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Adam Schriber is recognized by peers and multiple golf media as one of the top 100 instructors across the globe, and a pioneer in the integration of fitness, biomechanical-influenced instruction, and digital technology tools.
Mr. Schriber’s lifelong commitment to golf started early, caddying and playing in tournaments in Florida. Adam graduated from the PGA of America Golf Management University Program at Ferris State University in Michigan, B.S (Business).
Adam has been a PGA member since 1987; a Michigan PGA Member since 2002.
After graduation from Ferris, Adam pursued a playing career, rising to the PGA Nationwide Tour [now known as PGA Tour Korn Ferry], and the PGA Tour. Injuries derailed Adam’s playing career, and his focus evolved to teaching, with emphasis on golf fitness and biomechanical performance.
When legendary golf instructor David Leadbetter started Leadbetter Golf Academy, Adam Schriber was among his initial hires. Leadbetter Academies eventually grew to 135 instructors at 27 sites worldwide. Over 10 years Adam rose quickly to Di-rector of Instruction for all the USA locations. In 2001 Mr Leadbetter sold the USA business to what became IMG Golf Academies, and Adam struck out on his own in instruction, technology, fitness and golf management.
Adam served as Director of Golf and Instruction at The Landmark Academy by Performax, and Director of Golf Applications for Skill Technologies 3 D Motion Analysis Systems. Adam’s instructional and management skills helped turn around the fortunes of Roaring Fork Golf Club – Aspen, CO and Castle Hills – Dallas TX. In Dallas, Adam revitalized an Arnold Palmer Golf Academy, added golf for PE credit in local schools, and achieved an astonishing 100% college golf scholarship rate, producing 3 NCAA Div 1 All-Americans, including US Women’s Open Champion Brittany Lang.
This was also the time when Adam began working with a young Anthony Kim, who rocketed to the top of Junior Golf ( AJGA), All-American status at the Univ. of Ok-lahoma, and the PGA Tour. In 6 short years, Mr Kim won 3 times on Tour, had 22 top 10 finishes, earned over $12 million, and helped lead USA teams to winning Walker Cup, Ryder Cup and President Cup victories. Unfortunately, a serious inju-ry cut short his stellar playing career, but Mr. Schriber continues with Mr. Kim as Instructor and Friend. See enclosed Sampling of Adam Schriber’s Students.
For family reasons, Mr. Schriber relocated to Michigan, where he lead instruction programs to new levels at Crystal Mountain Resort, High Pointe GC and The Kingsley Club in Northern Michigan.
Adam joined LochenHeath Golf Club in Williamsburg, MI as Director-Instruction where he continues today and and where, in response to rising demand, Adam also founded Tour Prep Golf. TPG is focused on professional golfers seeking to qualify for PGA Tours, perform at a high level to stay on Tour, or to achieve a return to Tour playing privileges. More than 70% of Mr. Schriber’s students have secured status on PGA-Sanctioned Tours [PGA Tour, PGA Tour Korn Ferry, European Tour, PGA Tour Canada, PGA Tour Latinoamerica, Ladies Professional Golf Assn.Tour, Symetra Tour]. Adam’s alumni have been multiple winners on Tour, members of Ryder, President, Solheim, Curtis and Walker Cups, ranked in top 10 in World Rankings, the World’s # 1 ranked Amateur player and multiple College and AJGA All-Americans.
Adam’s Tour Prep Golf (TPG) and affiliation with LochenHeath GC continues today. Many of Adam’s methods and techniques are available at his subscription web site Tour Prep Golf
Adam played a role in the revival of High Pointe Golf Club, Tom Doak’s legendary first solo design in Traverse City, MI, where Adam had been on staff 15 years earlier. High Pointe was a public course that earned Top 100 Ranking by Golf Magazine 1993-99. Unfortunately HPGC was a victim of the 2008-09 Great Recession, closed its doors, and the property was sold with the front 9 used in a hops farm. The back 9 lay in-tact but unused for many years. A developer worked with Mr Doak to restructure and revive HPGC on additional property, which opened in 2024.
Adam consulted on the potential development of an Instruction Academy for the new High Pointe, with state of the art technology and methods; fitness, golf training, performance, recovery, a strokes-gained range, and facilities where coaches/instructors and other industry leaders could collaborate and innovate. Top 100 Instructor Chris Como assisted Adam in the effort.
Adam was ranked Number 1 Teacher of the Year in Michigan by Golf Digest for 2022-23.
Adam is honored to have been named to Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Instructors list for 7 consecutive terms, beginning 2009.
Mr Schriber is a professional “giver”. He regularly appears—at no charge— on any instructional video or podcast that invites him, as a way to freely spread knowledge and wisdom within the profession. This includes the Tour Coach Podcast with fellow Top 100 Teacher Tony Ruggiero, and Top 10 Instructor Chris Como’s Swing Expedition and Concepts Series for GolfPass
In 2020, Adam founded Make a Difference Golf, [MAD Golf] as a Michigan Not-for Profit corporation with the following purpose
“ youth golf and fitness education, instruction, training, and competition, exclusively for charitable, educational, scientific, fostering amateur sports competitions purposes under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code or corresponding section of any future tax code”
Adam is adapting his Tour Prep Golf methods, and integration of biomechani-cal/fitness/ instruction/digital technology, for high school players seeking to play college golf and earn scholarships, all on a cost-effective basis. The vision is that players from modest backgrounds should have access to the same training and instruction as those from affluent households. The Michigan PGA Foundation awarded MAD Golf Player Development Grants in 2021 and 2022.
Visit our testimonial page to read what Anthony Kim, Chris Como and David Leadbetter have to say about Adam Schriber.