John Poole

John has been teaching and coaching golf for the last 45 years and is currently Golf Professional Emeritus at Chester Valley Golf Club. John’s coaching has been influenced by the principles of Fred Shoemaker, the founder of Extraordinary Golf.

John has received many PGA awards, including the Philadelphia section and National PGA Bill Strasbaugh Award for work in the area of club relations, the Horton Smith Award for educating golf professionals, and the Golf Professional of the Year Award in 2000, John is also a member of the Philadelphia section PGA Hall of Fame. John is also a member of the Philadelphia section PGA Hall of Fame. John lives in West Chester, PA with his wife, Patricia. They have two grown sons.