournament at Grosse Ile Country Club (1).
  • Also have caddied for members in events at Grosse Ile, using expertise to recommend shots to hit and how to strategize throughout the round

Golf Services Assistant Manager

Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club
08.2020 - Current
  • Conduct regular member play on a day to day basis
  • Opening and closing procedures
  • Manage driving range
  • Conduct leagues and events on a weekly basis, consisting of:
  • 40 player men's Tuesday spring and fall league
  • 36 player women's Thursday spring and fall league
  • 90 player men's Wednesday spring and fall league
  • 25 player Tuesday-Thursday morning groups
  • 20 player ladies Wednesday morning groups
  • 30 player Black Tee and Blue Tee skins games on Saturday and Sunday mornings
  • "Couples Nine and Dine" events that occur once per month from May-September
  • Operation of leagues and events consist of:
  • Creating flights based on handicaps
  • Creating pairings and matches within each flight
  • Matchups change week to week, and a point system is made up to track league standings
  • Skins and closest to the pin contests are also conducted for each event, offering various prizes to the winners
  • Operate 10-15 non-member outings per year that generate roughly $100,000 in club revenue annually.
  • Record scores on score board in club lobby following completion of play to determine a winning team


Club Fitting Specialist

TaylorMade Golf
11.2021 - 09.2023
  • Travel to a wide variety of golf locations such as country clubs, golf courses, and retail locations to sell product and promote new launches
  • Conduct club fittings to insure that clients receive optimal improvements in their game by using launch monitors such as Trackman and GC4
  • Work with customers to ensure they are provided golf equipment that suits them to the best of my ability
  • Finalize sales and communicate with regional sales representatives regarding sales and performance

Education

PGA PGM Program
PGA Of America

Business

Schoolcraft College
Livonia, MI

Skills

  • Golf Instruction
  • Golf club fitting
  • Launch monitor experience in:
  • Trackman
  • Foresight GCQuad and GC3
  • Mevo
  • SkyTrak
  • Event planning
  • Events management
  • Marketing
  • Project planning
  • Strategic planning
  • Project management
  • Project coordination
  • Public relations
  • Sales
  • Accounting software
  • Bookkeeping
  • Accounts payable
  • Mac OS
  • Video editing
  • Google Docs
  • Social media management
  • Graphic design

Accomplishments

  • DECA State Champion, 01/01/18
  • DECA National Qualifier, 01/01/18
  • DECA State Qualifier, 01/01/17

Personal Information

  • Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
  • Authorized To Work: US for any employer

Timeline

Teaching Assistant

Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club
04.2022 - Current

Club Fitting Specialist

TaylorMade Golf
11.2021 - 09.2023

Golf Caddy

Jeff Cuzzort
08.2021 - Current

Golf Services Assistant Manager

Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club
08.2020 - Current

PGA PGM Program

Business

Schoolcraft College

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