Mike Fay Honored As 2019 Best Golf Instructor In Harbor Springs, Michigan

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Mike Fay Golf Receives 2019 Best of Harbor Springs Award

Harbor Springs Award Program Honors the Achievement

HARBOR SPRINGS September 2, 2019 — Mike Fay Golf has been selected for the 2019 Best of Harbor Springs Award in the Golf Instructor category by the Harbor Springs Award Program.

Each year, the Harbor Springs Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Harbor Springs area a great place to live, work and play.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2019 Harbor Springs Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Harbor Springs Award Program and data provided by third parties.

About Harbor Springs Award Program

The Harbor Springs Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the Harbor Springs area. Recognition is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value.

The Harbor Springs Award Program was established to recognize the best of local businesses in our community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to recognize the small business community’s contributions to the U.S. economy.

SOURCE: Harbor Springs Award Program

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Harbor Springs Award Program
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Coaches Corner Appearance By Mike Fay

Mike was a guest on the April 21, 2016 edition of Golf Talk Live- Coaches Corner with  Pete Buchanan hosted by Ted Odorico.  Pete Buchanan is the Founder, Director of Instruction, and owner of Plane Simple Golf, LLC which houses Plane Simple Golf Circuit and the Simple Swing Repeater Training Brace.  During this episode Pete, Mike and Ted discuss the factors to why the average golfer’s handicap has not seen a decrease for quite some time.  The panel also discuss the changes that they have implemented in their own coaching programs to combat this and how golf instruction is changing for the betterment of the game of golf.  Take a listen and enjoy!

For more of Mike’s interviews please click here. 

 

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Mike was honored to speak as part of a PGA Forum Panel with Todd Firestone and Annika Sorenstam at the 2016 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida on January 27th, 2016.  The PGA of America’s Director of Digital Strategy Joni Lockridge moderated the event.  Some of the topics discussed where the value of social media and it’s use in golf instruction and growing your business, trends in the area,  how to track performance, and the future of social media as it relates to golf.  Last year’s PGA National Teacher of the Year Michael Breed opens the discussion.  Here is the entire presentation.

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Mike Fay Named U.S. Kids Golf Top 50 Master Kids Teacher

We are very pleased to announce that Mike Fay has been awarded the U.S. Kids Golf Top 50 Master Kids Teacher Award.  This is the highest honor an instructor can achieve from U.S. Kids Golf.  These individuals have earned the distinction of Master Kids Teacher by winning the Top 50 Kids Teacher Award three or more times making Mike one of America’s best golf instructors. Chosen based on their contributions to junior golf, such as: time devoted to teaching young golfers; innovation, creativity and fun in their programs; communication; parental involvement; and overall effort to grow the game.

Hosted by the Golf Channel’s Jennifer Mills here are some pictures from the award ceremony held on January 28th, 2016 at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida.

For more information about the about the U.S. Kids Golf Top 50 Kids Teacher Awards please click here.  Mike coaches and gives lessons at the Boyne Golf Academy located Boyne Mountain Resort and Boyne Highlands Resort in Michigan.  For more information on Mike’s Junior Programs, please click here.

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