About Val

Val Verhunce started playing golf at the age of 6 under the direction of PGA Professionals in the Chicago land area. His junior career expanded and led him to a college Scholarship. Current Class A PGA Member,and Sonoma State Men’s & Women's Head Golf Coach. Val has sought advice and direction from top teaching instructors across the country. Val has mentored under Tony Penna, Paul Runyan, Hank Haney, Dave Pelz, and Butch Harmon

Val’s philosophy is to define a player’s physical ability and stature and develop the most efficient way of producing a consistent swing to help the player reach their goals. “As an instructor or coach, it is important to understand how a player learns and communicates." If this can be defined, the learning and developmental process is quick to obtain. Val also is one of the pioneers in using the state of the art forms of digital video and trackman radar technology. Val was recently bestowed the honor by his peers as the Northern California PGA Club fitter of the year and was nominated as Teacher of the year.

As the owner and Director of Instruction of the Val Verhunce Golf Improvement Center, Val finds it extremely important to keep his clients well informed of various updates and information pertaining to new teaching methods, programs and equipment needs.