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Derek Ingram, Head Teaching Professional at Elmhurst Golf and Country Club in Winnipeg, MB, won the 2007 Canadian PGA Teaching Professional of the Year, his third Canadian PGA National award. Teaching Professional nominees are judged on a wide array of criteria ranging from innovative teaching techniques to instructional articles, videos or promotions. Ingram grew up in and Winnipeg and attended the University of Manitoba. He has authored two books “New Mental Skills for Better Golf – Test your Self Talk” and “Play Golf in the Zone” a 2001-2002 best seller. This is the second time that Derek has received the award for Teacher of the Year, the last time he won this prestigious award was in 2003 along with the Jack McLaughlin Junior Leader of the Year award. He is the first and only recipient to ever win both awards. In 2005, Ingram was also named Top 50 Teachers in America by Golf Range Magazine. He is also a four time winner of the Manitoba PGA Teacher of the Year and two time winner of the Manitoba PGA Junior Leader of the Year.

“When I received the call from Steve Carroll I thought he was going to ask me to sit on a teaching or coaching committee,” states Ingram, “but I was shocked when he told me that I was the recipient of the 2007 Teacher of the Year award. I mean it’s great to win a national award once in your life, but to win three is an honour.”

Ingram is the Royal Canadian Golf Association's (RCGA) National Team Assistant Coach and has been on the national coaching staff since 2000. He has coached teams competing in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Costa Rico, Canada, and the United States. He has also coached Canada's National Junior Team in the World Championships in Japan since 2000. Ingram is also the co-coach and founder of the University of Manitoba Men's and Ladies Golf Program established in 1999. The University of Manitoba Men's team has consistently finished in the top 5 in the Canadian University Championships since inception in 2002. In 2006, the Men's and Ladies team both had top 3 finished.

Ingram’s 2007 teaching and coaching year was quite hectic. He notched over 700 one hour individual lessons, coached over 300 hours of group coaching sessions and was on the road for over 55 days with the National Junior team, University of Manitoba golf teams and high performance junior programs.

In addition to his duties with the RCGA and the University of Manitoba, Ingram is a coach with Golf Manitoba's Player Development Program and a facilitator for the Canadian PGA's Teaching and Coaching Certification Program. He recently signed on as the Head Teaching Professional at the renowned Donald Ross design Elmhurst Golf and Country Club. One of the top courses in Canada with a great history, Ingram now takes his coaching practice of teaching many of the finest juniors, amateurs and professional to Elmhurst.

Ingram has a unique way of helping players of all abilities improve their skills and achieve their goals. His enthusiasm is contagious and his care, genuine. He develops programs centred on what they want and enjoys developing deep relationships with his students for best results. Ingram has a keen technical eye and specializes in mental skills coaching. His passion is to help people get better in a positive atmosphere while having fun doing it. “You have to demonstrate a passion for the game if you wish to pass it on.”

“I think I am pretty blessed with what I am doing right now, there are so many great coaches and teachers in Manitoba and Canada so to say what separates me from the others is difficult, but I believe that I have an ability to connect with others in a different manner,” says Ingram. “I think my ability to connect stems from my passion for teaching and the drive to grow the game across Canada.”