SERGEJ DRONOV
Head teaching professional
Sergej Dronov is the Head Teaching Professional and the owner of Pacific Golf Academy
He was born in Belgrade, Serbia and grew up in Vancouver, BC Canada. Sergej Dronov turned Professional in 2005 and became a PGA of Canada Class “A” Golf Professional in 2015. With over 20 years of experience and over 10,000 hours of instruction given, his passion for teaching is something that doesn’t go unnoticed. In the pursuit of growing the game of golf, Sergej moved to Shenzhen, China where he spent 18 months coaching elite Chinese junior golfers. In that time, he gathered valuable knowledge of the culture and the golfing industry overseas. China proved to be a stepping stone into a career path that is now devoted to teaching golf to Canada’s youth.
Growing up with elite instruction and having played in several major junior, amateur and professional events; these experiences have proved to be his biggest asset when it comes to teaching. To this day, he believes that golf, through its dynamic challenges, has the power to be the most rewarding sport for all aspects of life.
MEWAIL KIDANE “MO”
Mewail, who also goes by "Mo", was born in Frankfurt Germany and at the age of 3 moved to Vancouver, BC with his family. Mo grew up playing at one of Vancouver’s most popular golf courses, Fraserview Golf Course. Mo currently holds the course record at Fraserview with a round of 63 (9-under par).
Mo’s experience in competing in junior, amateur, and professional golf tournaments have equipped him with priceless knowledge and an incredible understanding of how to transfer these experiences into an easy communicative form that any level of golfer could understand.
Mo is a big believer in working hard, practicing often, and pushing oneself for greatness.
Andy Lin
Andy grew up in Taiwan, competed, and won in many different high-level junior golf tournaments before moving to Coquitlam, BC in 2013. Andy brings thousands of hours of teaching experience to Pacific Golf Academy having worked at private, public, and indoor facilities throughout Canada.
Before joining the PGA of Canada as a Teaching Professional, Andy was a part of the Douglas Men’s Golf team and helped the team finish in 3rd place in the province in 2019. The year after, Andy finished as the top professional at the Playing Ability Test (PAT) hosted at Meadow Garden Golf Course in 2020.
Andy genuinely enjoys teaching golfers of all ages and all abilities from beginners to more advanced/competitive juniors and adults. Andy is also bilingual and able to teach in Mandarin & English.
Carson Kallis
Carson began playing golf at the age of seven and started to compete when he was nine. After a very successful junior career, he obtained a Division 1 NCAA scholarship to the University of Texas at Arlington. In 2012 he moved to the University of Victoria where he led the team to numerous victories and was named an NAIA 1st Team All-American.
Upon graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Carson began working in the Golf Industry and continued to compete at the National Level as an Amateur.
Carson’s experience in high level junior, amateur, and professional events have given him an extensive understanding of what it takes to be successful in golf. He is also a Certified Titleist Performance Institute Fitness Instructor and believes strength and athletic development to be important assets in competitive golf.
After turning professional in 2019, Carson was hired as an Assistant Professional at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club where he spent three years helping Junior and Adult members improve their games.
Carson’s competitive golf, psychology, and fitness background have given him a well-rounded approach to his teaching style; utilizing a growth-mindset model, he believes in creating structures that feed into his students long-term development.
Cory Renfrew
Cory Renfrew has had a successful career on the Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada, Web.com Tour, and PGA TOUR.
A British Columbia native to the core, Cory has diligently worked for the successes he has achieved.
Cory has taken a path less traveled in the golf landscape, choosing to forgo a U.S. scholarship to become a Thunderbird at the University of British Columbia. Ready to fire with a strong artillery of skills and talent, Cory is well on his way to a successful professional career. With his down to earth demeanor and enjoyment on, Cory has been embraced by his community and has become a fan favorite across the country.
His amateur accomplishments are numerous, including winning the BC Mid-Am, finishing runner-up in the Canadian Mid-Am, and third in the Canadian Amateur.
He earned his PGA Tour Canada card in 2012, and had a breakthrough year, finishing second at the Victoria Times Colonist Island Savings Open and winning the Syncrude Boreal Open, finishing third on the Order of Merit.
In 2015 Renfrew made headlines qualifying for the PGA Tour's Frys.com and Waste Management Phoenix Open. Renfrew was medalist in the Frys.com Monday qualifier by four strokes and made the cut in the always formidable Waste Management Phoenix Open.
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