Trent has been playing golf for more than 20 years and has been a teaching professional for almost 10 years. Trent’s career he has seen great success winning multiple awards including: 2020, 2014 and 2012 South Central Section Player of the Year, SunCountry Apprentice Player of the Year in 2010, and SunCountry PGA Player of the Year in 2011. Trent is a graduate of University of Texas at El Paso which he attended on a golf scholarship.
Trent’s philosophy is to listen to the student and help them form their goals. From this point, a path can be established to allow the student to reach these goals by using their unique abilities. Through clinics, junior camps, private and playing lessons, Trent has experience helping golfers young and old improve their game and lower their scores.
Mission
My mission is to help players at all ages and levels of the game become better golfers and healthier people. I enjoy helping people learn every aspect of the game of golf with various technologies including: Trackman Ball & Club Tracking System, V1 Swing Analysis Video Systems, TPI Performance Certification Testing and more…
Certifications
PGA of America – Class A Professional
Golf Fitness & Nutrition
- TPI – Titliest Performance Institute Certified Professional
- TPI – Junior Golf Certified Professional
Course Management
- Course Management – Decade Golf – Course Management Certified Professional
Mental Game & Human Performance & Psychology
- Mental Game – Flowcode Golf Master Professional
Swing Analysis & Fitting Performance
- Trackman Certified Professional
- V1 Certified Professional
- Titleist, Taylormade, PING, Callaway Fitting Specialist
Personal Bio
- Director of Player Development – Golf Professional at Crestview Country Club: 2012-present
- Golf Professional at Wichita Country Club: 2011-2012
- Director of Instruction, Painted Dunes Desert Golf Course: 2010-2011
- Played on the Adams Professional Golf Tour: 2009-2010
- Golf Professional at El Paso Country Club: 2006-2009
- Attend the University of Texas at El Paso on golf scholarship from 2001-2006
- Attended Rio Rancho High School, Rio Rancho, NM
- Born in Iowa City, Ia
Playing Accomplishments
- 2023 National Club Professional Championship Qualifier (Twin Warriors/Santa Ana, Bernalillo, NM)
- 2022 South Central Section – Section Championship Champion (Auburn Hill, Wichita, KS)
- 2020 South Central Section Professional National Championship Champion, The Golf Club of Oklahoma, Broken Arrow, OK
- 2022 National Club Professional Championship Qualifier (Barton Creek Resort & Spa)
- 2021 National Club Professional Championship Qualifier (PGA Golf Village, Port St. Lucie, FL)
- 2019 National Club Professional Championship T-61st Place Finisher, Belfair, Bluffton, SC
- 2018 National Assistant Championship Qualifier
- 2018 National Club Professional Championship Participant, Bayonet and Black Horse Golf Courses, Seaside, CA
- 2016 National Club Professional Championship Participant, Turning Stone Resort, Verona, NY – T21st finish (playoff loss to qualify for 2016 PGA Championship)
- 2014 National Club Professional Championship Participant, The Dunes Golf and Beach Club, Myrtle Beach, SC – T-40th
- 2013 National Club Professional Championship Participant, Crosswater Golf Course, Sunriver, OR.
- 2012 National Club Professional Championship Participant, Bayonet & Black Horse Golf Courses, Seaside, CA – T-50th
- 2014 South Central Section PGA Assistant Player of the Year
- 2013 PGA National Assistant Championship 10th Place Finisher
- 2013 South Central Section Assistants Championship Qualifier Champion
- 2012 South Central Section PGA Professional Player of the Year
- 2012 Champion Yamaha Section Match Play at the Golf Club of Oklahoma
- 2011 Sun Country Section PGA Professional Player of the Year
- 2010 Sun Country Section Apprentice Player of the Year
- 2010 Playing accomplishments include:
- Champion of 9 Sun Country PGA Section Tournaments
- Champion of the 2010 Sun Country Assistants Championship
- Scoring average of 68.61 in section events
- Placed T-27th at 2010 Callaway Golf National Assistants Championship
- Champion of the Footjoy Texas State Pro-Assistant Championship, June 2007
- PGA Director of Golf, Mark Pelletier, El Paso Country Club. (2008, T-4, 2010, T-13)
- T-1st at the 2010 SunCountry Pro-Assistant Championship
- Played full time professional golf on the Adams Golf Pro Tour Series in 2009
- Qualified for 3 Stages of PGA Tour Qualifying School: Pre-Qualifying, 1st Stage, and 2nd Stage Fall 2008
- Collegiate Scholarship Golfer
- Played college golf at University of Texas at El Paso on scholarship: 2001-2006
- Team MVP 2005 and 2006
Awards & Accolades
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- 2022 South Central Section Assistant Professional of the Year
- 2022 South Central Section Player Development Award
- 2022 Operation 36 “Top 50” Golf Coach List
- 2022 Kansas Chapter Youth Player Development Award
- 2022 Kansas Chapter Assistant Golf Professional of the Year
- 2021 Operation 36 “Top 50” Golf Coach List
- 2021 Kansas Chapter Youth Player Development Award
- 2021 Kansas Chapter Assistant Golf Professional of the Year
- 2020 South Central Section Assistant Professional of the Year
- 2020 South Central Section Player of the Year
- 2020 South Central Section Eleanor Drew Stroke Average Award
- 2020 Kansas Chapter Teacher of the Year
- 2020 Kansas Chapter Assistant Golf Professional of the Year
- 2020 Kansas Chapter Player Development Award
- 2019 South Central Section Assistant Professional of the Year
- 2019 Kansas Chapter Assistant Professional of the Year
- 2019 Kansas Chapter Teacher of the Year
- 2019 Kansas Chapter Youth Player Development Award Winner
- 2018 Kansas Chapter Assistant Professional of the Year
- 2017 South Central Section Player Development Award
- 2016 South Central Section Player Development Award
- 2018 Kansas Chapter Youth Player Development Award
- 2017 Kansas Chapter Youth Player Development Award
- 2016 Kansas Chapter Youth Player Development Award
- 2015 Kansas Chapter Youth Player Development Award
- 2017 Kansas Chapter Player Development Award
- 2016 Kansas Chapter Player Development Award
- 2012 South Central Section PGA Player of the Year
- T-40th in 2014 PGA National Club Professional Championship
- 2014 South Central Section Assistant Professional Player of the Year
- 2012 South Central Sectional PGA Player of the Year
- Played in the 2012, 2013, & 2014 PGA Professional National Championship
- 2012,2013 & 2014 Jordan Cup Team Member vs North Texas Section
- SunCountry PGA Player of the Year, 2011
- SunCountry Professional National Championship Champion
- SunCountry Apprentice Player of the Year, 2010
- Champion of the 2007 Texas State Pro-Assistant Professional Championship at El Paso Country Club
- Full-time professional golfer on the Adams Pro Golf Tour Series, 2009
- Golf scholarship recipient, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2001-2006
- SunCountry Challenge Cup Team, Member 2007, 2008, & 2010
- SunCountry Assistants Championship (Champion 2007, 2010 & 2nd Place 2008)
- 2001 New Mexico High School State Champion
- Inducted into the Rio Rancho Sports Hall of Fame in fall of 2014