Arizona’s Fisher among first instructors to join Golf Channel Academy

Jeff Fisher, of the Fisher Bryan Golf Academy at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Arizona, has been named one of the inaugural instructors of the newly formed Golf Channel Academy.

Fisher is among the first 25 of the game’s most influential and recognizable teachers coming together to establish a dedicated network of instruction facilities with the active support of Golf Channel, the game’s leading global multimedia and golf entertainment source.

“I’m very excited to be among the first teachers associated with the new, dynamic Golf Channel Academy,” said Fisher, who teaches in Mesa with his wife, Stacie Bryan. “This is a chance for golf instructors to work together, learning from one another and adopting best practices in both teaching and the business of teaching. I think it’s going to propel the coaches and coaching forward in a big way.”

Golf Channel Academy is the first network of its kind devoted to efficiently growing the business of golf instruction. With 25 charter locations already committed, Golf Channel Academy will be inviting additional coaches to become part of the network as it launches in April 2015.

These coaches will benefit from a wide-spectrum of business consulting services and products addressing marketing, sales, technology and back-office solutions needs, as well as shared best practices across the network. Coaches also will have the opportunity to appear on instructional programming across Golf Channel’s television and digital platforms. Students at Golf Channel Academy locations will be able to track their progress using advanced software to measure specific goals under the direction of their personal coach.

“Golf Channel Academy will align the top coaches from across the country to run their business within a robust, collaborative operation,” said Todd Wilson, CEO of Golf Channel Academy. “Our members will have a unique opportunity to tap into best practices and proprietary data that will assist each member instructor and academy operation to grow their business while operating under one unified brand.”

Fisher, who formed his academy at Longbow Golf Club in January 2013, also is Director of ELITE Programs at The First Tee of Phoenix ELITE Academy, which is the first national program of its kind to develop beginning golfers into high level junior players and college players all under the First Tee umbrella.

The former Director of Instruction at OB Sports Golf Academy at Longbow, Fisher has been teaching professionally for more than 20 years at top facilities and academies across the country. He was the Lead Instructor at Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy in Hilton Head, S.C., a full-time live-in golf academy for elite junior players, and a golf professional at Desert Mountain Golf Club in Scottsdale, AZ., where he taught and learned alongside legendary golf coach and World Golf Teachers Hall of Famer Jim Flick.

For more information about Fisher, visit www.fisherbryangolf.com or email jfisher@obsports.com. He can also be reached via Twitter (@LongbowGolfClub) or at 480.414.9330.