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Danny Sinksen

Nike Junior Golf Camps Danny Sinksen

Director of Player Development for Sioux Falls Golf, Danny Sinksen serves as camp director for the Nike Junior Golf Camps at Prairie Green Golf Course.

Danny has recently been promoted to the position of Director of Player Development, overseeing all instructional programs for all three Sioux Falls Golf facilities.

Notable Information on Danny Sinksen:

• Danny has been the PGA Head Golf Professional at Elmwood for nine years. He has been an employee at the Sioux Falls Golf courses since 1999.

• He is now officially a "The First Tee" Head Coach, earning this title in 2017 after three levels of training an annual testing. Danny coaches the "Eagle" program on Wednesdays at Elmwood. Elmwood is a First Tee facility with more than 800 participants annually and has had over 8000 participants since it started in 2007.

• Started the Sioux Falls Golf Academy with fellow professionals Mitch Brunick and Chad Veire currently having between 20-30 students.

• Created the Sioux Falls Golf Junior Tour in 2015 that attracts 60-80 juniors to four different events annually. • Has hosted a local qualifier for the Drive, Chip and Putt competition four of the past five years.

• Executive Director of the Sioux Falls Men’s Golf Club that conducts over 20 golf events annually for more than 400 members.

• Started PGA Junior League team from Elmwood in 2015 and currently has two teams (20 participants) in the Sioux Falls area league.

• He started the Get Golf Ready programs at Prairie Green and Elmwood almost 8 years ago now. This program is for new golfers to get to know the game and classes fill every year.

• He won the 2017 teacher of the year award with the Dakota Chapter of the Minnesota PGA Section.

• Danny coaches the Augustana University Men’s golf team and has done so for the past four seasons. He also coached at the University of South Dakota from 2008-2010 while earning his Master's Degree in Adult Education and Higher Learning.

• PGA Member since 2015.

Competitive Play

Danny finished tied for 6th at the 2018 Minnesota PGA Professional Championship held August 27-28 at Woodhill Country Club in Wayzata, MN. Based on his finish Danny qualified for the 2019 PGA Professional Championship being held at Belfair Golf Club in Bluffton, SC April 28 – May 1, 2019. The low 20 professionals in the championship will qualify to play in the 2019 PGA Championship being held at Bethpage Golf Club in Farmington, NY in May 2019. Danny also won the 2018 Minnesota 4 Ball Championship with partner Kyle Scanlon, who he coached at the University of South Dakota.

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