Mike has been a touring professional for the last 5 years and has had three professional wins. In November 2020 Mike decided that although he is incredibly passionate and commited to achieving his personal goal of being a top 50 player in the world, he also has a great passion of helping other people. With his experience of being around some of the best coaches in the world, he decided to start a new step in his career by becoming a full time golf coach and golf club specialist. Mike began working at Modern Golf in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as a coach and club fitter. Now Mike is coaching players of all levels teaching online via the Skillest App and in person at Centennial Golf Centre and Swing Golf Lounge in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada.
As a junior golfer Michael won the prestigious Canadian Junior Golf Tournament, the Greens and Dreams Junior Invitational at Devil’s Pulpit Golf and Country Club. Later that same year Michael won another junior golf tournament in Florida on the Future Collegians World Tour at the famous Doral club and Resort in Miami, Florida.
After his junior career Michael earned a scholarship to Utah Valley University and competed among some of the best players in NCAA Division 1 golf. Michael was a two time Academic All-American while at Utah Valley and racked up 4 top ten finishes. He was a consistent starter for the UVU Wolverines and was a great leader for the team on and off the course.
After his college career Michael turned pro in the summer of 2015 and has played professionally since. He has had three professional wins and a lot of success on the mini tour level but never quite got his break of making it on the PGA Tour. From taking a step back now and seeing some of his colleagues at the mini tour level make the jump to the PGA Tour, Mike understands what it takes for elite players to make the jump from good to great. Mike has been fortunate to have been around a lot of golfers and see what separates the elite players who achieve their goals and move up the ranks of professional golf and the players who stay stagnant.
Mike is extremely passionate to help golfers of all skill levels achieve their golfing goals no matter how big or small.
Biggest Influences
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Tyler Mcghie
Tyler has years of experience coaching players and winners on the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, PGA Tour LatinoAmerica, PGA Tour Canada, elite NCAA golfers, and elite junior golfers. Tyler is one of Mike's closest mentors and has helped Mike during his playing career to win 3 professional golf tournaments. His philosophy of simplicity over complex epitomizes Albert Einstein's quote: “If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." Tyler's mantra of simplicity and constant improvement resonates deeply with Mike and his coaching.
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Dr. Mark Bull - Biomechanist and Swing Consultant
Mark works with some of the best players in the world and is one of golf’s top instructors. He trains golfers by using a 3D motion capture system that takes a complete analysis of how a golfer moves. This holistic approach enables Mark to give Mike incredible insight in how he can improve as a coach and further help his students. Mike is a student of Mark's online learning academy, Bull3D Academy.
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Sean Foley
Sean is one of the best golf instructors in the world and has coached multiple world #1 ranked players in the world. Mike has known Sean since he was 16 years old and has learned tremendously from him throughout Mike's playing and coaching career.
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Dr. Craig Davies - Chiropractor, Physiotherapist, and Trainer
Craig is arguably the best golf fitness trainer and physiotherapist in the world. He has trained, or is currently training, PGA Tour stars such as Hunter Mahan, Tiger Woods, Anthony Kim, Cameron Champ, Byeung An, Graham Delaet, Danny Willet, Lydia Ko, and the list goes on. He is a huge part of the team that helps Mike improve as a coach by understanding the body and technique to get players to the world class level.
