AVIARA GOLF ACADEMY - Key Persons
Bob has been teaching for Kip at the AGA since 1995. Bob has a passion for the game and is a master instructor in the areas of full swing, short game and strong with the mental side of golf.
Bob has been teaching for Kip at the AGA since 1995. He graduated from UCSD in '91 and was an All American for the UCSD Golf Team. Bob currently is working with 2011 Women's US Open Champion So Yeon Ryu, the 2012 Korean National Team, PGA Tour player and 2004 Ryder Cup player Chris Riley. He also works with 2011 NCAA Women's Championship Team UCLA player Ani Gulugian, as well as college players at Northwestern, UOP, LMU, William and Mary, Cal to mention a few. Bob has a passion for the game and is a master instructor in the areas of full swing, short game and strong with the mental side of golf. As a player, Bob competed on the Golden State and Canadian Tours, played in the PGA Buick Invitational, and won the city Championships in Coronado and Costa Mesa. Bob still competes and was a member of the 2011 Century Club Team for the San Diego Chapter of the PGA. Bob has been a member of the PGA since 2002.
Since 2003, Bruce has been named one of Golf Digest's top teachers in California. He is a class A PGA professional and a certified PGA Coach. Bruce loves to work with golfers of all abilities on improving their game--from Junior World Champions to players just learning. Bruce's years of tournament experience and high-level play are incredibly valuable to players of all skill levels. Whether the goal is to break 100 or win a championship, Bruce's insight into the finer details of the game can help anyone lower their scores. His main philosophy is: keep it simple. The golf swing can be very complicated, and when trying to do everything perfectly, the results can often be poor.
In 1990 he was hired by the San Diego Golf Academy to become the Director of Instruction for the AGT Program. He worked there until 1995, when he was hired by the Aviara Golf Academy.
At the Aviara Golf Academy, Grant has enjoyed working with the staff and has developed his teaching even further while working for and with Kip Puterbaugh. He became a full time member at the academy in 1999.
Jamie began teaching in 2010 with the Aviara Golf Academy and studied over a thousand hours under Kip and the instructors to build a full background in their teaching methods and philosophies.
Jason began playing under the tutelage of his father, Kip Puterbaugh. Kip's love and passion for golf and the golf swing drew Jason to the sport as he began to progress through the junior golf ranks.
I have been very fortunate to be surrounded with some of the top people in the golf industry from a very early age. At 10 years old, my first instructor was the legendary two-time PGA Champion Paul Runyan. He was a great role model and inspirational in my desire to play and become involved with the great game of golf.