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Derek Thornley - Director of Instruction
Derek is a Class ‘A’ Level 5 Teaching Professional with more than 25 years of experience in teaching, coaching, managing golf operations and competing professionally. He is a long-time student of the game, receiving much of his guidance from PGA of Canada Hall of Fame members Alvin Thompson and Stan Leonard, and PGA of America member Stan Utley. He recently served as the technical swing coach for the UBC Men’s and Women's Golf Teams and has coached players on the RCGA National Junior Team and National Women’s Team. He has participated as an assistant coach at the RCGA Western Canada Player Development Camp and currently works with several university level team members. As a player, Derek competed on the Canadian PGA Tour and the Australia / New Zealand PGA Tour. He has also played in Canadian Open qualifying events and reached second stage qualifying for the U.S. Open. Before turning professional, Derek competed in the U.S. Amateur (Chicago, Illinois), several Canadian and BC Amateur Championships and finished 7th in the Canadian Junior Championship. A graduate of Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, Oklahoma), and member of the ORU NCAA Golf Team, Derek has coached more than a dozen students that have gone on to receive university scholarships for golf. |
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Ye Rin Suh - Coach
Ye Rin is an LPGA Class “A” Professional and has recently become an Apprentice Professional with the PGA of Canada. A native of South Korea, she's lived and worked in Canada for the past 15 years. She was previously a Head Korean Coach specializing in high-level junior performance and preparation for university golf programs at a local facility. A certified Opti Brain Performance Optimization Professional, Ye Rin combines psychology and Opti Brain science in her coaching to help students better understand the mental-physical relationship of swing performance. Her class “A” status with the LPGA (United States) includes completion of all three levels of coaching certification. Ye Rin is an experienced player and a graduate of the Australia and Korean Junior Golf Academy (Brisbane), and the David Leadbetter Academy (Florida). She has competed in Australia, Canada, United States and Korea. As a junior, she placed 5th in the 2011 B.C. Juvenile Girls Championship and won several championships in Australia including the Greg Norman Point Challenge and Ian Baker-Finch Classic. Following junior golf, Ye Rin competed professionally on the Korean Ladies PGA Tour (KLPGA) for one year. Ye Rin has a deep passion for helping every level of golfer enjoy their game and is committed to a student-centred approach to coaching. |
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Blake Ceron - Coach
Blake has been with the Fraserview Golf Academy for two years and is an active team member working with all levels of the junior development program as well as the adult Get Golf Ready program. He is a graduate of the Golf Management Program at Wilfred Laurier University and has a Diploma in Human Kinetics from Capilano University. Trained and certified as a NCCP Instructor of Beginner Golfers, Blake is also a licensed coach with Canada Soccer and Head Staff Coach with Port Moody Soccer Club. An experienced coach at many levels, Blake thoroughly enjoys helping people of all ages and skill levels reach their maximum potential. |
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Lincoln Li - Coach
Lincoln is a BSc graduate of UBC and past president of the student body Golf Club. Lincoln is passionate about introducing golf to juniors and beginning level golfers. He is a master club fitter and developer of the Tru-Fit performance club fitting process which takes account of every single aspect of golf clubs to maximize their performance through scientific methods at the same time also matching each individual's personality. He is also a TPI certified instructor who focuses on how to improve movement patterns and physical abilities to effortlessly improve people's golf game. |
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Eva Li - Administrative Assistant & Youth Coach
Eva is the administrative assistant for the academy and has been with the Fraserview Golf Academy for a year. Eva recently graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Science degree in the School of Interactive Art and Technology towards a concentration in User Experience and User Interface. Eva is passionate about creating exceptional web design and user-experience at the academy. She is also currently working on her coaching passion and enjoys working as an assistant coach for the Junior Programs. |
