Joy Bonhurst
PGA/LPGA Instructor

               

Joy graduated from Methodist College in 1989 with a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Professional Golf Management. She was a member of the women’s golf team - the Division III National Champions each of her 4 years at Methodist. Joy also was nominated to the All-American (First Team) each year. In 2005, Joy was inducted into the Methodist College Athletic Hall of Fame.

Joy joined Chevy Chase Club in 1991 as an assistant professional and was promoted to First Assistant in 1994 and Director of Instruction in 1999. At Chevy Chase Club, she developed a comprehensive instructional program for both children and adults. Joy also is a certified Golf Fitness Instructor as well as a Certified Club Fitter.
 
Joy has been recognized by the LPGA Northeast Section as Teacher of the Year in 2009 and in 2004 and by the “Golf for Women Magazine” as a Top 50 Golf Instructor in 2000 and 2005. She has published golf tip articles in various publications as well as filming several “infomercials” for Comcast and the Middle Atlantic PGA. In 2007, Joy participated in the PGA President’s Council.

In the “Golf Digest Presents Best Teachers in Your State as Ranked by their Peers, Joy was ranked in the Top 10 in the state of Maryland in 2007-2008 and again in 2009. In addition, Joy has served as the LPGA Northeast Section Education Coordinator since 2005.

Joy is the 2008 Middle Atlantic PGA Women’s Section Champion and the 2008 and 2009 Middle Atlantic PGA Women’s Player of the Year. In 2008, Joy shot her career low score of 64 at Chevy Chase Club.