Tim X. Wilkins - Biography

ACHIEVEMENTS

25+ year member, PGA of America
Southern Ohio PGA Section, Teacher of the Year Award 1999
Recognized by Golf Range Publication as one of the top 50 instructors in the country- 2003, 2004
Board of Trustees, Hamilton County Special Olympics
Director of Golf, Special Olympics Ohio 1992-Present
Featured Guest of "Golf Academy Live", nationally broadcast on the Golf Channel
National PGA of America Committee member for Golf for the Disabled
Elected President of Cincinnati Chapter of PGA
Board member of Southern Ohio PGA
Nominated for PGA section Horton Smith and Teacher of the Year Award
Created & implemented instructional programs for major pharmaceutical companies
Developed & Taught educational seminars for instructors on staff at Family Golf Facilities in Cincinnati & Florida
Attended Jimmy Ballard Teaching Seminar
Attended Jack Nicklaus & Phil Rodgers instructional seminars
Winner of Southern Ohio PGA Championship
Qualifier (twice) for PGA National Club Professional Championship
Member of the University of Cincinnati Golf Team

FORMAL EDUCATION

PGA EDUCATION

Successful completion of PGA educational programs to maintain Class A membership status of PGA of America

EXPERIENCE

Director of Instruction, "ON THE TEE" Golf Academy

Creator & Developer of my Golf Academy
Hiring, Supervising, Training of all instructors
Implementation and maintenance of policies & procedures of golf instruction operations
Use of the Swing Solutions video technology

Area Director of Golf, Cincinnati Family Golf Centers, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH

Hiring, Supervising, Training of all instructors
Implementation and maintenance of policies & procedures of golf instruction operation, including all sales & enrollment practices
Train and monitor quality of instructors to assure highest quality at all times
Creation of company point of sales & marketing brochures for instruction

Head Golf Professional, Cincinnati Golf Academy

Created & developed Golf Academy & business plan
Annually taught over 2,000 individual and group lessons
Created and developed lesson plan for corporate outings for major pharmaceutical companies

Host of “On The Tee” T.V. Program

Creator, Director & Host of instructional/educational golf show airing on the Golf Channel & Time Warner Cable in Cincinnati

Host of first radio golf show in Cincinnati entitled “On The Tee” with Tim X. Wilkins on 550 WCKY Radio and 1360 WSAI

Tournament Director

Johnny Bench Golf Classic- The proceeds over $300,000 go to scholarships for college student athletes
Ronald McDonald House inaugural fund raising tournament
Montgomery Inn Ladies Open -36 hole city wide championship, proceeds go to scholarship foundation

Director of Golf/Head Golf Professional
Ivy Hills Country Club, Cincinnati, OH

Coordinate memberships sales & marketing for new country club housing development
Sold over 200 corporate & individual golf memberships prior to club opening
Worked directly with developer & home builders to promote sales of houses on golf course
Worked with golf course architect on routing cart paths, and overall course design strategy
Developed business plan for pro shop
Developed membership tournament and Junior golf program for club membership
Hired and trained assistant professional & Sales Coordinator
Worked with golf course superintendent to set up and mark course to promote speed
of play

Director of Golf & Head Professional
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center, Cincinnati, OH

Host professional of LPGA Championship
Host professional of Ohio Open Championship
36 hole facility, over 40,000 rounds of golf played annually
Coordinated, supervised the running of daily corporate outings
Hired & trained pro shop assistants and shop staff for daily operation
Developed annual shop budget and inventory controls for merchandise sales in excess of $250,000 maintaining a 60% COGS
Developed and ran the yearly membership tournament program for the resident membership

Assistant Golf Professional