Real Stories from Real Professionals

Joseph Hallett

2024 PGA of America Teacher & Coach of the Year
Vanderbilt Legends Club (Franklin TN)

★★★★★

I can't say enough about SwingMatch but here goes... SwingMatch is simple, effective, and takes the headaches out of managing lessons. It eliminates the extra emails and texts, makes adjusting appointments easy, and gives students a straightforward way to book.

Every feature feels like one less step for the instructor, while still doing everything you need behind the scenes. Quite frankly they've figured it out, it's the scheduler I wish had been designed years ago for coaches like us.

Andrew Hutton

Assistant Professional
The Ranch Golf & Country Club (Acheson AB)

★★★★★

SwingMatch has been a great addition to my lesson program this season. Before using it, booking lessons often meant several texts or emails trying to find a time that worked. Now I simply send golfers my booking link, and they can choose a time that fits their schedule.

One of the biggest benefits for me has been the time it saves. As an Assistant Professional, instruction is only one part of my day. Between merchandising, tournament preparation, retail promotions, and day-to-day golf operations, any time I can save on administration lets me focus on delivering a better experience throughout the facility.

The booking process has also been seamless for my students. It's straightforward, easy to use, and I've had positive feedback from golfers of all ages, even those who aren't particularly comfortable with technology.

Overall, SwingMatch has made the lesson booking process more professional, more efficient, and easier for both myself and my students.

Rob Bernard

25+ year Class A Professional
Founder, Center of Gravity Golf

★★★★★

SwingMatch has been the best booking platform I've ever used… it's easy as hell. Everything is in one place — my client list, their messages, their payments — and it makes my job as a golf instructor so much easier.

The organization really stands out. I can keep in touch with my clients far more easily, and they can reach me directly through the app. In fact, I get more contact and interaction from my clients who are on SwingMatch than those who aren't. They send me scores from their rounds, updates on their progress, and it keeps me connected in a way I never had before.

Payments are simple, too. Instead of awkwardly explaining every package and price, everything is listed and handled right in the app. That alone saves me time and makes me look more professional to my students.

If you're a teacher, you should have something like this, even just for organization. It streamlines scheduling, communication, and payments all in one spot. For me, it's hands down the best booking solution I've had. This platform should have been built a long time ago — I'm just happy I met up with Chris and got this started for us.

Graeme Nelson

Head Teaching Professional
Stony Plain Golf Course (Edmonton AB)

★★★★★

SwingMatch made my busiest summer yet, much easier to manage. Instead of juggling endless texts and emails, I could book a full day of lessons in minutes and keep all my student notes in one place.

The prepaid bookings gave me peace of mind — my time was protected, and clients were more committed, with only two no-shows all season.

It also helped me retain students I built relationships with indoors — most of my Golf 360 clients followed me out to Stony because they were already in the habit of booking through the app. Even junior camps ran smoother; up 50% from last summer, and the sign-up process was a breeze compared to the chaos of handling it manually.

Matt Dykstra

Head Teaching Professional
Blackhawk Golf Club (Edmonton AB)

★★★★★

Before SwingMatch, the system I was using made availability really rigid — I had to set hours by day of the week, and that just didn't work because my schedule is always changing. With SwingMatch, my favorite thing is the ability to schedule as far into the future as I want, and keep it accurate as things shift.

Having students book on their own without needing to email back and forth probably saved me about an hour a day. Having lesson packages directly on the platform has been huge for retention — everything is tracked and students always know where they stand.

About 95% of my students are online now, and I can honestly say I really enjoyed having it at our hands this summer. It's the best way to stay organized without being overloaded with eight different ways people are trying to contact you.

Elizabeth Stewart

Head Professional
Blackhawk Golf Club (Edmonton AB)

★★★★★

I felt incredibly proud to bring SwingMatch into our program at Blackhawk Golf Club. It provided a smooth, professional experience for both me and my students. They appreciated being able to see my schedule, track their credits, and receive reminders — and I appreciated how much time it saved me.

On average, it probably cut my scheduling messages by 80%. Everything ran seamlessly, from online bookings to managing a few offline clients. It's helped me achieve a better work-life balance — less sporadic and crazy as our summers can sometimes get. SwingMatch has become an essential part of how I manage my business.

Deneb Rondinone

PGA of Canada Class 'A' Professional
Tsawwassen Springs (Delta BC)

★★★★★

This was my busiest season yet as a golf professional, and SwingMatch played a big role in helping me stay organized and accessible to students. My whole life runs on my calendar, and having SwingMatch keep it organized made a huge difference.

One of the biggest wins this year was the QR code system. We have it posted at our academy wall, and it's so simple for golfers to just scan and instantly see my availability. That accessibility definitely brought me more new students and helped me teach a record number of lessons this year. It takes the stress out of scheduling, for both me and my students.

SwingMatch is built exactly for golf professionals — it's not a generic booking tool... It's really... perfect for golf. It allows me to differentiate between private, group, junior, playing lessons... without any hassle. It simplifies organizing my day, my schedule, and my business. For anyone looking to save time, reduce stress, and grow their lesson business, SwingMatch is a no-brainer.

Jason Wiwad

Director of Golf
Cattail Crossing Golf and Winter Club

★★★★★

SwingMatch has been a game changer for my teaching business. The scheduling, rescheduling, and communication tools saved me hours every week — everything's organized in one spot instead of scattered across texts and emails. My students found booking incredibly easy, and I gained tons of lessons just from people scanning my QR code.

The built-in chat kept all my communication under one roof. I didn't miss a single lesson all season. Compared to last year, my student retention and new bookings were way up — 100%. I honestly wouldn't change it for the world.

James T. Quilley

Class A Golf Professional
Canada

★★★★★

As a one-person operation, SwingMatch was the perfect answer to my needs — marketing, scheduling, processing payments, and producing reports to understand my business and share with the facility owner.

I highly recommend it to anyone teaching who wants to save time on administration and present themselves highly professionally to their students.

Gina Nelson

Associate Professional
Highlands Golf Club (Edmonton AB)

★★★★★

SwingMatch made my busy summer so much more organized. As a scheduling tool, it was invaluable. Having all my lessons in one place with automated reminders and notes saved me at least an hour a week compared to piecing everything together with paper, emails, and spreadsheets. The new video and notes feature was a huge hit with my students; instead of chasing down emails, I could just say, 'It's all in the app.'

Before SwingMatch, I'd have rated myself a 6 or 7 on being organized — now it's closer to a 9 out of 10. Everything was compact, easy to use, and worked flawlessly all season. I'd recommend it to any pro who wants a better way to stay organized and manage their students in one place.

Jody Jackson

25+ Year LPGA Class A Teaching Professional
(Victoria BC)

★★★★★

I was teaching one to two days a week and filled up my schedule exactly how I wanted — that was a success for me. SwingMatch made it easy to stay organized, especially since most of my lessons were in packages rather than one-offs.

What I loved most was the customer service. It's not always that case with a lot of the resources we have as teaching professionals, so kudos to the SwingMatch team for actually being human beings we can talk to. They're accessible, they listen, and they truly care about making the platform better for coaches.

The second thing is the all-in-one deal. I loved the ability to track my lessons, and now at the end of the year when I'm doing my accounting, I know exactly what happened. Having that messaging system was really cool where people could have that same feeling of accessibility to me and I don't have to scroll through a bunch of emails to try to make sure I didn't miss somebody's message.

Derek Kovacs

Associate Professional
Edmonton Petroleum Golf and Country Club

★★★★★

SwingMatch made it easy to organize my lesson schedule and communicate with students — especially for reschedules or weather changes. It's also helped new golfers find me online; I had a few people reach out through the app that I'd never met before.

I'd say SwingMatch helped grow my lesson business by around 10% this year, and I'm expecting that to increase next season as more people start using it.

Jeremy Lavallee

Head Professional
Cardiff Golf & Country Club

★★★★★

My biggest concern before SwingMatch was all the calls and texts trying to line up lessons. Once we started using it, everything got smoother. Students just click the link, see my schedule, and book — no emails, no hassle. The package tracking is awesome too; I never have to remember who's got lessons left. It's super simple and just works.

Cameron Kyle

PGA of Canada Golf Professional

★★★★★

SwingMatch transforms how I connect with students and manage my schedule. It allows me to take control of my time while easily communicating scheduling changes, lesson summaries, and future lesson opportunities with students. It's an essential tool for instructors passionate about improving their business and saving time!