Heather Angell, PGA, MSM
golfangell@pga.com
www.heatherangell.com
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CERTIFIED CLASS A PGA MEMBER
GENERAL MANAGEMENT /GOLF OPERATIONS /TEACHING & COACHING/ PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
Director of Instruction, The Golf Club at Fiddler’s Creek
PGA National Award Nominee
Award Winning Golf Instructor
Accomplished Tour Professional, Personal Branding & Marketing Specialist
Author, Sports Writer, Keynote Speaker
Master’s Degree, Sports Management / Bachelor of Arts Degree, Marketing and Advertising
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Analytical, detail-oriented professional with 20 years of experience developing a personal brand and marketing oneself worldwide. Expert in the following areas:
Golf Instruction
Business Planning & Implementation
Marketing & Advertising
Public Relations & Media, Journalism
Tournament Operations & Event Management
Global Playing Experience
AWARDS
South Florida PGA Southwest Chapter Teacher of the Year 2024, 2021
South Florida PGA Section Professional Development Award 2024
GRAA Top 100 Growth of the Game Teaching Professional 2023, 2022, 2021
US Kids Golf Top 50 Kids Coach 2023
PGA National Player Development Award Nominee 2023, 2022
South Florida PGA Women’s Player of the Year 2022
South Florida PGA Section Player Development Award 2021
PGA LEAD Cohort V 2021, 2020
US Kids Golf Top 50 Kids Coach Honorable Mention 2024, 2022, 2021, 2020
South Florida PGA Southwest Chapter Player Development Award 2019
One of four PGA Professionals to qualify for the PGA KPMG Championship 2018
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director of Instruction 2024-Present
The Golf Club at Fiddler’s Creek, Naples, FL
Director of Instruction 2019-2024
Heritage Palms Golf & Country Club, Fort Myers, FL
- Taught over 1,250 lessons and over 125 clinics in 2023
Adjunct Professor, “Golf for Business and Life” 2018-2024
Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL
- Instructor for Level 3 Golf Practicum 2023-2024
- Instructor for Golf For Business and Life 2018- 2022
LPGA/Symetra and Canadian Women’s Tour Golf Touring Professional 2003 – 2019
Managed and marketed "Heather Angell" brand including golf related products.
Notable Playing Accomplishments:
Fifth place at 2024 LPGA National Championship, earning spot in 2025 KPMG PGA Women’s Championship
Third place at 2017 LPGA National Championship, earning spot in 2018 KPMG PGA Women’s Championship
Winner of 2012 Ohio Women’s Open and Second place at 2012 Maryland Women’s Open
Member of 2006-2011 Player Promotional Team–Official marketing team for LPGA Futures Tour
One of two members on 2008 LPGA Professional Development & Member Services Advisory Committee.
Selected by peers as official representative on Futures Tour Players’ Advisory Committee, 2005
Honored by Governor Mike Easley for contributions in Women’s Sports in North Carolina
Golf News Writer
Golf Magazine, Contributing Writer 2023
PGA Magazine/GRAA Magazine, Contributing Writer 2018, 2021-2023
Triad Golf Today and Triangle Golf Today, Contributing Writer 2012, 2017
Senior Golf Instructor 2014-2020
North Carolina Golf Academy, Greensboro/High Point, NC
Teaching Professional/Manager of Ladies Programs 2015-2019
Verandah Club, Fort Myers, FL
Southeast Regional Representative for GIS Operations 2005-2010
Sky Hawke Technologies, Inc., Ridgeland, MS
Editor and Writer of Training and Teaching Manual 2005
Accelerized Golf, Atlanta, GA
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
South Florida PGA Southwest Chapter Education Committee - Co-Chair 2023-Present
Organized the First Annual SFPGA Southwest Chapter Teaching Symposium with 76 attendees - 2024
Organized the First SFPGA Southwest Chapter Sports Psychology and Fitness Symposium - 2024
PGA HOPE Veterans Golf Clinics Lead Instructor 2021-2024
Started and led the PGA HOPE Fort Myers Program and the All Ladies PGA HOPE Program for Southwest Florida
South Florida PGA Section Awards Committee 2022-2024
South Florida PGA Section Tournament Committee 2021-2023
PGA Women’s Leaders ProAm Clinic 2019
Developed a program of golf skills to instruct 60 women during the PGA Women’s Leaders ProAm in the Dominican Republic
Instructor for National Golf Clinics 2019-Present
KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Clinic, National Women’s Golf Day, LPGA USGA Girls Golf Clinic
Crosby Scholars Invitational 1998-2019
Tournament Committee Member/Earned over $150,000 for charity
Junior League of Winston-Salem (JLWS) 2007-2018, Winston-Salem, NC - Active Member 2007-2018
Scholarship Selection Committee, Crosby Scholars Program
Chairperson for the Crosby Scholars Program Committee
Executive Board of Directors Representative, Forsyth Education Partnership
Editor and Assistant Editor of the semi-annual magazine for the JLWS, Words of Winston-Salem
Junior League, Sarasota, FL – Sustaining Member 2019-2021
Junior League, Fort Myers, FL – Sustaining Member 2022-2024
EDUCATION
Golf Certifications
PGA Certified Professional in all four designations 2017
General Management, Golf Operations, Teaching/Coaching, Player Development
PGA Class A Membership 2015
Science and Motion Golf SAM PuttLab Instructor 2023
Aimpoint Certified Level 2 2021, 2023
Flightscope Certified 2021
US Kids Golf Level 1and 2 Certified Instructor 2020, 2022
Eyeline Golf Certified Instructor 2020
PGA.Coach Certification 2019
Trackman Certified 2019
SuperSpeed Level 1 and Level 2 Certified 2019, 2021
Swing Catalyst Level 1 and Level 2 Certified Instructor 2018, 2019
High Point University, High Point, NC
Master’s Degree, Sport Management
Summa Cum Laude | Phi Epsilon Kappa Honor Fraternity
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Marketing and Advertising, School of Journalism
National Merit Scholar | Full Athletic Golf Scholarship
Dean’s List | ACC Honor Roll | Athletic Director’s Scholar Athlete Award