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Chip Thomas, PGA
Co-Founder / Director of Instruction
Chip has over 16 years of coaching experience, spanning from various golf courses and First Tee chapters across the country. He specializes in competitive development, maximizing talent into skill and performance development. His approach derives around holistic player development, assessing player's strengths and weaknesses in their technique and skill, physiology based on varying movement assessments, and developing structure to improve all phases. Chip specializes in competitive junior play, mentoring and leading players to the next level. He is unique in his approach, providing guidance on which tournaments to play in, recruiting assistance, performance tracking, etc. He spent 10 years at Greystone Golf and Country Club, working as an assistant before transitioning to coaching at full time Blackburn Golf. At Blackburn Golf, he was the Lead Junior Golf Coach. He and Paul then created Evolution Golf Initiative to further the growth of the game and develop elite players. He has coached multiple individual state champions along with state championship teams, had multiple players in USGA Championships such as the US Junior, US AM, US Girls Junior, Southern AM, etc. Has coached over 44 college players in the last 6 years including 16 Division One Players.
205-239-6568
Paul Taylor, PGA
Co-Founder / COO
Paul is a PGA Teaching Professional located in Birmingham, Alabama. He has been a PGA member since 2017 but has a long background in golf. He was the Director of The First Tee Sessions in Tuscaloosa where he worked throughout college. After over 16 years in the business, working at both private and public facilities, he decided to start a golf instruction business in the Birmingham and surrounding areas of Alabama. He worked for 5 years building Paul Taylor Golf before partnering with Chip Thomas to create Evolution Golf Initiative. Paul's approach centers around simplicity. Making the game easy with simple swing cues and direction. His passion is growing the game with all players.