Ken has had a passionate golf career since his introduction to the game at age 13.
Golf Instruction
- Over 35 years teaching experience
- Earned Class “A” PGA Membership in 1988
- PGA Member, Certified in Instruction and General Management
- PGA Quarter Century Club, October 2013
- Natural Golf Certification 1995, Education Coordinator 1999-2005, Director of Instruction 2006-2011(Feb.)
- Full time Golf instructor Bonn, Germany in 1996-97
- Golf Academy Live Guest (The Golf Channel 2002) with Sandy Lyle
- Certified Impact Zone Instructor, November 2011
- Golf instructor, The Village Golf Club, Royal Palm Beach, FL
- Achieved Impact Zone Golf Master Instructor status, January 2012
- Co-founder Impact Aware Golf, www.impactawaregolf.com, January 2013
- Golf Program Instructor, Keiser University College of Golf, Port Saint Lucie, FL (full-time since January 2012)
Professional Tournament Competitions
- Various mini-tours throughout the US and Canada since 1982
- Exempt status on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour in 2001
- Consistent Top Ten player in South Florida Section PGA events from 2002-Present
- One of 4 PGA Club Professionals to make cut in 2011 Senior PGA Championship
- 2nd Place finish in 2011 Senior PGA Professional National Championship setting competitive course record of 66 in 2nd round
- Competed in the 2011 Senior PGA Championship – one of 4 Club Professionals to make the cut at Valhalla Golf Club.
- Competed in the 2012 Senior PGA Championship and the 2014 U. S. Senior Open Championship
- Competed in the 2012, 2013 and 2014 Senior PGA Professional National Championship
- Competed in 3 PGA Tour Q School Finals
Golf Management Experience
- Head Professional, PGA Class A-1
- Ocotillo Golf Club, Chandler, AZ 1986-1989
- Evergreen Golf Course, Evergreen, CO 1990-1993
- Earned PGA Certification in Instruction and General Management 2010
- Responsible for Certification and Re-certification of Natural Golf Instructors throughout the USA and Canada 2000-2010
Recent Endeavors
- Director of Instruction for Natural Golf Corporation through February 2011 – tasks included the development of Education Curricula for Golf Schools, instructional DVD programs, Instructor Certification and written materials relative to learning and playing Natural Golf.
- Coach to PGA Tour, European Tour, and PGA Tour Champions player Sandy Lyle beginning 2000
- Tour level caddy experience with Sandy Lyle
- including the 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2021 US Masters, 2005 British Open Championship at St. Andrews and the 2009 PGA Tour Champions season
- Developed Impact Awareness golf learning philosophy to transcend swing style when teaching
- Established instructional website www.kenmartingolf.com
- Co-founder Impact Aware Golf, www.impactawaregolf.com
- Earned Master of Science in Psychology, March 2018, Keiser University