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Tara Roden

Philosophy
I believe in having fun with golf. The game is rewarding and offers many challenges, personal development and confidence building opportunities. With a balanced and healthy approach to learning golf, you can have golf as a life long activity.  Learning what makes golf fun for you - is the key to your success. If it is your skill development and improvement or your self confidence, social or competitive spirit which leads you to the development of your game; my goal is to assist you in the understanding of these areas. It is my personal goal to enhance your enjoyment in golf through an effective learning process suited to you. Your actions fuel the desire to play and develop your game.  Keep golf an exciting adventure! Your lifetime adventure!

Teaching Professional, World Beat Family Driving Range to current date
29 years golf experience, 16 years Canadian PGA Teacher
Nominee Fianalist of PGA of BC Teacher of the Year 2006
Career Best - 4 under par, 67 at Kelowna Springs Golf Club, Kelowna
du Maurier tour series - Top 10 at Royal Colwood Golf Club, 1993 Round of 79
BCPGA Woman's Championships - Third Place T. 2001 Rounds of 84/ 73
Kelowna Women's Invitational – 1st Plc. Tie 2003 - 72/74, 2nd Plc. 2005 - 74/73
Development of "Women's Golf Super League" 2004, 2005, 2006 - Okanagan Region
Experience Magazine, Inside Golf Magazine, Score Magazine, freelance golf columnist
National Coaching Certification Program, working on Level 3
 
STARGOLF Women teaching Women Golf Schools - 1997 to date
Academy Director, Vintage Hills Learning Academy 2002 & 2003
Team creation of the "Golf Academy at Big Sky" 1994 - 1997
Past Head Golf Professional, Pineridge Golf Club (Kamloops) 1999
Marketing & merchandising at Victoria Golf Club and Olympic View, 1990 - 1994
Development of Women’s Only Golf Schools (Big Sky Golf & Country Club) 1994 -1998

Past "Schools For Women" Locations:
Rivershore Golf Links (Kamloops) Nanaimo Golf & Country (Nanaimo)
Fairwinds G & CC (Schooner's Cove) Olympic View Golf Club (Victoria)
Crown Isle Golf Club (Comox) Fraser View Golf Course (Burnaby)
Redwoods Golf Course (Langley) Belmont Golf Club (Langley)
Coyote Creek Golf Course (Surrey) Cheam Golf Course (Chilliwack)
Myrtle Point Golf Club (Powell River) Mount Paul Golf Centre (Kamloops)
Pineridge Golf Course (Kamloops) Harvest Golf Course (Kelowna)
Kelowna Family Golf Centre(Kelowna) Duncan Meadows Golf Course (Duncan)
Past Instructional Programs & Coaching Golf at: Nicklaus North Golf Club, Whistler
Victoria Golf Club, Victoria, Big Sky Golf Club, Pemberton Valley
Pineridge Golf Club, Kamloops,Kelowna Family GC, Kelowna,Vintage Hills Learning Academy, Kelowna

Developed - The Lynne Taylor Junior Girls Club plus Jr. golf camps & weekly clinics:
Victoria Golf Club, Victoria,Cordova Bay Golf Course, Victoria, Olympic View Golf Club, Victoria Shadow Ridge Golf Club, Kelowna, Kelowna Springs Golf Club, Kelowna, Sunset Range Golf Club, Kelowna, Vintage Hills Golf Club, Kelowna

Attended “teaching seminars” in Arizona and Florida with:
Craig Shankland, Paul Runyan, Shelly Woollner, Gar Hamilton, Moe Norman

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