Dustin Wilson
About
Dustin Wilson is a PGA of Canada Class “A” Teaching Professional Whitewater Golf Club in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Dustin has tremendous passion for the game and focus to excel as a coach offering instruction and coaching programs in at all levels in Northwestern Ontario.
At the age of 19 he moved to the GTA from Thunder Bay to start his golf career. In that year he became a member of the PGA of Canada becoming one of the youngest professionals in the country. He is also a graduate of the Professional Golf Management Program at Georgian College. Dustin has had the opportunity to work for some of the finest golf courses in Canada in his 20 years plus as a member of the PGA of Canada. These experiences have led Dustin to his successes as a business person within the industry. He worked at the famous Glen Abbey and coached for a world class golf academy `Core Golf Academy“. He has had the opportunity to work alongside some of the top teaching professionals in the industry like PGA Tour Coach, Sean Foley and Dr. Craig Davies.
In 2011 Dustin was named the PGA of Manitoba`s Junior Leader of the year award and PGA of Canada’s National Finalist. Dustin has taught over 10,000 lessons in his career helping many junior golfers obtain scholarships and has been a huge part of growth and development of the game in Northwestern Ontario.
His biggest accomplishment is starting the "Raising the Barr" Foundation in honor of his former student "Dustin Barr" who passed away from cancer. Dustin was in his sophomore year on a NCAA scholarship when he passed from this horrible disease. He coached Dustin for 10 years, and was fortunate enough to travel with Dustin as a part of his "Children's Wish" playing the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland. All funds raised from the foundation go towards helping families struggling with life threatening illnesses in Northwestern Ontario. Over the past 4 years he has helped raise $250,000 dollars going back into the community and helping families and charities that are in need.
www.raisingthebarrgolf.com
Dustin has two boys Dylan (14) and Brayden (12) that he loves so much and has the greatest gift of life with them . Love and their health keep them strong and after years of struggling with addiction he is so lucky to be a great role model and has a life dedicated to helping others on and off the course.