Staff Report
U.S. Kids Golf Senior Director of Academy Development Jim Hardy, PGA, and Carolinas PGA Hall of Fame professional Rick Murphy are partnering to create
a youth golf program in the Triad.
Rick Murphy, PGA, has been an instructor in the Piedmont Triad for more than 30 years. Murphy teaches his students from the Greensboro National
Golf Club.
Jim Hardy, who recently relocated to the Triad from Southern Pines, works for the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation where he has been teaching coaches how to instruct kids and aiding in the development of the U.S. Kids Player Pathway, the single most successful youth golf instruction program in the game, since 2015. Prior to that, Hardy was a PGA teaching professional focusing on junior golf instruction in Houston, Texas.
Together, Murphy and Hardy are offering youth instruction based on the U.S. Kids Player Pathway at Greensboro National Golf Club. This 10-level method has been proven worldwide to inspire kids
and their parents to embrace the game and progress from beginners to tournament-ready golfers in a short amount of time. Classes are currently available at Greensboro National at the following
times:
Tuesdays, 4:30p-6:00p & Saturdays 9:00a-10:30a Levels 1, 2 & 3
Thursdays, 4:30-6:00p & Saturdays at 10:30a-12:00p Levels 3, 4 & 5
Wednesdays, 4:30-6:00p & Saturdays at 1:00p Levels 6-10 (COMING SOON)
In addition to partnering with Murphy, Hardy has established the U.S. Kids Golf Piedmont Triad
Golf Tour, which began this past spring and offers a series of tournaments in Spring, Summer and
Fall.
The Fall schedule is as follows:
Sept. 18 Oak Hills Golf Club
Sept. 25 Forest Oaks Country Club
Oct. 2 Cedar Rock Country Club
Oct. 15 High Point Country Club – Willow Creek
Oct. 23 Greensboro National Golf Club
Nov. 6 Salem Glen Golf & Country Club
Nov. 13 Oak Hollow Golf Course
Nov. 19 Colonial Country Club (Tour Championship)
To learn more about the Murphy/Hardy partnership, the U.S. Kids Golf classes or tournaments, visit
https://www.rickmurphygolf.com/Junior-Golf/US-Kids-Player-Pathway,
https://tournaments.uskidsgolf.com/tournaments/local/find-local-tour/507164/piedmont-triad or
contact Jim Hardy at jhardy@uskidsgolf.com or 713.203.7779
