As a graduate of the San Diego Golf Academy, O.J. began his PGA apprenticeship at EastLake Country Club, Chula Vista, CA in 1992. He became a Class A PGA Member and returned to the San Diego Golf Academy as an instructor in 1996. In 1999, O.J. went to work for Henry-Griffitts, the company that pioneered custom fit golf clubs, training other golf instructors in the art and science of teaching and club fitting. He returned to EastLake Country Club as a teaching professional in 2005 and was honored as the San Diego Chapter of the Southern California Section PGA of America Clubfitter of the Year that year. O.J. was also an assistant golf coach at Francis Parker School from 2006-2014 working with the Boy’s & Girl’s Varsity, JV and Middle School teams. In 2020, O.J.’s Junior Golf Academy moved to Chula Vista Golf Course and he was recognized by US Kids Golf as a Top 50 Kids Coach in both 2020 & 2021. In 2022 he was selected as a US Kids Golf Master Kids Coach, due to his exemplary dedication to the growth and development of youth golf. Also in 2022, O.J. was honored as the PGA Southern California Section, San Diego Chapter Teacher & Coach of the Year.
Over his 30-year career as a professional golf instructor, O.J. has given thousands of lessons. He is fluent in Spanish. For more information call O.J. at 619-846-9978 or email him.
Teaching Philosophy: My approach to teaching golf is to make the game fun, especially with children. I use game-based teaching methods to reinforce the “fun” element of golf. Games trigger an energized learning environment and motivation to participate. In addition, they provide structure, kid friendly competition, immediate feedback and confidence-building early on in the learning process.