Chris Haarlow is the Head Instructor with Precision Golf School where he serves as the Director of Junior Programming.
Chris is an Apprentice in the PGA as he works to gain Class A status. He recently was named a
Top-50 Kids Teacher in America
by US Kids Golf Inc for the fifth straight year (2004 - 2008); one of only three instructors in the country to receive
this continued honor. This award is given the top professionals who have have dedicated their careers to developing
youth golf in their communities and are known for their overall excellence and commitment to serving youth.
Chris was a three-time
All-American on the Guilford College Golf Team (1989, 1990, 1991). He
has one of the lowest
scoring averages in Quaker history and was twice Tournament medallist,
including the 1990 District Championship. Following college, Chris played professionally
for 6 years highlighted by the 1994
U.S. Open at Oakmont.
Chris grew up in the Pinehurst area
and received some of the best golf instruction in the World as a junior golfer.
He continues that tradition today with the Precision Golf School which he joined in 1999.
In 2000, Chris was instrumental in obtaining a grant from the USGA for $80,000
to initiate the Triad Youth Golf Foundation. This program offers golf instruction
to area kids in a structured mentoring program that goes far beyond the basics.
Scores of area kids receive their fullest exposure to the fun, challenges,
and traditions of golf during the extensive clinics staged by Chris and other
pros helping him. The Triad Youth Golf Foundation is now a model for the rest
of the nation in making golf truly accessible to beginning kids.
In 2000-01, Chris was selected as the Head Coach for the North Carolina team
in the U.S. Kids Golf World Championships
which he has served each year since. As well as coaching the team, he teaches
various members of the team throughout the year.
In 2001, Chris initiated the Triad Youth Golf Foundation's LPGA Girls Golf Greensboro chapter, a
nationwide golf developmental program for girls ages seven to 17. The program
is supported by funding from the Ladies Professional Golf Association and
works with area Girl Scouts and YWCA programs.
