• Top 20 Golf Teacher in America Under 40 (Golf Digest)
• PGA Golf Teacher of the Year (Colorado section 2004)
• Top Golf Teacher in the Southwestern U.S. (GOLF Mag)
• Best Golf Teacher in State (Golf Digest 2009-2010)
• Two-time President's Award winner
• Top 100 Golf Teachers in America nomination (GOLF Mag)
• Best Golf Teachers in State (Golf Digest 2005-2008)
• Top 50 Kids Golf Teacher in U.S. (U.S. Kids Golf)

Trent Wearner grew up in Colorado and attended CU Boulder. Being a native however hasn’t kept him from traveling the country learning from the nation’s top teachers. He has taught side-by-side several top instructors across the country including Keith Lyford in Scottsdale and in New England before being hired to work at the McGetrick Golf Academy. He has also taught clinics with Mike and Sandy LaBauve who are also Top 100 Teachers. Trent regularly leads instructional seminars for other PGA members and consistently volunteers his time for the Colorado Junior Golf Association. In addition to being a respected PGA member and teacher, Trent belongs to an elite group of the nation’s top instructors (AMF Instructor Division) who get together several times a year at various locations around the country to share ideas and thoughts. In 2004, at age 31, Wearner became the youngest recipient of the Colorado PGA Teacher of the Year award and since then has been thrust into the national arena earning the accolades you see at the left.

Golf school attendees come from all corners of the country and his private lesson students consistently make the drive from as far as Greeley, Ft. Collins, Canon City, Colorado Springs, Silverthorne, Pueblo, Salida and more. Being Colorado’s junior golf instruction leader also makes him verse in the college golf process as he helps juniors in high school understand and realize what it takes to play at the collegiate level. Trent helps juniors pinpoint what tournaments are important, he helps them write a letter to college coaches and put a playing portfolio together including helping juniors understand NCAA recruiting rules and more. Through the gratifying experience as the assistant coach for the University of Denver women’s golf team, which is ranked #5 in the nation, his knowledge and insight into this process helps him better guide his junior students.

• PGA Golf Teacher of the Year (Colorado Section 2007)
• Best Golf Teacher in State (Golf Digest 2001-present)
• Two-time President’s Award Winner
Top 50 Kids Golf Teacher (U.S. Kids Golf)

Tom Talbott is one of the most established teaching professionals in Colorado. Having been at Meridian since 1998, Tom has developed into a respected teacher who has become very well-known for his teaching talents. Tom was the recipient of the 2007 Colorado PGA Teacher of the Year award and has been on Golf Digest’s list of Best Teachers in State since it was established back in 2001. He is a Class A PGA Member with over twenty years of teaching experience. He is an Authorized Golfing Machine Instructor G.S.E.M. who taught for five years at the McGetrick Golf Academy and one season at Rick Smith Golf Institute. His client list reads as a Who’s Who in Colorado junior golf, his adult students include the 2004 CGA Senior Player of the Year, he has multiple Individual State High School Champions, multiple Team State High School Champions, multiple National junior winners, multiple students now playing college golf on scholarship and coaches five collegiate players who are the number one player on their respective teams. Tom regularly writes articles which can be seen in Avid Golfer Magazine, the Denver Post and the Lone Tree, Highlands Ranch, Parker and Castle Rock papers. He’s been featured on Altitude Sports Television, ESPN radio and KOA radio.

It’s All About You

Colorado’s golf instruction leader does what is right for you. That is why we don’t put an expiration date on our series of lessons like other golf centers and academies here in town. We stay in constant communication with all of our students and encourage our students to contact us with any questions while away from the golf academy. You will also find that we have the best practice facility and learning environment in Colorado. To learn more about our versatile practice facility Click Here.

Philosophy

We always start by sending you a questionnaire so that we can learn as much about you, your game and your goals before the first lesson even begins. This allows us to know some history about your game and begin a plan for helping you improve. Our questionnaire is comprehensive and will spell out some things that aid in our ability to help you improve.

Trent is not only known for his ability to improve a student’s setup and swing mechanics, short game technique and putting motion but also the intangibles that turn a golfer into a player. His students are well-rounded players who have come to realize the importance of a great attitude, a strong mental game, sound on-course habits, strategic thinking and game/self management. Having balance in all of these areas as well as learning how to practice properly is what has helped his students excel and propel their game to a new level. This flexible philosophy addresses the needs and desires of each student as Trent adapts to each one’s learning style. This individuality and attention to one’s overall game along with his ability to communicate on a level clear and understandable is what has made Trent Wearner Golf the most outstanding golf instruction in the region.

To learn more about the remarkable accomplishments of his golf students please click on Student Accomplishments. If you’re researching instructors in Colorado, we urge you to click on the page What You Should Know to educate yourself about the factors you should take into consideration.