15601 Turtle Point Drive
Gainesville, VA 20155
About
Our Speaker
Born and raised in Queens, New York, Erika
Larkin-PGA, Larkin Golf has pursued her passion for golf
since the age of 8. As a junior, she competed on local and national
levels, and was granted a scholarship to play Division I golf at
James Madison University (’02). She graduated with a BBA in
Marketing and worked for American Golf Corporation as a Membership
and Marketing Director for three courses in Northern Virginia.
After teaching golf classes on the side to help out a friend, she
realized her new love and started on her journey to becoming a Golf
Professional.
Erika has been teaching golf ever since and in 2006, she became a Class
A PGA Member. In 2007 she became one of only 12 female PGA
Certified Instructors in the country. Shortly thereafter, she
established Larkin Golf LLC and created a website,
www.larkingolf.com to highlight her simple and fun teaching
philosophies.
Erika currently teaches golf at three facilities in Northern
Virginia (Virginia Oaks Golf Club in Gainesville, 1757 Golf Club in
Dulles, and International Country Club in Fairfax) and hosts golf
clinics and speaking engagements for groups across the East Coast.
In addition, 2009 will be her first season as Coach of the Westfield
High School Girls Golf Team. Go Bulldogs! Through all of these
endeavors, her goal is to inspire as many people as she can to enjoy
this game for a lifetime.
She resides in Gainesville, VA, with husband Mike, and is enjoying
her newest little golfer- her son Mikey.
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4-year D-1 Golf Scholarship, JMU
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PGA Class A Member, Certified in
Instruction (one of only 12 women in the U.S. with this
certification)
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Coach, Westfield High School Girls
Golf Team, Chantilly, VA
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TPI Golf Fitness Instructor
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Certified Club Fitter
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Published: Virginia Golfer Magazine
(Sept. ’08), Pros ‘N Hackers (2008 Annual), PGA Magazine (May ’08,
March ’09), Fairfax Connection (May ’07)
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Guest Speaker/Instructor: North Coast
Golf Shows, PGA Learning Center, EWGA, Women On Course, ZONTA