JON WATTS
CURRICULUM VITAE
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07773399583 (Mobile)
jonathanwatts81@hotmail.com
jonwattsgolf.com
4 Mere Green Close, Mere Green, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 5BZ
I am a PGA qualified golf professional at the Belfry, benefiting from three years PGA training and customer-facing skills that delivers results. I am honest, reliable and pleasant. I get on well with people and have a friendly and outgoing personality. I thrive on a challenge, am self-motivated and work well under pressure. I enjoy working as part of a team or on my own, using my own initiative.
The major influences that have been imparted upon me, comes from the Belfry for its business initiative and its unrivalled customer service skills as well as the variety of successful golfers and golf coaches around the world.
Career History:
2001 - Present 		Achievements:
· Achieved 3rd Place Trainee of the Year Awards with the PGA of UK and Ireland (2006)
· Fully Qualified PGA Golf Professional
· Qualified with Distinction Average
· Selected to assist the winning European Ryder Cup team during the 2002 Ryder Cup at the Belfry
· Assisted the players and guests during two Benson & Hedges International Opens hosted by the Belfry during 2002 & 2003
· Custom fitting and Teaching the public during the Quinn Direct British Masters tournament 2006.
· Press coverage on Sky Sports and Today's Golfer Magazine and PGA website
· Lectured Custom Fitting for the PGA
· Custom fitting and teaching responsibilities - senior Matt Technician and Senior Taylor Made fitter.
· Wide product knowledge acquired from custom fitting all manufacturers clubs.
· While training I undertook a range of duties including driving range supervisor, golf course management, retail shop, green-keeping and events management.
  Teaching Professional:
· Coaching many individuals, from beginners to low handicap players. Helping them work towards there short and long term goals.
· Coaching weekly junior tuition associated with the Golf Foundation.
· Coaching beginner adult group sessions and member group sessions on a weekly basis.
· Coaching the public, during the golf shows at the NEC as well as the Quinn direct British Masters tournaments held at the Belfry.
· Corporate tuition, group video tuition, pre round clinics, scorecard marking, on course tuition and beat the Pro challenges.
  Key Achievements - Taylor-Made Fitter
· As Senior Taylor Made fitter - personally taking 20 - 40k a month club sales.
· Represented Taylor Made at the 2004 British Open as a senior fitter.
- European tour standard fitter - have already fitted the following:
Paul Mcginley, Simon Wakefield, Simon Khan, Andrew Oldcorn, Mark Roe, John Bickerton, David Lynn, Graham Storm etc
· Organised and managed several Taylor Made golf days, demo days and custom-fit corporate golf days.
· Custom-fit specialist in national golf magazine, Today's Golfer and Golf Monthly, providing a regular monthly article.
· Appeared in various golfing publications and other media outlets including TV.
· PGA custom-fit mentor for current PGA trainees.
  Matt Room Technician
· Custom fitting Taylor Made Tour players, Taylor Made Adidas VIP's and other sportsmen.
· Maintenance and day-to-day running of the system.
· MAT-T EYE Launch monitor specialist.
· Regular contact with TaylorMade U.S and Motion Reality.
· Training other golf professionals on the system.
· Appearing in promotional material for the Matt system
  Training Attended
· Theory and Practical sessions with Peter Cowan (European Tour Coach), Claude Harmon (European Tour Coach), Alistair Davies (PGA Tutor and Ladies European Tour Coach)
· Theory Training with Jim Christine (PGA Tutor)
· Theory and Practical sessions with Dr Karl Morris (European Tour Sports Psychologist and the founder of the Trained Brain Company), John Pates (European Tour Sports Psychologist), John Mathers (Sports Psychologist to Numerous International Teams ? Professor at Stirling University)
· Theory and Practical sessions with Gary Alliss (PGA Swing Tutor and Today's Golfer Top 50 Golf Coach in the UK and Ireland)
· European Tour Level Custom Fit Training with Taylor Made, Callaway, Titleist, Ping, Nike, Cleveland and Wilson.
· Advanced Technology Training with MATT (Motion Analysis Technology ? Taylor Made), FlightScope (Radar Based Launch Monitor) and SAM (Science and Motion ? Putting analysis program)
· Detailed Training with Vector (Photograph Based Launch Monitor)
Education: 1999-2001 Duchy College (Plymouth University), Cornwall
· HND - Golf Management (Distinction)
(subjects covered, include - Business management, Sport Psychology, Exercise and Physiology, Coaching and Turf management)
  1997-1999 Henley College, Henley on Thames
· Gaining a Distinction in BTEC Science (Sport Studies)
· Community Sports Leader Award
· Emergency First Aid in the workplace certificate
  1992-1997 Gillotts School, Henley on Thames
(10 passes) GCSE Maths (B), English (double C), Geography (C), Technology (A), Science (double C)
Physical Education (D), Art (B), French (C)
Other Qualifications:

· PGA qualified professional - finishing top 3rd in the country
· Level 3 PGA Coach
· Emergency First Aid Award
· Bronze Medallion Life Guard
Other
interests:		 · Travel - 8 weeks backpacking along the East coast of Australia
· Squash, badminton, tennis, football, fitness training (CSI-A coaching award)
Other
information:		 British National
Holder of full UK driving license
Date of Birth - 7 February 1981
References available on request

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