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Campus Recreation

Travis Skeesick

Joey EshTravis Skeesick has over 30 years of experience as a PGA Golf Professional in the golf industry. He began his teaching career during his 6 year tenure at Pasatiempo Golf Club where his focus was teaching juniors, men, women and clinics to groups of golfers. In 2000, Travis was hired at CordeValle Golf Club and proudly created the CordeValle Learning Center. The programs he created focused primarily on individual private lessons that were custom designed for golfers of all abilities for game enhancement. After 11 years, at CordeValle, Travis joined the team at San Jose Country Club and continued to provide individual lessons and coaching to the membership before he was recruited as the Director of Golf at The Australian Golf Club. While building on his expansive knowledge of the golf swing, one of the major highlights of Travis' teaching career was his responsibility administering The AGC Foundation. This selective membership consisted of extremely talented men and women golfers who are aspiring to becoming tour professionals, by working on their swings, coaching them on the course, and taking a keen interest on their goals and how to achieve them.

After arriving in Montana, his focus has been on building his Golf Academy at the UM Golf Course while also stepping into the role as Lead Instructor for PGA H.O.P.E., working with the veterans. Travis' philosophy is firmly grounded in the fundamentals of the golf swing and keeping it simple for his students. Creating realistic goals, positive coaching and enthusiasm are what make his students improve their game and provide years of enjoyment on the course

Awards and Accomplishments

2024 Pacific Northwest Section - Patriot Award (Western Montana Chapter)

2005 Northern California Section - Merchandiser of The Year

Member of the USA Amateur Basketball Team - China

 

Rates:

Individual adults $75/hour

Series of 3 $200

Series of 5 $325

 

Junior Lessons $45/45 minutes

Series of 3 $125

Series of 5 $200

 

On course playing lessons

Clinics

Group lessons (2 to 8 students)

    • $75/1 hour
    • $40/half-hour
    • $100 for four-hole playing lesson (approximately 60 minutes)
    • $100/month for Coaches Club
    • Monthly packages for women's Operation 36 Golf Academy

  • Monthly packages for Operation 36 Golf Academy for children ages 7-14

  • Available November through February with swing simulators