Sam McKenney

Director of Player Development

Coaching and Playing Experience

Director of Player Development for the Wildcat Golf Junior & Adult Academies
Under his guidance WGA members are currently playing or have played at Division I and III schools. Division I institutions include: Northwestern, Michigan, Minnesota, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Marquette, Colgate, Creighton, Dartmouth, Fairfield, Kent State, Santa Clara, Stetson, Villanova & Virginia, Wisconsin
Among those list of students are the 2016 Illinois Women’s State Amateur champion, 2016 Western Women’s Open champion, 2015 Illinois State Junior Am champion, 2015 Chick Evans champion, & the 2014 Midwest Junior Golf Association POY
Volunteer assistant for the women’s golf teams at Northwestern University; the Wildcat Women’s Team was the 2017 National Runner Up
Teaching Professional with over 18 years of experience who has instructed professionals, top high school and amateur players both locally and internationally
Certified as a Master Golf Fitness Instructor through Greg Rose, the co-founder of the Titleist Performance Institute and as a certified C.H.E.K. Golf Biomechanic
Worked with some of the nation’s top instructors — including Mike Bender, Robert Baker, Doc Holliday and Robert Powers
IPGA Tournament Champion

Sam has tutored players who play or have played collegiate golf at the following institutions:

Division I: Northwestern, Colgate, Creighton, Dartmouth, Fairfield, Indiana, Iowa, Kent State, Lehigh, Marquette, Miami of Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Santa Clara, Stetson, Villanova, Virginia, Wisconsin

Division III: Babson, Bates College, Bentley University, Bowdoin, Central Iowa, Denison, Illinois Wesleyan, Lake Forest, Loras, Middlebury, Redlands, Rhodes College, Rochester, Rollins College, St. Thomas (MN), Williams College, UW-Whitewater