{"id":136977,"date":"2023-04-06T12:43:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T10:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mygolfway.com\/?p=136977"},"modified":"2023-04-06T13:42:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T11:42:13","slug":"cpg-renowned-spanish-golf-coach-eduardo-celles-wins-prestigious-john-jacobs-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygolfway.com\/en\/cpg-renowned-spanish-golf-coach-eduardo-celles-wins-prestigious-john-jacobs-award\/","title":{"rendered":"CPG \u2013 Renowned Spanish golf coach Eduardo Celles wins prestigious John Jacobs award"},"content":{"rendered":"

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April 6, 2023 –<\/strong> The award, presented at the\u00a0CPG Annual Awards Supported By Rolex<\/strong>, is named in honour of the late John Jacobs and given to outstanding golf coaches that have made an enduring impact on the sport. Celles exemplifies this through both his role at his own academy with beginners and juniors, all the way through to his work with national team players, and of course not least to recent men\u2019s world number one player, Jon Rahm.<\/p>\n

\u201cI owe this award to all my students; from those who take 100 shots to number one in the world,\u201d<\/em> said the former\u00a0PGA of Spain<\/strong>\u00a0Vice President. \u201cI try to give them a lot of love, my trust, and accompany them on their golf path, because golf is like life with ups and downs, and a golf professional is someone very personal for those students.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve been a PGA Member for 32 years and for me being a golf professional is my life\u2026it is in the blood. I think that Spain produces some of the best teachers thanks to the PGA and its activities. I am very proud to belong to the PGA of Spain.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Celles<\/strong>\u00a0is a third generation PGA Professional who follows in the footsteps of his grandfather who won the Spanish Open in 1945,\u00a0Carlos Celles Molina<\/strong>, and then his father who was also a legendary golf coach and a former CPG 5-Star Professional Award Winner,\u00a0Carlos Celles Potente<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\u201cMy father who passed away last year would have been very proud to see this as he was a friend of, and competitor with,\u00a0John Jacobs<\/strong>. Winning this award is a great tribute to my father\u2026the truth is that I am very proud and happy to receive this important award.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Having operated his own academy near Bilbao for over 25 years that is known for its golf development efforts and producing good players, plus being renowned for his exceptional work ethic and expertise,\u00a0Celles<\/strong>\u00a0has become a highly sought-after coach that has helped to teach thousands of students in his career already.<\/p>\n

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Celles’<\/strong>\u00a0career as a PGA Professional took a significant turn when he began working with\u00a0Jon Rahm<\/strong>\u00a0at the young age of 13 after having coached\u00a0Rahm\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0mother who suggested\u00a0Celles<\/strong>\u00a0also give lessons to her son who had shown promise. As the architect of\u00a0Rahm’s <\/strong>swing,\u00a0Celles<\/strong>\u00a0has played a pivotal role in shaping the golf superstar into the world-class player he is today.<\/p>\n

His coaching endeavours have also included work with several national team members, national and European champions, and touring professionals such as\u00a0Harang Lee<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0Javier Sainz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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PGA of Spain Member and first coach to @JonRahmpga<\/a>, @CellesEduardo<\/a>, has received the CPG\u2019s John Jacobs Award for Teaching & Coaching, acknowledging his extensive work with players of all abilities across his career. \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n

Find out more about Eduardo at https:\/\/t.co\/QHaz2CSvEm<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/V2fkPQpqtm<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Confederation of Professional Golf [CPG] (@cpg_golf) April 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n