Trent Wearner

Lead Coach

Trent Wearner is a Three-Time Colorado PGA Teacher of the Year and often rated as the #1 Teacher in Colorado by his peers and Golf Digest Magazine. He has been on The Golf Channel and Morning Drive numerous times as well as regularly on Altitude Sports Television’s Golf@Altitude. Being a Colorado native hasn’t kept him from traveling the country to work with and learn from the nation’s top coaches/teachers.  He has taught side-by-side several top instructors 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 other Top 100 Teachers.

Trent grew up with the game and has an uncle who played on the Tour with the legends of the game. As a young golfer, Trent played a lot of competitive junior golf and continues to play in Colo PGA Section Professional events. He works with players of all ability levels and spends his time equally between Adults and Juniors many who are considered the state’s top amateurs, juniors and mini-tour players. With nearly 100 students playing or having played college golf, he is the most sought-after junior coach in the region. 

Trent regularly leads instructional seminars for other PGA members and consistently volunteers his time for junior golf in Colorado. He is a Certified Golf Coach certified by Dr. Rick Jensen, who is a very well-respected sports psychologist. In addition to being an honored PGA member and teacher, Trent belongs to two elite groups consisting of the nation’s top instructors (Proponent Group and Golf Channel Academy). Throughout his career Wearner has received numerous awards and accolades, both locally and nationally, which you can see below. 

Ben Portie

Ben Portie has spent the last 24 years of his life learning, competing, and teaching the game of golf. As a past member of the University of Colorado golf team, he continued his drive to succeed in golf by furthering his education of the golf swing. After a successful collegiate career, he went on to compete in PGA, Nationwide, Canadian, and European Challenge Tour events while winning over 30 professional events across the country. 

An avid thirst to continue learning the game himself has also pushed him to teach the game to others of all abilities. Ben has taught private and group lessons at public and private facilities, as well as junior golf instruction, camps and clinics. He has taught Nike Junior Golf Camps, CU Elite Golf Camps, Gold Crown Junior Golf Instruction, and other summer long junior golf clinics. Most recently he has passed on his knowledge to collegiate golfers as an Assistant Men’s Golf Coach for the University of Colorado, an Assistant Men’s and Women’s Golf Coach for the University of Northern Colorado, and most recently as the Head Women’s Coach for Metro State University. 

Ben coaches people of all ability levels. Most recently he has passed on his knowledge to collegiate golfers as an Assistant Men’s Golf Coach for the University of Colorado, an Assistant Men’s and Women’s Golf Coach for the University of Northern Colorado, the Head Women’s Coach for Metro State University, and most recently the Head Women’s Coach for the University of Northern Colorado