Accolade Highlights

2026-2027 GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacer

2022-2027 Golf Digest Best Teachers In Massachusetts

2021-2024 Golf Digest Best Young Teachers

2018-2023 GRAA Top 100 Growth of the Game Teaching Professional (Elite Status)

2019 New England PGA Teaching Professional of the Year

PGA Class A & LPGA Class A Member

Jennifer is the Director of Instruction at Sankaty Head Golf Club, a Top 100 Golf Course, on Nantucket Island. She is also the founder and owner of LifeLong Golf. Lifelong Golf hosts award-winning destination golf schools, clinics and educational opportunities worldwide. LifeLong Golf also specializes in instruction-based golf events that create and foster connections between business, charities and their golf communities.

Jennifer is dedicated to providing fun, innovative teaching programs that include private, group, and on-course coaching. These programs have helped countless men, women and juniors enjoy golf and understand their personalized golf path.

In 2019, Jennifer was invited to be a member of the Titleist Leadership Advisory Staff spearheading product development and program initiatives geared toward club level golfers. In 2021, Titleist and FootJoy became the official sponsors of LifeLong Golf. LifeLong Golf and Titleist/FootJoy have partnered to provide women's golf ambassador destination learning experiences. Over 300 women have participated in these custom schools and clinics.

Since it's inception in 2021, LifeLong Golf has hosted 28 destination golf schools and 17 clinic series at destinations worldwide. Over 930 men and women of all skill levels have improved their games attending our curated learning experiences.

Please view the videos and highlights below to learn more about the LifeLong Golf and the Sankaty Head Golf Club instructional programs.

The Sankaty Head Instruction Program was formalized by Jennifer in 2017 when she joined the Sankaty Head Team as Director of Instruction. Sankaty Head Golf Club is a 4 month season.

OVERALL PRIVATE INSTRUCTION GROWTH

Jennifer's private lesson business grew from 442 hours in 2017 to 716 hours in 2025, a 62% increase
Overall instructional income across all staff increased 14% from 2024 to 2025 (data available upon request)

2025 ADULT INSTRUCTION PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

Guest Teacher Program: 4 Two-Day Adult Golf Schools

The Manchester Lane Experience: Tour Fitting Experience customized for Sankaty Head Members at Titleist Headquarters

Titleist Women's Clinic Series

Weekly Womens & Men's Skills Clinics

Weekly Women's Operation 36 Play Days

Weekly Women's On-Course Clinics

2025 ADULT GROUP PROGRAMMING STATS AT-A-GLANCE

48 Hours of adult clinics

Women's weekly skills clinics - 73 participants/Average 7 pp per clinic

Women's weekly operation 36 play days - 45 participants
Women's weekly on-course skills clinics - 42 participants

2025 GUEST TEACHER PROGRAM - 93 total participants/Average 23 pp per school

Brittany Lincicome (8 Time LPGA Tour Winner) - 2-Day Ladies School & Ladies Opening Luncheon Interview (26 participants)

Peter Egezarian (GRAA Top 100 Teacher) - 2-Day Golf Movement Program using neuromuscular stimulation (NeuX)

Preston Combs (Golf Digest Best Young Teacher) - 2-Day Putting Program

Monique Thoresz (GOLF Magazine Top 100 teacher) - 2-Day Ultimate Swing Fix Clinic Series featuring ground forces training

2025 JUNIOR INSTRUCTION PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

62 hours of junior group instruction over 8 weeks (beginner, intermediate and elite level classes)
144 total participants across all junior instructional offerings
Average 8 juniors per weekly skills clinic
Average 6 juniors per weekly play day
(2) Sold Out Three-Day Junior Camps (average 11 juniors per camp)
Two-day elite junior training camp (4 juniors)
Core curriculum includes US Kids Golf, Operation 36 program, PGA Coach & Vision54
PGA Junior League Team - 8 participants

INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM STAFF SNAPSHOT

PGM Instructional Program Intern: Assists in all group programming and private instruction, This intern is also support staff for Junior Golf Director.

Junior Golf Director: Assistant PGA/LPGA Professional who works under the Director of Instruction to manage all junior group instruction, PGA Junior League team and our elite junior training program.

In addition to Jennifer, the Head Golf Professional, assistant PGA professionals teach private lessons. Jennifer organizes all staff education, communications, and Foretees lesson book management.

2025 STAFF EDUCATION PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

The Sankaty Head staff education program was created by Jennifer in 2018 and introduces teaching best practices and trends to our assistant professional staff.

In 2025, coaching seminars included:

Swing Fundamentals & Coaching Philosophy hosted by Jennifer Hudson
The Successful Lesson Experience hosted by Jennifer Hudson
Training for Performance hosted by Jennifer Hudson
Neuromuscular Stimulation & Golf Movement Training hosted by Peter Egezarian
Ground Forces Work Shop hosted by Moniuqe Thoresz
Putting Systems & Aim Point hosted by Preston Combs

Previous coaching seminars included:

Jason Baile's Swing Philosophy: Steepeners & Shallowers - Skills Tests
Full Swing Assessment and Swing Keys--Hosted by Eric Kaplan
Most frequently used drills--Addressing common swing challenges--Hosted by Jennifer Hudson
Decade Golf System-Hosted by Hall of Fame Coach Therese Hession
BioSwing Dynamics (Mike Adams)
Vision 54 Performance Coaching (Pia Nilsson & Lynn Marriott)
Favorite Training Aids
TrackMan Essentials
Creating A Teaching/Coaching Business
Private lesson performance reviews

Jennifer also created a micro-site for Sankaty Head Professionals to continue their education, learn about the latest training aids and stay connected to opportunities to grow as a teacher/coach.

To view our Coach's Box, please click the button below.

Recent Speaking Engagements

2025: AdventHealth Championship Women’s Day: A Panel Discussion on Women’s Mental Health linking mental/emotional resiliency tools that we use in golf to approach the pressures and challenges we face as professional women-- 260 attendees.

2025: Farmington Country Club Member Presentation: “Playing Through The Noise: Golf Myths Debunked”. In this presentation I addressed myths about women golfers including the golf swing, equipment and club culture. – 46 attendees

2024: Strategic Mindset: Leveraging Golf’s Mental Game for Success in Business and Relationships— As part of the Women in Architecture Talk Series, Jennifer will discuss the powerful connection between golf, business and relationships, along with mastering the mental side of the game.

2023 New England PGA Teaching & Coaching Summit: Featured Presentation hosted by Jennifer Hudson—“Build the Pathway to Success: What’s In Your Toolbox?”

2023 Penn State PGM Program Featured Speaker: “From Here To Where? The Path to Teaching, Coaching & Owning My Own Business.”

2023 Oklahoma Girls 5A State Championship Dinner (featured speaker): “Golf After Graduation: How You Can Shape The Future Of Golf”

2023 Titleist Instructors Forum at the PGA Show—Best Practices For Engaging Women Golfers: Join us as our panelists share their perspectives and best practices of how to support, maintain and grow women’s enjoyment and long-term interest in the sport.

2022 Presenting Panelist for Big 10 Collegiate Career Development Panel. Hosted at the Big 10 Match Play event at Innisbrook Resort. Panel discussion geared toward how collegiate players can become part of the golf industry after collegiate and professional playing careers. Jennifer’s presentation focused on the pathway to becoming a Head Golf Professional and Director of Instruction.

2021: Featured Guest on Michael Breed’s radio show: A New Breed of Golf”. Discussed pathways of development for junior golf.

2020 Titleist Instructors Forum at the PGA Show--Proven Solutions from Some of the Game’s Most Successful Instructors: Learn proven player development and coaching strategies from prominent instructors who have worked with players at all levels from world class professionals to the aspiring golfer at home. Panel participants: Jennifer Hudson, award winning PGA/LPGA Teaching Professional, 2018 PGA National Teacher of the Year James Sieckmann, Golf Digest Top 50 Instructor Mark Blackburn and 2012 PGA National Teacher of the Year Michael Breed.

2020 PGA Show Golf Business Network Presentation: "The Lifelong Golf Approach: Creating Successful Group Instruction Events From Children to Corporate" presented by Jennifer Hudson

2020: Featured Guest on Michael Breed’s radio show: A New Breed of Golf” Discussed bioswing dynamics and swing fundamentals.