John PernaJohn Perna is founder and owner-operator of the Player Service, a golf academy based just outside Chicago, Illinois. Known informally as TPS, the academy specializes in training junior golfers who aspire to play collegiate golf, collegiate golfers wh aspire to become professional golfers, and professional golfers who dream of playing on the PGA Tour or the LPGA Tour. In addition to developing golfers into players, TPS is also a leader in educating college coaches and golf instructors on their proprietary training system. TPS has experienced unprecedented success for a golf academy in a northern, short-season location. Since the 2010 launch of TPS, six of its seven original students have, by age 24, earned PGA Tour-affiliated status. TPS has developed the No. 1 ranked boy or girl in Illinois every year from 2011 through 2018. At this writing, TPS is training the No. 1 ranked boy in Illinois in the 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 class and the No. 1 ranked girl in Illinois in the 2020, 2021 and 2022 class. Over the past eight years, TPS has sent more than 80 players to NCAA Division 1 schools to play golf. In total, more than 100 TPS players have gone on to play collegiately. Certified Trackman University Master Certification by The Biomechanics of Golf Program administered by the Golf Teaching and Research Center of Penn State University Admitted to the Certified Golf Coaches Association founded and operated by Dr. Rick Jensen Titleist Performance Institute, Certified Golf Fitness Instructor Dr. Kwon's Golf Biomechanics Instructor Training Program, Certified Instructor L.A.W.S. Golf, Certified Instructor Swing Catalyst, Certified Instructor Bodi-Trak Golf Ground Force Mechanics, Certified Instructor SeeMore Putter Institute, Certified Science & Motion Golf Putting, Certified Instructor FCG Top 50 Elite Junior Golf Coach in USA FCG Top 25 Elite Junior Golf Coach in USA Golf Digest Best Young Teachers in USA Read More Read Less