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Golf Academy Instructors
A native of Willmar, Minnesota, Aaron Jacobson has been at Rush Creek Golf Academy for nine years, taking over as Director of Instruction in 2009. He started his teaching career with the Arnold Palmer Golf Academy in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, then moving on to Desert Mountain Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. He has been fortunate to work with and be influenced by some excellent instructors along the way including Jim Flick, Ron Gring, Brad Brewer and John O'Leary III. Aaron has been a Class A member of the Professional Golfers Association of America since January 2000.
During his time at Rush Creek, Aaron has taught seven students who have gone on to Division I scholarships and coached many others who have played Division II and III college golf. Aaron continues to work with some of the best up and coming juniors in the state of Minnesota. He has also coached multiple local club champions, top local amateur players, and local PGA professionals.
As an accomplished player himself, Aaron won the 1990 Minnesota State AA High School Golf Championship. He was a five time winner on the Bold Stroke Tour in Western Texas and New Mexico during the mid 1990' and in 1999 he was the Mississippi Assistants Champion. From 2000-2001 he competed on the Hooters and Dakotas Tour and in various state open championships across the country. More recently, Aaron qualified for and competed in the 2010 National PGA Club Professional Championship. He continues to work on his game by competing in both local and national PGA events.
Aaron is also a certified club fitter.
Improve Your Game Today! BOOK NOW by contacting Aaron at 763-494-8852 or academy@rushcreek.com.
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Luke is a Class A PGA member who grew up in Faribault, MN and graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a degree in finance. While at Gustavus, Luke was a 3-time All-American and 2004 national runner up. After graduation, Luke turned professional and played in various events for the next 2 years on the Hooters, Dakota, and Nationwide Tours, notching several top 10 finishes.
Luke is beginning his second year at the Rush Creek Golf Academy after spending two years at Cleary Lake golf course, where he developed and expanded youth golf programs and provided private instruction. In addition to his work here at Rush Creek, Luke continues to serve as the Head Women’s Golf coach at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. In 2009, Luke graduated with a Masters degree in Kinesiology from the U of MN, where he studied motor learning and sport psychology. In 2010, Luke became one of only a few select instructors in MN to complete the PGA Certified Professional program for instructions.
As an instructor, Luke utilizes his experience as a Certified Golf Fitness Professional (Titleist Performance Institute) to help his students improve their golf swing through golf specific fitness and flexibility. Luke offers full TPI evaluations complete with customized workouts to dedicated students ready to make substantial improvements to their golf game.
An avid international traveler, Luke volunteered for 4 months to teach kids golf in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. While there, he coached the Bhutanese national golf team and also won the 2009 Bhutan Open.
In 2011, Luke is starting a non-profit organization called "Golf Links For Life" aimed at providing underprivileged kids the chance to learn and experience golf with the help of a supporting PGA professional and adult mentor. Mentors get the chance to play golf for free while forming life long relationships with kids on the course.
Improve Your Game Today! BOOK NOW by contacting Luke at 763-494-8852 or academy@rushcreek.com.
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