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Chris Dotson is a Golf Professional at Thornapple Pointe Golf Course based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Coach John Forton is starting his 10th year as Men’s Golf Coach at Grand Rapids Community College. He has an extensive background in the game of golf with over 60 years of playing golf and 40 years of teaching. His coaching experience of 22 years includes his time at Grand Rapids Community College and at Greenville High School in Greenville, Michigan. He recently was elected to the Greenville High School Athletic Hall of Fame and was inducted into the class of 2023 in September. He had an outstanding high school career at Greenville High School excelling in four sports, golf, basketball, tennis and track and field. He recently was elected to the Greenville High School Athletic Hall of Fame and will officially be inducted into the class of 2023 in September. He was a four-year Tri-River Conference selection in golf and was the MHSAA Class B Regional Champion in 1977. He was named to the MHSAA All State Team that same year. Forton was also one of four juniors in the State of Michigan that qualified for the United States Junior Amateur Championship at the Scarlet Course on the Campus of Ohio State University in 1976. He still holds several Greenville High School golf records. After high school he enlisted the United States Air Force and competed in the All-Service National Golf Championship finishing a respectable 10th in the country. In basketball, Forton was the Tri-River Conference leading scorer, unanimous Tri-River All Conference selection and was named to the MHSAA Class B Honorable Mention All-State Team in 1978. He was also selected to the Tri-River All Conference Tennis Team that same year compiling a 12-1 record and finishing second in the MHSAA Class B Regional. He was awarded nine varsity letters in four years at Greenville High School. He attended Aquinas College after graduation and competed on the varsity teams for both golf and basketball for one year and played basketball at Montcalm Community College in Stanton, Michigan that following year. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1981 and attended Park University during his four-year tenure serving his country. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management and Human Resources in 1985 and received the United States Air Force Distinguished Education Award. This award is given to individuals that have obtained the highest standard of academic achievement throughout their four-year career. Presently, Forton is in his 10th year as the PGA Lead Instructor at Egypt Valley Country Club in Ada, Michigan. He has positively impacted thousands of individuals through his teaching at Egypt Valley Country Club and his coaching at Grand Rapids Community College. He resides in Greenville, Michigan where he continues to support Greenville High School Athletics. He has been an MHSAA Basketball Official for 28 years and has officiated over 2500 middle and high school games throughout Western Michigan. When not involved with golf, Forton likes to travel and attend college basketball and football games.
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Private golf lessons in Kentwood average $50 for a week of lessons, with 1 vetted coaches available. Every session is private — 1-on-1 by default, or with your invited group — tailored to your level and goals, at a location and time that work for you.
Golf coaches teach across Kentwood, from Rondo Street Station Park to lesser-known neighborhood spots. Bookings open up across weekdays, evenings, and weekend mornings — and if you have a preferred location, your coach meets you there.
Private golf lessons in Kentwood average $50 for a week of lessons. Booking a lesson package brings the per-lesson rate down, and one-off single lessons are also available — what you pay depends on your coach's experience and the session length you choose.
Private golf lessons in Kentwood are built around your goals. Whatever you want to improve, a coach can focus each session on it. Here are the areas coaches in Kentwood work on most.
Build a more consistent, powerful swing and flush your irons. Kentwood coaches use video and ball-flight feedback to clean up your mechanics.
Get up and down more often with sharper chipping, pitching, and putting. A coach in Kentwood tightens your touch and speed control around the greens.
Add yards off the tee while finding more fairways. Golf coaches in Kentwood work on speed, launch, and a driver swing you can repeat.
Lower your scores by playing smarter, not just hitting it better. Kentwood coaches teach shot selection, targets, and managing your game hole by hole.
See exactly what your swing is doing with side-by-side video and data. Golf instructors in Kentwood turn the footage into a clear, simple plan to improve.
Looking for youth golf coaching in Kentwood? We match kids and teens — from first-timers to high-school and club players — with coaches who specialize in junior development. Private youth golf lessons run at the same weekly rate as adult lessons.
Every coach who works with kids goes through identity and background screening before being matched with young students, and their safety vetting is shown on their profile — so you can book with confidence.
Coaches in Kentwood teach juniors from as young as 5 through high-school and competitive athletes, tailoring each session to your child's age, level, and goals — whether that is first-time fundamentals, building confidence, or tryout and team prep.
Parents are welcome to stay and watch — many do, especially with younger kids — but it is never required. Either way, your coach shares progress and what to practice between lessons.
The location with the most coaches teaching golf lessons at
Rondo Street Station Park
Average length of time coaches in Kentwood have been teaching for
43 years on average
How many coaches teach golf in Kentwood
1 coaches
Average cost of a golf lesson in Kentwood
$50 for weekly lessons
1950 Gerda St SE
1.5 miles away • 1 golf coach teaches here
3724 Shaffer Ave SE
3.6 miles away • 1 golf coach teaches here
