Monte Koch - PGA Director of Golf

Monte Koch joined the Chardonnay Golf Club's management team in May of 2006 as Head Golf Professional. A nineteen year veteran in the golf industry, Monte has served in a variety of facilities including private, semi-private and daily fee facilities. Some highlights include Thunder Canyon Country Club (Carson City, NV), Saddle Creek Golf Club (Copperopolis, CA) and Napa Golf Course at Kennedy Park (Napa, CA.) During his career, Koch has been a Head Golf Professional and a General Manager of both a single facility and multiple facilities, including 3 separate properties in Stockton, CA.

A graduate of the PGA of America’s prestigious Professional Golf Management Degree Program at the New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM, Monte is a PGA Class A Golf Professional.  A recognized leader in the Section, Koch has received numerous awards including:

• 2011 "Golf Professional of the Year" - the highest honor awarded by the NCPGA Section
• 2008 "Bill Strasbaugh Award" - awarded for community involvement, mentoring, support and leadership within the Section, the golf industry and in the community

Koch has been and remains very active in the leadership of the Northern California PGA Section. After two years as the President for the NCPGA from 12/09-12/11, Monte was moved on as the Honorary President of the NCPGA and remains on the Board of Directors.  Koch is also a Director for the NCPGA Foundation, a 501c-3 non-profit focused on raising funds/awareness for junior golf programs and others, including "Saving Strokes," a program designed to use golf to aid "stroke victors" regain activity levels and independence.   While in Napa, Monte received a grant from the PGA Foundation for the Napa Junior Golf Academy. Koch is Chardonnay's leader in player development and has begun a marked focus on golf performance; a focused blend of golf fitness and quality golf instruction. Regarding this topic, Koch says, "Golf Performance is the key to true game improvement... as a golf professional, it is very rewarding to help golfer's live better as well as play better."

Monte presently resides in Suisun City, CA with his wife, Karen, and four beautiful children, Mitchell, Mason, Madeline and Miller.

Contact Information

Phone:
(800) 788-0136 ext: 5981 (toll free)
(707) 252-5981 (direct line)
(707) 257-0613 (fax)