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Chip Thomas, PGA

Director of Instruction
PGA Crest

Pelham, AL
Oak Mountain State Park Golf Club, Pelham, AL

About Chip

Chip has over 16 years of coaching experience, spanning from various golf courses and First Tee chapters across the country.  He specializes in competitive development, maximizing talent into skill and performance development.  His approach derives around holistic player development, assessing player's strengths and weaknesses in their technique and skill, physiology based on varying movement assessments, and developing structure to improve all phases.

​​​​​Chip specializes in competitive junior play, mentoring and leading players to the next level.  He is unique in his approach, providing guidance on which tournaments to play in, recruiting assistance, performance tracking, etc. He spent 10 years at Greystone Golf and Country Club, working as an assistant before transitioning to coaching at full time Blackburn Golf.  At Blackburn Golf, he was the Lead Junior Golf Coach. He and Paul then created Evolution Golf Initiative to further the growth of the game and develop elite players. He has coached multiple individual state champions along with state championship teams, had multiple players in USGA Championships such as the US Junior, US AM, US Girls Junior, Southern AM, etc.  Has coached over 44 college players in the last 6 years including 16 Division One Players.

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Chip's Experience

Helping players achieve their goals.


Improving Your Game

Make the high school golf team

Get swing diagnostic testing

Prepare for Tournament Golf

Earn a college golf scholarship

Add 10 yards

Break 90

Improve your Short Game

Break 80

Break 100


Having More Fun

Have more fun on the course


Getting Started

Get comfortable for business golf

Learn the basics

Avoid embarrassment on the first tee

Students & Lessons

Coaching Services

Player Type

Youth

Adult

Male

Playing with disabilities

Teen

Senior

Female

Session Type

Individual

Skills & Tools

Improve with Chip.

SkillsTools
Putting
Speed
Physical Assessment
Short Game
Club Fitting
Full Swing
Course Strategy
Wedge Play
Chip's Facilities

Oak Mountain State Park Golf Club

Pelham AL

*Coaching available to public

PO Box 278, Pelham, AL 35124-0278

Birmingham AL

4100 Greystone Dr, Birmingham, AL 35242-6409

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