Hamza Yunus
About
I was born in Patna, Bihar. My father is in construction business and mother’s a house wife. I have three siblings two brothers and a sister who is the youngest. In November 2016 I got married to the love of my life in one of the most beautiful places in India, Goa.
I started playing golf at the age of 11, after finishing my high school I moved to Delhi to play Junior and Amateur golf along with my studies. I traveled around India winning numerous junior and amateur tournaments. Later I moved to America to pursue my higher studies in golf management. I was there for 3 years and had the opportunity to play many amateur tournaments around Central Florida. I won 6 of them and finished top 3 in 11 of them.
One of the highlights of studying in Golf Academy of America were the faculties who were PGA professionals, making my experience there more rewarding. After completing my studies, I returned to India and joined one of the best golf academies- Protouch Golf Academy in Kolkata as a head professional.
I joined the PGA of Canada at the end of 2017 to upgrade my knowledge. Attended my first PGA seminar and equipment fitting workshop in October 2018.
Below are the responsibilities at the academy.
Head professional at Protouch Golf Academy, Kolkata, India
Duration- April 2014 to January 2019
• Developing Junior Program and training juniors
• Conducting rules clinic for juniors twice a month
• Training coaches to keep them updated with new technologies and training aids
• Conducting private lessons and clinics
• Writing articles and creating instructional videos for the academy's website (www.golftrade.in) and social media pages
• Managed Indian Golf Union’s Eastern amateur tournaments and in-house club events
• Club fitting for juniors and seniors
• Conducting bimonthly corporate clinics
• Responsible for the overall day to day operations of the Pro shop
• Highly experienced with golf training aids
• Manage and maintain the practice range
Now I’m working at Prestige GolfShire Club in Bengaluru, India as Director Of Golf managing complete golf operations, marketing and all Golf related events along with doing daily golf lessons with members, juniors and guests.