2026 Smart Golf Academy SGA+ & Competitive 17U

This is a Private Registration SGA+ & Competitive Annual Members Only for the 2026 17U PGA Jr. League.

PGA HOPE - Fort Ben

This session of PGA HOPE will be hosted at The Fort Golf Course and the Indiana Golf Office. This session of PGA HOPE will be led by PGA Professional, Andrew Jent. This session of PGA HOPE will be hosted on the following dates and times: Tuesday, August 18 - 2:00pm-3:30pm Tuesday, August 25 - 2:00pm-3:30pm Tuesday, September 1 - 2:00pm-3:30pm Tuesday, September 8 - 2:00pm-3:30pm Tuesday, September 15 - 2:00pm-3:30pm Tuesday, September 22 - 2:00pm-3:30pm IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY PARTICIPATED IN A PGA HOPE PROGRAM, WE ASK THAT YOU DO NOT REGISTER FOR THIS SESSION IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR NEW VETERANS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. PGA HOPE is the flagship military program of the PGA of America. PGA HOPE is designed to introduce golf to Veterans and Active Duty Military to support their social, emotional, and physical well being. Join PGA HOPE alongside your fellow Veterans and Servicemembers. PGA HOPE has served thousands of Veterans and Servicemembers across the United States through one of our 300+ locations. This introductory program is designed to welcome those of all ages, branches and eras of service, genders, and abilities to the golf course and share in camaraderie and fun together as a group. During this session you will learn the basics from grip to 9 holes of golf from PGA and LPGA Professionals. No golf equipment is required. If you do have clubs and/or any specialty equipment, please bring them with you. No prior golf experience necessary No VA disability rating required Veterans do not have to have combat or deployments in order to participate All expenses associated with PGA HOPE are covered Any questions? Please reach out and let us know. We look forward to welcoming you to your first session!

Private Instruction

General private 45-60 minute instruction

5 hole playing lesson

5 hole playing lesson - subject to course availability. Please allow time for warm up. I will confirm before the lesson

9 Hole Playing Lesson

9 hole playing lesson to cover strategy, course management, and more.

Individual

regular lesson

Adult Introduction

Students will learn the basics of the golf swing and short game fundamentals needed to improve in a safe and fun environment.

Advanced Adult

Advanced students should have a basic understanding of the golf swing and basic fundamentals. Expect to become more efficient in those areas while improving in areas such as: chipping, putting, green reading, tournament preparation, how to practice, among others.

Private Instruction

John Childers

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