Private Lessons & Coaches in Waldorf, MD

With over 40 years of golf experience as a player & teacher. He became a coach to be able to pass on his extensive knowledge of the great game of golf to beginners, intermediate players, & pros. * Coach Mike has developed his very own special and unique golf philosophy and teaching methods. It’s this philosophy that is creating golf champions & believers. * He has educated himself by watching and playing with some of the top teachers and players in the game of golf. He has extensively studied the varied golf theories of the prolific teachers both past and present. * He has also endlessly watched and analyzed the moves and technique of the all time great ballstrikers (Moe Norman, Lee Trevino, Ben Hogan, Annika Sorenstam, and Jack Nicklaus), chippers (Ray Floyd, Gary Player) and putters (Bobby Locke, Ben Crenshaw). * Mike is a PGA Associate who shot 72 in his 5th round of 2019 to win the PGA playing ability test in Baltimore. He is a US Kids Golf Certified Instructor and PCA Certified Instructor.

"Coach Mike does an excellent job teaching the game in a way that’s understandable to anyone. After just one lesson, I shot my lowest 9-hole score of my life and was hitting the ball straighter and with more distance than ever before. I can’t wait for future lessons with him because I know there’s so many other aspects of my game that he will improve.

Nick will be the new Head Pro at Oakton Swim and Racquet Club and is a USPTA Elite Professional and PTR Level 2 Professional with nearly 20 years teaching experience as a head tennis professional, director of tennis, and varsity tennis coach. Currently, he is Flint Hill’s Assistant Varsity Coach for both boys and girls. He serves on several organizational committees for the USPTA including as the State President of Ohio and the Midwest ELEVATE committee. Nick has received several awards including Lessons.com Top 10 instructor 2020 (Northern Virginia), PTR’s Member of the Year (2013), and was named the Washington Post’s High School Coach of the Year in 2010. He specializes with developing junior tennis players using a progression based format. He believes in developing relationships first. By building positive, trusting relationships, he believes that anyone can learn the game of tennis.