BUFFALO GOLF & SOCIAL - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Owner and Head Instructor
Jesse Struebing has been teaching for 20 years. His teaching philosophy consists of old school practices combined with the best technology available. Jesse has spent the last 14 years teaching golf in Boston, MA. He spent six years teaching and researching at one of the world's top colleges - MIT. During his time there he sat in on many studies from the strokes gained statistic to launch monitor technology testing and verification. From there he started Boston Golf & Social which he still owns and operates with business partner Robbie Vogel. He was awarded "Best of Boston" for his teaching program and was the top ranked instructor in Boston for many years. Jesse and his wife Madeline are both originally from Buffalo New York and they are very excited to be back home and bringing this new venture to downtown Buffalo.
Job Titles:
- Clinics and Private Events Manager
Kassidy Aiken has joined our Buffalo area management and instructional staff at our Downtown Buffalo location. Kassidy is currently a member of the Niagara University Women's Golf Team and Lancaster Country Club. Kassidy comes to Buffalo Golf and Social with enthusiasm and the belief that everyone has the ability to be a great golfer with a little determination and hard work. Kassidy has grown up around the game of golf watching her mother and father enjoy the game.
Before falling in love with golf, Kassidy was a standout softball player where her hard work and dedication earned her a scholarship to the University at Buffalo where she competed from 2018-2020. Kassidy is currently studying education at Niagara University and is a softball coach in the West Seneca Schools district. She has taken her knowledge of the golf swing and combining her knowledge into a way to customize a golf swing that is unique to the individual.
Xander LaPlante started working for Buffalo Golf & Social after taking golf lessons from Jesse in Boston. He has been running the social media and marketing campaigns for BGS for two years. Xander is a former college baseball player and a marketing major at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is currently living in Boston and will be graduating in the spring of 2021. In addition to running the marketing for Buffalo Golf & Social, Xander also works as a marketing manager at a small business in Boston and coaches AAU baseball.