Forest Lake Golf Academy
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Whether you are picking up a club for the first time or working to lower your handicap, the Forest Lake Golf Academy is here to help you play better golf. Our instructors bring decades of teaching and playing experience to every lesson, with instruction built around your game and your goals.
Meet Our Instructors
Greg Coffin is a PGA of America Master Teaching Professional and the founder of Peak Performance Golf. He began his instructional career in 1995 after playing NCAA golf and competing on various mini tours, and has since helped thousands of golfers of all ages and skill levels improve their games.
After five years as Director of Instruction for Ken Venturi Golf Academies, Greg founded Peak Performance Golf in 2005 to provide personalized coaching that helps each student build confidence, develop skills, and enjoy more success on the course. In 2010 he launched the Peak Performance Golf Junior Academy, which has helped numerous junior golfers advance to collegiate golf and earned Greg and Peak Performance Golf the 2026 North Florida PGA Youth Player Development Award.
Greg is certified as a golf instructor and junior coach through the Titleist Performance Institute and is certified in K-Vest biomechanics. Shaped by mentors including Ken Venturi and Wally Armstrong, his philosophy is that there is more than one way to swing a golf club well, and that great instruction respects each golfer’s abilities while building the fundamentals of an efficient, repeatable swing.
Today, Peak Performance Golf teaches golfers of every level at seven facilities across Central Florida.
Craig Callens is a dedicated PGA Professional with more than two decades of experience in competitive golf, player development, and coaching. A former Division I golfer at Sacramento State, where he studied kinesiology, Craig also studied physical therapy at Shepherd University. This background shapes his understanding of how the body, mind, and spirit contribute to consistent performance on the course.
As a Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Certified Coach, Craig emphasizes physical preparation and recovery as essential parts of better golf. His instruction combines technical skill development, physical conditioning, mindset training, and faith-based principles to help players build confidence, discipline, and belief in their abilities.
Craig is also PGA HOPE Certified, with a passion for teaching veterans, active-duty service members, and individuals with disabilities. His wife, Nana, is a military veteran, which makes this work especially meaningful to him. He sees golf as a way to support physical well-being while creating community and connection.
Craig joined Peak Performance Golf Academy in 2025 after serving as Director of Instruction at IJGA Bishops Gate during the 2024 season, where he coached elite junior golfers in competitive development and performance strategy. Before that, he spent several years as Director of Golf at Hermitage Country Club through 2023, leading an instructional team and building a culture of improvement and community.
Kathy Padgett
Kathy Padgett is originally from Port Washington, Wisconsin, with teaching stops in Scottsdale and Tucson, Arizona; Naples and Orlando, Florida; Hawaii; and North Carolina. She played collegiately at the University of Arizona and competed in four U.S. Women’s Opens (1979, 1980, 1982, and 1986).
Junior golf is Kathy’s passion. She has coached at the high school and college levels, sent students on to Division I and Division II programs, and is proud to have had students reach the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals in Augusta, Georgia.
“If you can learn the little swing, you can learn the big swing.”
Caleb Cavendish
Caleb Cavendish is a Northern Michigan native and former NCAA Division II collegiate
golfer. He has worked his way through the golf industry, serving as both an Assistant
Golf Professional and Head Golf Professional before becoming the Director of Golf at
Sault Ste. Marie Country Club, where he oversees golf operations and instruction
during the summer months. He also has experience coaching at both the high school
and collegiate levels.
Caleb believes every golfer is different and takes an individualized approach to
instruction. He builds each lesson around the student’s unique abilities, goals, and
needs, creating a learning experience that best fits the individual. His passion is
helping golfers of all ages and skill levels improve their game and develop a greater
enjoyment for golf.
Ready to get started?
For more info on lessons, clinics, and junior programs, call the pro shop.