Lesson Options
- 45 minute individual lesson$85
- Series of four lessons$280.00
- 1/2 hour junior lesson$50.00
- Series of four junior lessons$160.00
PGA Pro Bios
Ali has been a PGA professional since 2008. She is very involved in the First Tee of Indiana serving as the Program Director of Northern Indiana. She also teaches classes within the First Tee. Her duties within the First Tee include overseeing programming at about 30 golf courses that conduct First Tee and oversee over 200 elementary schools that teach First Tee in the PE classroom.
Ali is a graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School in Lafayette, Indiana where her team went to the state finals three of her four years finishing tied for second in her senior year. Her team also was the North Central Conference Champion three of her four years at Jeff. She was named All-State her senior year finishing 8th in the state. Her accolades in high school included a two-time Player of the Year in the Central Indiana Junior Golf Association and the youngest person ever to win the Greater Lafayette Women’s Golf Tournament. She was 16 years old.
She is a graduate of Northern Illinois University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology and Physical Education. She has continued to use her teaching degree in the First Tee and her many lessons. She was named team captain and led the team in scoring during her time at Northern. She was also named the most valuable female athlete at Northern in 2003.
She was an assistant golf professional at Coyote Crossing golf course in West Lafayette Indiana and at Heartland Crossing Golf Links in Camby, Indiana. She later was named the head professional at Heartland Crossing. She has been with the First Tee since 2011.
She is also the varsity girl’s golf coach at Bishop Chatard High School and has been there for six years.
She is a major advocate of teaching golf, but not just the game. She believes that golf is not only a physical sport, but a mental one as well. Her teaching philosophy includes a love of the sport that has been very good to her.
Lesson Options
- 45 minute Junior Lesson$70.00
- 45 minute Adult Lesson$85.00
Group Rates Available
Jamie has been a Division I head and assistant golf coach for the past 13 years. His accolades include two women’s Horizon League Conference Championships with IUPUI (Men’s Coach of the Year 2018) and nine appearances in the post season overall (team & individuals). Jamie has learned a lot from his stints at Indiana University, University of Toledo, and now is in his fourth season with IUPUI.
Along with coaching and teaching, Jamie has a long history of competitive golf. Jamie was an IHSAA State High School Champion (1992) and Indiana High School Golf Hall of Fame member (2019). Jamie attended Ball State University and was an All-American Third Team (1999), he was also awarded the Ben Hogan Award (1998—Nations top Scholar Athlete). Jamie still owns many records from his time at BSU. Jamie played professional golf from 1999-2008 and was a member of the Korn Ferry Tour from 2004-2007. Jamie was a two-time Indiana State Open Champion and was the PGA Player of the Year in 2014 (Northern Ohio Section) and 2020 (Indiana Section). He will be inducted into the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame this year. Some other accolades include:
*Played in two PGA Championships 2014 & 2017
*Represented team USA in the PGA Cup 2015 & 2017
Jamie’s Coaching Philosophy
My goal for teaching and lessons is three fold:
1. Plan—establish goals and process to achieve your goals
2. Fundamentals—Posture, Grip, alignment. Be an athlete
3. Knowledge—know your tendencies and establish good techniques for all areas of the game
