Kelly Hodge
LPGA Teaching & Club Professional — dedicated to transforming the golf game for youth and adults across Colorado Springs.
Driven by a Love
for the Game
Kelly has played competitive golf since the age of 8. Growing up in Fort Collins, Colorado she enjoyed early success on the golf course and played and placed in many events in the CWGA through high school. She was the first girl to play on a boys golf team in high school in Northern Colorado 1982-1985 — before Title 9 was passed and made the Varsity team all three years at Rocky Mountain High School.
She then went on to play Collegiate Varsity Golf For CSU in Fort Collins 1986-1990. Her love for golf along with her degree as an English major/secondary teacher have lead to sharing her love and passion of the game especially to young girls and students of all ages men and women alike.
Fun Fact: My sister Kathy is a pro in Ft Collins and she played for The University of Wyoming and I played for Colorado State in Ft Collins — we grew up competing against each other and in college.
Kelly Kleckner Hodge is a Member of The LPGA Teaching and Club Professional (T&CP) Division. The LPGA T&CP was founded in 1959 and boasts the largest membership of women golf professionals in the world.
More than 1,500 strong, LPGA T&CP members are dedicated to the advancement of golf and serve throughout the golf industry as head professionals, assistant professionals, teaching professionals, directors of golf, owners of golf schools and facilities, golf administrators, college and high school coaches and more.
LPGA T&CP members are certified as golf instructors, coaches and business managers through a comprehensive curriculum designed to meet the changing needs of the golfing public.
LPGA T&CP members support the LPGA's various grassroots programs that were created to involve women and youth in golf as well as contribute to the overall growth of the sport. These programs include LPGA-USGA Girls Golf, LPGA Tour Junior Clinics, the LPGA Lesson Zone Presented by Volvik, and LPGA Golf Clinics for Women.
Kelly is primarily located at World Golf Center with additional lessons at Cherokee Ridge Golf Course.
Why Kelly is Different
LPGA Teaching & Club Professional
Certified by the Ladies Professional Golf Association's Teaching & Club Professional division — the gold standard in women's golf instruction.
LPGA-USGA Girls Golf Chapter Leader
Leads a nationally recognized chapter of the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf program, introducing the sport to girls ages 6–17 across Colorado Springs.
Colorado Golf Association Partner
Active partner and instructor with the Colorado Golf Association, contributing to junior development and statewide golf growth.
Student-Centered
Teaching
Kelly's 30 years of teaching and coaching lends her to be focused on what her students can personally gain, and what steps they need to take to meet each goal. Playing since she was five, and continuing at Colorado State University with collegiate golf, she pursued her love of golf with a deep understanding and background in physical fitness as well as completing her degree as an English major.
Kelly shares strengthening both physically and mentally to become a better golfer. Her lessons are student centered and cater to the daily/weekly goal of her students providing drills and feedback. She is well known in the community for her unrelenting passion for junior golf through coaching at both the middle and high school levels, and mentoring hundreds of young ladies through the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf of Colorado Springs as both the founder and director to college D3-D1 collegiate golf.
Kelly coaches all ages and abilities, but is most proud of her many programs that promote girls and women in golf such as the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf and Women, Wine and Wedges. Kelly also assisted with the USGA Linkers program for over fifteen years teaching group lessons to over 200 juniors/season. She continually offers golfers semi-private and private lessons throughout the year.
As a student, you can choose from a single lesson or move into a series of 3 or 5 lessons depending on the time you have to develop your skills. She is flexible with days and times, and can accommodate small groups as well as large.
“Give Kelly a call or text to set up your success on the course!”
— Kelly Hodge, LPGA TCP
A Legacy of Excellence
Colorado State University D1 Women's Golf Team
LPGA Teacher of The Year
LPGA Central Section.
Lead Instructor for the USGA Linkers Program
Colorado Springs Director of Middle School Golf
Boys and Girls program. Champions twelve times.
Coronado Boys Assistant Coach
Two team 4A CSML first place finishes. Four top ten state team finishes. State team champions 2014.
US Senior Open
Caddy Chair
US Women's Senior Open
Caddy Chair
Head Girls Golf Coach Coronado High School
First CHS Girls Team State Qualifier
First time for CHS Girls to qualify for state as a team. One top twenty individual place at 4A State. Second place 5A CSML Team, and two girls placed in the top five for 5A CSML.
5A CSML Team Champions
Fourth place state team, and two top twenty finishes.
US Senior Open
Marker
5A CSML Team Champions
Third place state team, and one top ten individual finish. Kate Griffin — Golf Athlete of The Year 2018/2019.
Gazette's Girls Golf Coach of The Year
Kelly Hodge recognized as Coach of The Year for Southern Colorado.
LPGA-USGA Girls Golf National Academy Instructor
Coronado High School Girls Golf
Two qualifying state teams. Four top 25 individual places at 5A state golf.
BMW Award Winner
Kelly Hodge — BMW Award winner for LPGA-USGA Girls Golf for Colorado.
US Senior Open
Caddy Chair
LPGA Lesson Zone Presented by Volvik
LPGA-USGA Girls Golf Director / Instructor
Southern Colorado.
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