Meet Sam & Pat

Sam McKenney

Director of Player Development for the Wildcat Golf Academy Junior & Adult Academies

Under his guidance more than 15 WGA alumni are playing or will play Division I Golf and 9 are competing at the Division III level. Division I institutions include: Northwestern, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Marquette, Colgate, Creighton, Dartmouth, Fairfield, Santa Clara, Villanova & Virginia

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

Influences in teaching are — Pat Goss, Mike Bender, Robert Baker, Mike Adams, and Robert Powers

 IPGA Tournament Champion