Chris Haarlow – Director Instructor

Chris Haarlow is the Class A PGA Instructor with Precision Golf School. Chris serves as the Director Instructor for Precision Golf School in addition to directing the Award Winning Precision Golf Junior Academy.  He is recognized as one of the top instructors in North Carolina, featured at #7 by Golf Digest Top Teachers in North Carolina list.

Chris was named a Top-50 Master Kids Teacher in America by US Kids Golf Inc in its inaugural class in 2008. This award is given the top professionals who have dedicated their careers to developing youth golf in their communities and are known for their overall excellence and commitment to serving youth.

In 2011 Chris was named Carolinas PGA Junior Golf Leader. The Junior Golf Leader Award is given to the PGA Professional who has proven that his commitment to junior programs and initiatives has truly made an impact on the lives of junior golfers at their facility and in their community.  In 2016, he was again recognized by the Carolinas PGA with the Player Development Award.

Chris grew up in the Pinehurst area and received some of the best golf instruction in the World as a junior golfer. He continues that tradition today with the Precision Golf School which he joined in 1999.

A three-time All-American on the Guilford College Golf Team (1989, 1990, 1991), Chris is also an accomplished golfer. He has one of the lowestscoring averages in Quaker history and was twice tournament medalist, including the 1990 District Championship. Following college, Chris played professionally for 6 years highlighted by the 1994 U.S. Open at Oakmont.

In 2000, Chris was instrumental in obtaining a USGA start-up grant for $80,000 to initiate the Triad Youth Golf Foundation. This program offers golf instruction to area kids in a structured mentoring program that goes far beyond the basics. Scores of area kids receive their fullest exposure to the fun, challenges, and traditions of golf during the extensive clinics staged by Chris and his assistants.

Throughout his tenure at Precision Golf, Chris has been leading the growth and advancement in the quantity and quality of offerings presented. Chris’ enthusiasm and passion for instructing the game is seen throughout the Junior Academy and beyond. Chris’s days are spent working with adults looking for an edge or collegiate golfers honing their skills, and his afternoons and evenings training junior players looking to make their mark on the game.

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Jeff Crittenden – Head Instructor

Jeff Crittenden is a Class A Member of the PGA of America and returns to Precision Golf School where he previously taught from 2007-2013. Jeff has a diverse background in the golfing industry and we are excited to have his expertise as part of the Precision Team!

Jeff began playing golf in college and quickly showed an aptitude for the sport. It was just a couple of years later that he decided to make a career of it and became a professional golfer. Three years after college, Jeff moved to Florida to play professionally and won several mini-tour events. He turned to teaching and has taught with the Grand Cypress Academy of Golf, Swing the Thing Golf Schools, ESPN Golf Schools, and Golf Digest Golf Schools where he worked with some of the most prestigious names in golf instruction – Hank Haney, Fred Griffin, Rick McCord, Ed Bowe, and Dick Farley.

In 2006, Jeff realized he had a true talent for strength and distance in golf and decided to try his hand at long drive. In long drive, he quickly found his calling and within a year was competing professionally around the country and around the world just a few years later. Currently, Jeff competes in fourteen or more long drive events per year. He also performs 25 or more exhibition and trick shot shows per year. It’s his job to hit the golf ball as far and as hard as possible while remaining within a very specific grid. And he does it in front of thousands of people every year.

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Josh Nichols – Mental Coach

Josh is a Triad native, and has been playing competitive amateur golf for over 15 years. Josh grew up going to Precision Golf School for instruction. In high school Josh won two state championships, and went on to play NCAA Division 1 college golf at Appalachian State University. While there, Josh won three individual titles and upon graduating held the second lowest scoring average in ASU history. He then set out on a four year journey to reach the professional golf ranks.

Josh sought out who might help him achieve his goals, and went back to Precision and started working with Robert Linville. Although he never turned pro, Josh made great strides in his game to get to an elite amateur level. His journey culminated in the 2017 season when he won the Triad Amateur Golf Classic and the Carolinas Open at Bryan Park within days of each other. And then in the fall of 2017 finished runner-up in the U.S. Mid-Amateur at Capital City Club in Atlanta, GA. Having played eight matches in six days, just one good match from being invited to play The Masters and U.S. Open, Josh realized at the height of his playing career that what he once thought would be his profession no longer satisfied the void that he was trying to fill. From that event, Josh redirected his priorities to focus on his faith, his then girlfriend (now wife) Kayla, and what he would do next.

Ever since the U.S. Mid-Am, Josh has been pondering what he could do to give back to others by using his competitive experience and what he learned on his journey. In collaboration with Robert, Josh realized that the mental side of golf was where his passion and expertise would be. This led Josh and Robert to develop a Mental Coaching program that would help players of all ages identify and overcome the weaknesses in their mental game. Josh believes that no matter your skill level or how many mental hurdles you have to navigate, with a well-defined plan, a good work ethic, and someone to help you along your journey, anyone can be a mentally strong player. His goal and his passion is to see every player become better on the course as well as off.

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Justin Scott – Head Instructor

Want to Schedule with Justin at a Specific Teaching Facility?

• Schedule at Bryan Park
• Schedule at Bur-Mil Park

Justin Scott is a Class A Member of the PGA of America following his attendance and graduation from the PGA Golf Management and Business Administration programs at NC State University. While pursuing his degrees, Justin completed numerous internships; The Washington Duke, Grandover Golf Resort & Spa, Farmlinks Golf Resort, and Raleigh Country Club, that led him to realize his passion and devotion to golf instruction and education. Justin has been commended on his patience for juniors, simplicity in explaining difficult concepts, and dedication to effective communication channels. His main goal is to challenge novice players to achieve their greatest potential and inspire the advanced to reach the next level in their game.

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Kevin McCallister – Associate Instructor

A western North Carolina native, Kevin brings over 35 years of tournament playing experience to Precision Golf School. Winning his first junior tournament at 11 years old and becoming a scratch golfer by age 13 Kevin excelled as a top level junior player winning multiple Jr golf events which included winning 11 out 13 spring tournaments during his senior year in high school. After high school Kevin moved on to play NCAA Division 1 golf at East Carolina University as a business management major. Following a successful collegiate career he made the jump to professional golf where Kevin moved to central Florida and competed successfully on 9 different professional golf tours around the country for the next 4 ½ years. After accumulating multiple top 5 finishes including 2 wins as a professional on multiple mini-tours, Kevin decided to leave the professional game and enter the restaurant and hospitality industry as a business owner which he pursued for the next 21 years.

During that time as a business owner, Kevin regained his amateur status with the USGA and continued his pursuit of excellence in ball striking, short game and putting while working with some of the top instructors in the country including Robert Linville. While working with Robert, Kevin returned to tournament play where he added 18 more tournament wins including 8 Club Championships at two different Clubs, multiple top level amateur and mid-amateur tournament wins as well as two course records and 5 tournament rounds of 64 or better. Keeping Robert as his swing coach & golf mentor over the next 16 years, Kevin used this time away from professional golf to research and refine his understanding of not only the motion of the golf swing, but also his playing strategy and approach to the game of golf. As a husband of 18 years, a father of 3 children, former professional golfer and business owner, Kevin brings a unique set of life experiences and skills to the Precision Instruction family.

Kevin’s goals as an instructor are to use a lifetime of experience, research and knowledge to help every student get the very most out of their own golf skills and abilities. Kevin feels that there is no perfect swing and that every single player who is willing to put forth the effort is capable of, “Finding their best golf swing and shooting the lowest scores of their life!” Kevin is excited for the opportunity to work with golfers of all ages and skill levels.

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